Last Updated on Sunday, 5 December 2021, 22:50 by Denis Chabrol The People’s National Congress Reform’s (PNCR) long-awaited congress to elect a new leader and 15-member executive might be postponed, amid a variety of persistent claims and concerns, well-placed sources said late Sunday night. Mr. Vincent Alexander has since been asked to determine if Congress could be held on December ...
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EPA seeks satellite images to probe fishermen’s reports of sea pollution
Last Updated on Sunday, 5 December 2021, 22:19 by Denis Chabrol Guyana’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has begun taking steps to obtain satellite images of the Atlantic Sea about 45 miles offshore Mahaica, East Coast Demerara to determine the cause of reported pollution, EPA Executive Director Kemraj Parsram said Sunday. “I need to at least depend solely on the satellite ...
Read More »Guyana gov’t cannot afford higher wage increases- financial analyst
Last Updated on Sunday, 5 December 2021, 15:10 by Denis Chabrol The Guyana government cannot afford a 20 percent wage and salary increase because the public sector wage bill is already high and any such pay hike will reduce the purchasing power of more dollars in hand, a banking and finance analyst said. He argued that the 7 percent wage ...
Read More »Top Surinamese military officer arrested with cocaine
Last Updated on Monday, 6 December 2021, 14:23 by Denis Chabrol A top Suriname military officer has been arrested allegedly with more than 500 kilogrammes of cocaine, Surinamese media reported Sunday. He has been identified only as 56-year old Lieutenant Steven J. Waterkant.net reported that about $10,000 in cash was also found and seized in the vehicle he was driving. ...
Read More »GPL, Chinese community light up Main Street for Christmas
Last Updated on Sunday, 5 December 2021, 8:06 by Denis Chabrol The Guyana Power and Light (GPL) and the Chinese business community have transformed Main Street Avenue into a nighttime kaleidoscope of colours for the Christmas Season. Chief Executive Officer of GPL, Bharat Dindyal told Demerara Waves Online News/ News-Talk Radio Guyana that the Chinese Association of Guyana and Main ...
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