Last Updated on Thursday, 9 August 2018, 21:50 by Denis Chabrol The Guyana Teachers’ Union on Thursday decided to take strike action after the latest round of pay talks broke down again, in just under two years, union President Mark Lyte said. “The way forward is that we are now mandated by our members to take industrial action commencing from ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 9 August 2018, 20:03 by Denis Chabrol Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon, who also serves as the Secretary to the Defence Board on Thursday said that the Government of Guyana is committed to providing the necessary resources and equipment to the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) so that it can effectively fulfil its mandate as he ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 9 August 2018, 19:50 by Denis Chabrol The Guyana Fire Service (GFS)  Thursday night confirmed that there were no locks or chains on any of the emergency exit doors at the Pegasus Hotel, a position that the hotel stated categorically. “The evacuation was orderly and swift as smoke alarms in every room alerted guest. At no ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 9 August 2018, 18:25 by Denis Chabrol There is no evidence that  Haitians are being trafficked through Guyana to French Guiana, but authorities here are focussing on possible trafficking of Venezuelans, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Winston Felix said. “First of all, you are assuming that given the numbers of Haitians there is trafficking. We have ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 9 August 2018, 13:07 by Denis Chabrol The Working People’s Alliance (WPA) on Thursday said if A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) refuses to meet to discuss and work out arrangements for direct transfers of oil wealth to the poor Guyanese, it will whip up support among ordinary people to put pressure on government to accept ...