By GHK Lall Press Freedom in Guyana: Western diplomats rip local politicians, read riot actAny doubts as to what prevails in Guyana relative to the condition of the press should now be fully dispelled.  This is what is made crystal clear by the joint statement from top resident Western diplomats, with America’s Ambassador, Excellency Sarah Ann Lynch leading the way, ...

Georgetown, Guyana, 2nd May, 2023 – We the Heads of Mission of the Embassy of the United States of America, H.E. Ambassador Sarah-Ann Lynch; the British High Commission, H.E. High Commissioner Jane Miller OBE; the Canadian High Commission, H.E. High Commissioner Mark Berman, and the Delegation of the European Union, H.E. Ambassador Rene van Nes, join to observe World Press ...

Greetings to all media workers across the Caribbean on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day being observed on May 3. The theme of this year’s World Press Freedom Day- “Shaping a Future of Rights: Freedom of expression as a driver for all other human rights”- throws the spotlight on the invaluable role of the freedom to receive and impart ...

May 3rd, 2023 Greetings to all Guyanese media workers on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day 2023. This year’s theme is “Shaping a Future of Rights: Freedom of expression as a driver for all other human rights” Freedom of Expression is one of the fundamental human rights that is enshrined in the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights which ...

Real estate agents were Tuesday urged to submit recommendations to improve a draft law titled the Real Estate Bill 2023 that will seek to ensure realtors comply with the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering of Financing Terrorism (AMLCFT) regime, Attorney General Anil Nandlall said. “The Attorney General invited comments from the local real estate bodies on how the draft may be ...

The Association of Caribbean Media Workers (ACM) and IFEX-ALC network condemn in the  strongest possible terms the intimidation of journalists in Guyana and call on the Government to  immediately set the tone for a cessation of such acts that ultimately serve to fertilise the ground  for an escalation of such acts that can ultimately lead to physical harm.  The ACM ...

Faced with an estimated 12 percent increase in cost of living, the Federation of Independent Trades Unions of Guyana (FITUG) on Monday- Labour Day- asked the government to increase the private sector minimum wage to GY$81,000 per month. “As an interim measure, to assist our lower earning workers, the national minimum and public sector minimum wages should be equated to ...

The Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) on Monday- May 1- urged parliamentarians to pass several new laws that will force the government and the opposition to work together for the approval of National Budgets by a supermajority, and involve civil society in national decision-making. Addressing the 2023 May Day Rally at the Critchlow Labour College (CLC), GTUC General Secretary Lincoln ...

By Samuel J. Goolsarran Social dialogue is integral to the labour industrial relations systems. Tripartite labour advisory bodies have been common features in the system of industrial relations in the Caribbean both through legislation and practice since colonial times. They are established to deal largely with national labour policy including the regulation of wages, labour legislation and labour dispute resolution. ...

Reproduced from Gothamist By Matt Katz Published May 1, 2023 at 6:01 a.m. Lorenzo Charles, born in Guyana and raised in Brooklyn, was deported in 2003 following what he described as a wrongful conviction for attempted burglary. That should have been the end of Charles’ American story, as it is for so many legal immigrants convicted of crimes and then ...