Last Updated on Friday, 7 August 2020, 15:26 by Denis Chabrol By Samuel Sukhnandan Two police officers have been accused of raping a 20-year-old female in Lethem, Region Nine (Upper-Takatu-Upper Essequibo). Regional Police Commander, Superintendent Keithon King confirmed with News Talk Radio 103.1 FM/ Demerara Waves Online on Wednesday that the two officers are currently under close arrest. Mr. King ...

Last Updated on Friday, 7 August 2020, 14:17 by Denis Chabrol Minister of  Parliamentary Affairs and Governance, Gail Teixeira on Friday said political appointees of the former A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) would be fired if they do not resign within one week. “We are asking them to resign and if they do not, they will be ...

Last Updated on Friday, 7 August 2020, 10:40 by Denis Chabrol Several categories of workers at Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) will “this year only” receive between 5 and 7 percent increase in salaries, following joint negotiations with the three unions, they said on Friday. The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU), the Guyana Labour Union (GLU), and the Clerical ...

Last Updated on Friday, 7 August 2020, 10:23 by Denis Chabrol Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform, David Granger this morning warned the Irfan Ali-led administration that it would have to bear full responsibility for virtually evicting former ministers from government quarters, locking out public servants threatening contracted workers with dismissal. “The People’s National Congress warns the People’s Progressive ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 6 August 2020, 20:57 by Denis Chabrol -owner demands rent from new gov’t or removal  The Infectious Disease Hospital at Liliendaal, East Coast Demerara is not owned by Guyana although a compulsory acquisition order was gazetted and GYD$1.6 billion of taxpayers’ money was spent on converting Ocean View International Hotel into the health care facility, Attorney ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 6 August 2020, 20:05 by Denis Chabrol by Samuel Sukhnandan One year after the Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) made it public that it was finding it difficult to pay staff due to several financial difficulties, the commission has indicated this same position to the newly-appointed Minister of Natural Resources Mr. Vickram Bharrat. Mr. Bharrat had his first meeting ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 6 August 2020, 17:12 by Denis Chabrol by Samuel Sukhnandan With a rapidly increasing number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Guyana, the new People’s Progressive Party (PPP) government has started working to establish national protocols and plans to utilise several medical experts to help fight the pandemic. Newly-appointed Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony said these new ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 6 August 2020, 14:30 by Denis Chabrol By Samuel Sukhnandan At least four former A Partnership for National Unity/Alliance for Change (APNU+AFC) government ministers were given 36 hours to vacate government property they were occupying at various locations in the capital city, Georgetown. These include: Ms. Simona Broomes, former minister with responsibility for youth; Ms. Valarie ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 6 August 2020, 13:29 by Denis Chabrol A huge consignment of essential medical supplies to assist Guyana in the fight against the deadly coronavirus, COVID-19, Wednesday night arrived in the country. The items were provided by the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) to the Guyana Civil Defence Commission (CDC). The CDC handed over the essential ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 6 August 2020, 13:21 by Denis Chabrol Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GTT), in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, recently wrapped up an EduConnect virtual Series, aimed at supporting teachers, parents and children as they adapt to online learning and instruction. The Series was launched in response to changes in instruction, learning and entertainment due to ...