Last Updated on Tuesday, 23 November 2021, 18:25 by Denis Chabrol The Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) on Tuesday asked President Irfaan Ali to pay government employees an additional 7 percent retroactive increase in wages and salaries for this year, saying that workers in this oil-rich nation now deserve fatter pay packets. The GTU said GY$10 billion was allocated in ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 23 November 2021, 14:56 by Denis Chabrol The Alliance For  Change (AFC) on Tuesday urged the Guyana government to restart the election reform process by opening it up to all stakeholders and involving the Law Reform Commission (LRC). “It urges a restart of the process with all participants and stakeholders playing their roles and having their ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 23 November 2021, 14:00 by Denis Chabrol Trinidad and Tobago’s  Energy Minister, Stuart Young on Tuesday warned Guyana and Suriname about opportunists who would like to take advantage of the oil sector, even as he urged said government was ready to work with his c country’s Energy Chamber to provide services to other Caribbean nations. Addressing ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 23 November 2021, 13:30 by Denis Chabrol The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) on Tuesday announced that preparations have started to offer a new qualification that would focus on, among other things, building the character of secondary school students. Addressing the opening of a CXC Ministerial Summit, the Registrar and Chief Executive Officer of that regional examining ...