Last Updated on Monday, 16 March 2015, 15:32 by GxMedia The unions representing workers at the University of Guyana are threatening to call another strike if negotiations with the administration turn out to be a sham and if all salaries for March including the 10 percent interim pay-hike are not paid by Thursday, March 19, 2015. Following is an update ...
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Police to probe violations of Racial Hostility Act.
Last Updated on Monday, 16 March 2015, 0:58 by GxMedia Police Commissioner, Seelall Persaud said investigations would be conducted to determine whether utterances by Former President, Bharrat Jagdeo and political activist, David Hinds have violated the Racial Hostility Act. Jagdeo, as a former president, enjoys immunity from prosecution. Asked whether there were grounds to enforce that law in light of ...
Read More »Teenagers still in custody for Crum-Ewing’s murder
Last Updated on Monday, 16 March 2015, 0:19 by GxMedia Two teenagers from Diamond, East Bank Demerara were up to Sunday still in police custody in connection with the shooting death of political activist, Courtney Crum-Ewing. Among the theories being explored for the killing is that the perpetrators had considered his use of a loud hailer to urge people to ...
Read More »PODCAST: PPP youth arm reflects on Cheddie Jagan
Last Updated on Sunday, 15 March 2015, 17:51 by GxMedia The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) on Friday, March 13, 2015 held a Night of Reflection for its late Founder Leader Dr. Cheddi Jagan. Held at Red House, High Street, Kingston where he once lived as Premier of then British Guiana; the event included presentations by PPP General Secretary, Clement Rohee ...
Read More »PODCAST: APNU+AFC first Public Rally in Linden
Last Updated on Sunday, 15 March 2015, 17:31 by GxMedia The opposition coalition A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) Saturday night held its first public rally in Linden at the bus park. Addressing the gathering were Region 10 Chairman, Sharma Solomon; Former PNCR Executive Member Supriya Singh-Bodden; AFC Executive Member, Cathy Hughes; Coalition Prime Ministerial Candidate, Moses Nagamootoo ...
Read More »PODCAST: The PPP’s 2015 Commemorative event at Babu John
Last Updated on Sunday, 15 March 2015, 17:11 by GxMedia Guyana’s ruling People’s Progressive Party (PPP) on March 4 at Babu John, Port Mourant held its annual commemorative event for late Presidents Cheddie and Janet Jagan. At that event, controversial remarks about race and politics were made by Former President Bharrat Jagdeo as the country heads into general elections on ...
Read More »“We must not be enslaved by the past”; time to “kick ass” – Nagamootoo tells Lindeners
Last Updated on Sunday, 15 March 2015, 5:01 by GxMedia The opposition coalition’s Prime Ministerial candidate, Moses Nagamootoo Saturday night heaped criticism on the governing People’s Progressive Party (PPP) for harping back to bad governance by the People’s National Congress (PNC)-led administration. Nagamootoo, a former long-serving member of the PPP up to 2011 when he resigned and joined the Alliance ...
Read More »Granger points finger at ruling party for Crum-Ewing’s killing
Last Updated on Saturday, 21 September 2019, 9:26 by Writer Presidential candidate for the opposition coalition, David Granger Saturday night sought to link the gunning down of political activist Courtney Crum-Ewing to the ruling People’s Progressive Party. Addressing thousands of persons at the Linden Bus Park, Granger said “the rulers of the darkness of the world killed Courtney.” He observed that ...
Read More »Lawyers dissociate themselves from Juliet Holder-Allen’s party
Last Updated on Saturday, 14 March 2015, 13:53 by GxMedia The newly-formed National Democratic Party of Guyana (NDPOG), led by former Chief Magistrate Juliet Holder-Allen, appears to be in trouble one day after its existence was announced with several persons dissociating themselves from that organisation. Holder-Allen appeared shocked at their positions, saying that they had all agreed to the formation ...
Read More »Berbicians allegedly caught with marijuana in Georgetown charged
Last Updated on Saturday, 14 March 2015, 3:11 by GxMedia Two West Coast Berbicians, who were caught during a high speed chase with anti-narcotics police earlier this week, were Friday refused bail and remanded to prison until next week Monday. Farad Hamid of McRae Street, Rosignol and Mark Douglas of Number Three Village pleaded not guilty to the charge of ...
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