Last Updated on Thursday, 21 March 2024, 21:07 by Denis Chabrol Hours after Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton said Guyana’s testimony before the United Nations Human Rights Committee (UNHRC) revealed the true state of civil and political rights here, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo accused the opposition of influencing mainly the United States’ nominated committee member who asked several questions about corruption. ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 21 March 2024, 10:08 by Denis Chabrol A school drop-out was arrested shortly after the killing of a 17-year old unemployed boy, and police are searching for another student who was allegedly involved in the homicide at Patentia, West Bank Demerara late Wednesday night. Dead is 17-year old Aaron Bess of 234 Patentia. Investigators were informed ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 20 March 2024, 22:34 by Denis Chabrol by Samuel J. Goolsarran This Act provides for an Arbitration Tribunal for the settlement of disputes in public utility undertakings, and in certain other services. The schedule under Act should be amended by the National Assembly urgently to include public education from primary and secondary schools’ institutions and the ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 20 March 2024, 21:51 by Denis Chabrol The Ministry of Education’s Chief Education Officer, Saddam Hussain on Wednesday told a High Court hearing that there could no longer be debunching of teachers’ salaries. He explained that with graduate teachers now earning the maximum in the salary scale, debunching was no longer on the Education Ministry’s agenda, ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 20 March 2024, 13:42 by Denis Chabrol Vice President of the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU), Julian Cambridge on Wednesday admitted that financial matters were discussed with the government. Representing the government, lawyer Dharshan Ramdhani, at the outset, established that the previous multi-year agreement between the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) and the government remains in force until ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 20 March 2024, 8:16 by Denis Chabrol American Human Rights advocate, Laurence Helfer’s questions to the Guyana government before the United Nations Human Rights Committee (UNHRC) about last year’s detention of Permanent Secretary Mae Toussaint Jr. Thomas-Meerabux by United States Customs and Border Protection Agents. He pointed to her arrest as an example of alleged corruption ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 20 March 2024, 6:26 by Denis Chabrol by GHK Lall The pleadings fell on deaf ears.  The helping hand extended, through encouraging words, was returned with double fisted fury.  In fact, whatever was attempted brought vitriol; the vicious came with a vengeance.  If that sounds like Bharrat Jagdeo, take a prize.  I believe that there is ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 20 March 2024, 6:26 by Denis Chabrol By Dr. Randy Persaud, Professor Emeritus We have breaking news that Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton is flaunting the idea of paying one month’s extra salary to all public servants. While the idea glitters, I can tell you it’s not gold. You see, the world knows what happened when the ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 19 March 2024, 22:24 by Denis Chabrol A well-known Guyanese pilot has been found not guilty of trafficking in persons, after he was arraigned almost one year ago and placed on GY$1.3 million bail. The Bartica Magistrate Court on Thursday March 14, 2024 found Mr Charles innocent of all Trafficking in Persons (TIP) charges leveled against ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 19 March 2024, 15:37 by Denis Chabrol High Court Judge, Sandil Kissoon on Tuesday ordered the Ministry of Education’s Chief Executive Officer, Saddam Hussain to produce proof that financial matters had been discussed with the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) between 2019 and February 5, 2024. Attorney General Anil Nandlall undertook to provide the documents to the ...