Last Updated on Friday, 7 September 2018, 7:35 by Denis Chabrol Guyana’s ‘green’ state will receive a tremendous push through the hosting of Continuously Operating Reference Stations (CORS) Network workshops here, Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon said Thursday. The Minister was, at the time, speaking at the closing ceremony of the third CORS Network Informative workshop held in the ...

Last Updated on Friday, 7 September 2018, 6:59 by Denis Chabrol A policeman was early Friday morning arrested after he was caught tossing a plastic bag containing several prohibited items at the Lusignan Holding Bay next to the prison, Director of Prisons Gladwin Samuels said. The bag contained seven packs of cigarettes, one cellular phone, one cellular phone and one ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 6 September 2018, 18:50 by Denis Chabrol Five “known characters” were Thursday morning arrested after two guns,  fake licence number plates and others were found in a bag under the back seat of the vehicle in which they were travelling. “A search of their persons revealed nothing but of their vehicle, the ranks found hidden under ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 6 September 2018, 18:44 by Denis Chabrol Government representatives and the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) will next week meet to select the arbitration panel and decide on the terms of reference for an arbitration panel, now that the strike by educators has been called off immediately. The terms of resumption signed provide for the teachers to ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 6 September 2018, 15:36 by Denis Chabrol Chief Labour Officer, Charles Ogle Thursday announced that the almost two-week old teachers’ strike will be called off as the two sides ha be decided to go to arbitration. He said the Guyana Teacher’s Union and the Ministry of Education agreed to take their long-running pay dispute to arbitration. ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 6 September 2018, 14:34 by Denis Chabrol Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday suggested that the United Nations (UN) should run Guyana’s elections due to historical concerns about free and fair elections. “Maybe, we should just contract it out to the United Nations. It can be cheaper,” he told a news conference. Jagdeo signaled that his ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 6 September 2018, 7:08 by Denis Chabrol Fire late Wednesday night ripped through a one-flat house at Sister’s Village, West Bank Demerara. Sources said three children- ages seven, six and four years- who were left at home without supervision, were playing with a lighter and subsequently a fight ensued over the lighter. Investigations revealed that during ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 5 September 2018, 17:48 by Denis Chabrol The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI), fearful that Trinidad and Tobago companies were about to take over Guyana’s emerging oil and gas sector, has dispatched draft local content legislation that, among other things, seek to redefine what is a Guyanese company. GCCI President, Deodat Indar said if ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 5 September 2018, 12:45 by Denis Chabrol As thousands of teachers intensified a strike into the third day of the new school year, the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) on Wednesday said it was ready to reopen negotiations if President David Granger called them to the table. “We will be willing to meet with the President or ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 4 September 2018, 19:05 by Denis Chabrol As a strike by government-employed teachers dragged into its second week, former President of the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU), Colwyn King believes the time has come for formal provision to be made for the involvement of the Finance Ministry in negotiations for increased salaries and allowances. “That old, antiquated ...