Decriminalizing marijuana wouldn’t be used as vote-getter- PPP
A marijuana field.Home Affairs Minister, Clement Rohee on Wednesday dismissed the idea of decriminalizing marijuana as a vote-getter among Rastafarians. ...
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Town Councillors, staff to get increased stipends, salaries
Cabinet Secretary Dr. Roger Luncheon.Cabinet Secretary Roger Luncheon Wednesday announced Cabinet’s approval of a 5% pay-hike for staff of Guyana’s ...
Students protest phasing out of St. John’s Secondary School
Students of St. John's Secondary School protesting on the Den Amstel Public Road.Students of St. John’s Secondary School on Wednesday ...
Constitutional reforms can be scrapped if presidential term limits case succeeds
Several major amendments to Guyana’s constitution would have to be scrapped if a challenge to the presidential term limit in ...
UG unions appeal for conciliation as strike drags on
As a strike by University of Guyana (UG) workers dragged into its third day, the two unions have sought to ...
GECOM refutes GPSU’s claims of observer status
The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) on Tuesday refuted claims by the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) that it has been ...
GPL rules out pegging salary increases, bonuses to lower oil prices
Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL) on Tuesday virtually ruled out its workers taking home hefty bonuses or higher wages ...
‘Light bill’ reduction not permanent- GPL
Chairman of GPL's Board of Directors, Winston Brassington.Guyana Power and Light Inc. on Tuesday did not rule out electricity rates ...
Sugar workers sacked; strike sparked off
Approximately 380 workers on the East Demerara Estate downed tools Tuesday morning protesting the dismissal of 15 cane harvesters, the ...
West Demerara generating own electricity
The Guyana Power and Light’s Vreed-en-Hoop Power Station (GINA photo)Major blackouts on the West Demerara are expected to be a ...
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