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Monthly Archives: January 2023

Home Affairs Minister scolds Fire Officers over work ethic; urges use of gears

Last Updated on Wednesday, 4 January 2023, 20:06 by Denis Chabrol Home Affairs Minister Robeson Benn on Wednesday publicly scolded fire officers, sparked off by them sheltering from rain at the Guyana Fire Service headquarters, Water Street, Georgetown. Mr Benn arrived during the downpour for the official handover of excavators, a tractor and a trailer to the Fire Service to ...

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Chief Fire Officer says to remain on job after retirement age

Last Updated on Wednesday, 4 January 2023, 15:54 by Denis Chabrol As Acting Chief Fire Officer Gregory Wickham approaches retirement age later this month, he said he would be exiting the top Guyana Fire Service post next year. Sources said Mr Wickham should have proceeded on preretirement leave on September 6, 2022 but up to January 4, 2023 he was ...

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Emergency Medical Technicians ordered to return Joint Services ID cards; definitely not entitled to year-end bonus

Last Updated on Wednesday, 4 January 2023, 15:05 by Denis Chabrol Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs), who are based at the Guyana Fire Service (GFS), have been ordered to return their Joint Services Identification  Cards and Fire Service jerseys, after a number of them told the media that they were not paid a one-month bonus. “The identification cards that they had ...

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Will Hicken’s tenure as Police Commissioner be extended?

Last Updated on Wednesday, 4 January 2023, 14:34 by Denis Chabrol Acting Police Commissioner Clifton Hicken’s tenure looks set to be extended beyond the retirement age of 55 based on the performance of the force, Home Affairs Minister Robeson Benn said Wednesday. Mr Hicken will be 55 years old on July 22, 2023. While Mr Benn opted not to speak ...

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St Vincent’s Prime Minister gets Guyana’s second highest award

Last Updated on Tuesday, 3 January 2023, 22:28 by Denis Chabrol President Irfaan Ali on Tuesday evening bestowed Guyana’s second highest award, the Order of Roraima, to the Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Dr Ralph Gonsalves. At a special dinner at State House, the Guyanese Head of State and Government said he was honoured to present the ...

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No entry to Guyana’s first artificial island being created in Demerara River

Last Updated on Tuesday, 3 January 2023, 22:11 by Denis Chabrol Guyana’s first artificial island being created in the Demerara River is out-of-bounds as more dredged material is being added to the still unstable area, the Vreed-en-Hoop Shore Base Inc (VESHI) said on Tuesday “The project managers have warned that the site remains an active construction zone and landing on ...

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Ex PNCR Treasurer denies he is a PPP agent

Last Updated on Tuesday, 3 January 2023, 21:44 by Denis Chabrol Former People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) Treasurer, Faaiz Mursaline, who has raised concerns about alleged lack of accountability and racist attacks in that party, on Tuesday rejected a claim that he was planted by the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) to discredit it. “I’m not a PPP. I’m a born ...

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Standoff between Mocha villagers, police and housing officials over demolition of houses

Last Updated on Tuesday, 3 January 2023, 18:42 by Denis Chabrol Villagers of Mocha, East Bank Demerara faced off with police and government workers who were demolishing houses that the Ministry of Housing said needed to long move because they are near an alternative East Bank Demerara Road aback the village. A number of residents, mainly women,  laid across the ...

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St Vincent and the Grenadines PM on official visit to Guyana; agenda undisclosed

Last Updated on Monday, 2 January 2023, 18:59 by Denis Chabrol Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves arrived in Guyana on Monday  but no details were provided about this previously unann0unced four-day “official visit”. Enquiries about whether memoranda of understanding or agreements would be signed and what would be on the agenda proved futile. ...

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