President David Granger on Thursday ruled out the commencement of wage and salary negotiations with trade unions before the conclusion of a commission of inquiry into the public service,  a position that was greeted by a  swift rejection from the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU). However, a well-placed source told Demerara Waves Online News that the three-member commission under the ...

Even as a Guyanese businessman awaits trial in the United States for alleged money laundering, the Guyana government on Thursday could not give a clear-cut commitment on whether it would discontinue purchasing heavy duty machinery from the company headed by the suspect. Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman, when asked at a post-cabinet news conference, whether government would stop buying ...

The Guyana government has been told that it should consider buying its own fleet of aircraft because it is too expensive to charter planes to shuttle government officials across the country and overseas, a senior government official said Wednesday. Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman, who  hosted a post-cabinet news briefing,  said he was unaware of a plan by the ...

A suspected burglar was Wednesday night shot to his buttocks in a store on Charlotte Street, Georgetown. He has been identified as 35-year old Jermaine of ‘D’ Field, Sophia.  He has been hospitalised under guard at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation. The Guyana Police Force said in a statement that  he allegedly broke into the Lisa General Store, Charlotte Street, Georgetown, ...

A man wanted for murder and implicated in several other offences was Thursday morning found dead in the Le Repentir Cemetery. Police identified him as Steve “Cheesy” Mohammed. Investigators intend to confirm his association with his alleged crimes by matching his finger-prints. The Guyana Police Force said in a statement that at about 6 AM on Thursday March 24, 2016, ...

The body of a badly injured farmer was Tuesday night discovered in a hammock at his Crabwood Creek, Corentyne residence. The Guyana Police Force said that at about 9:30  Tuesday night (March 22, 2016), the body of 78-year old Kublall Gomes was found in a hammock under his home at Grant 1651 Backlands, Crabwood Creek. Investigators said his body had ...

An outgoing employee of the United Nations (UN) system is tipped to be appointed Commissioner of Guyana’s Lands and Surveys Commission, according to reliable sources. The official, who previously was a Senior Land Development Officer in at the Commission, could take up the appointment as early as next month. A source said the intended appointee said has already resigned from ...

In the wake of an announcement by the Guyana Sugar Corporation (Guysuco) that it cannot afford to pay wage and salary increases for last year, the two unions said their next move would be to await the outcome of talks next weeks. President of the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU), Komal Chand said he was waiting on the ...

The Guyana Government is urging that the local private sector get ready to cash in on the opportunities that will be made available to them as Guyana’s celebrates 50 years of Independence in May 2016. This was the message delivered to an audience of tourism and private sector stakeholders as Tourism Minister Cathy Hughes launched Guyana’s 50th anniversary celebrations at ...

As Guyanese prepare to celebrate the festival of Holi or Phagwah on Wednesday (March 23, 2016), President David Granger, Tuesday evening, joined members of the Hindu Swayamsevak Sangha for a Chowtal session on the lawns of State House. Chowtal is a genre of folk music originated from the Bhojpuri Region, Northern India and has been preserved for over 178 years ...