Last Updated on Wednesday, 14 October 2015, 17:04 by GxMedia The Guyana government on Wednesday described its hike in ministerial salaries as “fair” and urged lowly paid government employees to “trust us.” “We say to the people of Guyana to trust us. You trusted us with government on May 11th and we ask you to continue to trust and to ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 13 October 2015, 17:30 by GxMedia Reproduced from Near Shore Americas India is looking to woo the Caribbean market with the opening of IT centers and investment in vocational training initiatives. India has begun courting Caribbean states to expand trade although the Asian country’s current trade volume with the Caribbean stands at mere US$1 billion. On ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 13 October 2015, 17:16 by GxMedia Workers cleaning the extremely clogged drainage system in Georgetown are largely ignoring calls for them to wear protective clothing and take other precautionary measures against diseases, according to the Municipality’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Bizuayehu Jeffrey. “Some of them, they don’t care. They continue as they do but we tell ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 13 October 2015, 16:19 by GxMedia A Saint Kitts-bound woman, who was about to smuggle a large quantity of cocaine and marijuana out of Guyana, was Tuesday jailed for four years. Catherine Ross, 60, of 701 East Ruimveldt, Georgetown pleaded guilty to being in possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking when she appeared before ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 13 October 2015, 15:51 by GxMedia A former executive member of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) has rapped the coalition-led government for the way it has handled the announcement of a pay increase for ministers. Mr. Sherwood Lowe, who sits on the Broadcasting Authority’s Board, warned the coalition government that it would be judged on ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 13 October 2015, 15:22 by GxMedia The Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) wants experts to scientifically assess the condition of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) headquarters because the presence of mould appears to be affecting the health of workers there. “Having regard to the fact that we currently have little if any knowledge as to whether ...

Last Updated on Monday, 12 October 2015, 19:13 by GxMedia As Guyana joins the rest of the Caribbean in using an American electrical code, electricians and electrical inspectors were Monday warned against the issuance of electrical certificates without first inspecting the premises. The warning was issued by Junior Minister of Public Infrastructure, Annette Ferguson at the opening of a training ...

Last Updated on Monday, 12 October 2015, 18:32 by GxMedia A Pastor was Sunday night robbed of GUY$600,000 and other items while closing his church door at Meten-Meer-Zorg, West Coast Demerara, but moments later one of the perpetrators was caught with a gun and two of the stolen items. Investigators were told that at about 8 PM, Sunday October 11, ...

Last Updated on Monday, 12 October 2015, 18:25 by GxMedia Police say they are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of Nicholas Jacobus, 58 years, of Kabakaburi, Pomeroon River, whose body was recovered from the river at about 0945h. yesterday Sunday October 11, 2015. Investigations have revealed that Nicholas Jacobus had left a shop in the Pomeroon River for his ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 11 October 2015, 21:19 by GxMedia Reproduced from Catholic Registerby EVAN BOUDREAU TORONTO – Giving up the luxuries of North America last year to do mission work in Guyana proved to be a life-giving experience for Ashley Aperocho. “I found that the ministries and the people that I worked with were life giving,” she said. “They have ...