by GHK Lall A leader is there: trusty as an old shoe or broken-in toothbrush. A leader guides through tough times, shares in the good times. A leader that is a straight arrow counsels and carries when unique challenges arise. A leader that is exemplary in authenticity criticizes without condemning (or criminalizing); he or she does all these things, sets ...

President of the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU), Dr Mark Lyte on Saturday appealed to teachers to consider the entire package of both salary increases and allowances, saying that movements along the salary scale plus the percentage increases would benefit the educators. “I would like to say to our members: let’s stand solidly together. We must look at the whole package ...

by Dr Nigel Westmaas The commemoration of African emancipation in Guyana has increasingly transformed into a spectacle, where the central focus is on state sponsors and state presence rather than the historical and cultural significance of the event itself. The image of political leaders of the state dancing or prancing at the forefront of such events shifts the narrative from ...

A suspected robber was shot in a store on America Street, Georgetown, as he fled the scene with the service pistol and ammunition that he grabbed from a security guard at a store where a money changer sought refuge, police said. Police said at about 1:20 p.m. Friday, they visited the Emergency Unit of the Georgetown Public Hospital where 23-year-old ...

The Headteacher of Bonasika Primary School, Kapil Ramsamuj died from pesticide poisoning, consistent with a previous account to police that he committed suicide. The Guyana Police Force said Government Pathologist Dr Nehaul Singh on Friday conducted a post-mortem examination with dissection on Ramsamuj’s body and he gave the cause of death as “pesticide poisoning.” Police quoted his sister, Vimla, as ...

Hours before President of the Guyana Teachers’ Uni0n, Dr Mark Lyte is due to give a breakdown of government’s offer to teachers after four rounds of talks, the main opposition People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) on Friday said it supports the union and all teachers in rejecting government’s “insulting” proposal. Dr Lyte is scheduled to provide the breakdown on Saturday ...

The Headmaster of Bonasika Creek Primary School has died under suspicious circumstances, though investigators were informed that the man committed suicide by ingesting poison, Dead is 41-year-old Kapil Ramsamuj of Zeelugt New Housing Scheme. Police quoted his sister, Vimla, as saying that her brother allegedly committed suicide on August 12th, 2024, and he was rushed to the Leonora Cottage Hospital. ...

The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) on Thursday announced that Guyana scored 66.3% in an International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) safety audit that examined the operations of the authority as well as privately-owned airlines. “The preliminary results revealed that Guyana achieved an overall score of 66.36% in the effective implementation of the ICAO standards. Notably, Guyana’s performance surpassed its 2007 ...

After ditching government’s offer to increase teachers’ salaries by 10% in 2024, the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) said educators are now demanding nothing less than 29.6% for this year, General Secretary Coretta McDonald said Thursday. “We’ve met with five clusters so far and those teachers have refused that as well and they are saying that they are not prepared for ...

The construction of an oil refinery on Crab Island, Berbice River, is not currently feasible because of the current oil production output and shallowness of the waterway around the proposed location, Minister of Natural Resources Vickram Bharrat said Wednesday. “We will have to do a bit more assessment and allow the companies to do their assessment as well but it’s ...