GAWU rejects claims that strikes played role in missed sugar target
by Samuel Sukhnandan Seepaul Naraine The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU), the larger of the sugar workers unions,...
Veteran trade unionist Komal Chand cremated
Komal Chand being cremated (GAWU picture) Veteran trade unionist Komal Chand was cremated on Tuesday at the Ruimzeight Cremation Site,...
Involve Amerindian village leaders, educate communities to fight COVID-19, says APA
by Samuel Sukhnandan Even as officials of the Public Health Ministry appealed to hinterland communities to do all they can...
43 reported cases of people trafficking in Guyana
by Samuel Sukhnandan Tanisha Williams-Corbin, Coordinator, Countering Trafficking in Persons Unit, Ministry of Social Protection A total of 43 people...
Former British soldier dies in southern Guyana
Ian Craddock The body of a former British soldier, who usually jogged around the southern Guyanese town of Lethem, was...
Sugar workers, GUYSUCO lose GYD$millions, tonnes of sugar to strikes
The Guyana Sugar Corporation Inc. on Monday said it managed to reach 80 percent of its production target for the...
Govt condemns Chutney singer for “spit in deh face” incitement against Nagamootoo, Ramjattan
Mahendra Ramkellawan The Ministry of the Presidency’s Department of Social Cohesion today condemned well-known Guyanese chutney singer, Mahendra Ramkellawan for...
38 COVID cases from two interior regions in three days
Chief Medical Officer, Shamdeo Persaud Guyana has recorded 38 new coronavirus cases in three days, prompting a renewed call for...
Road deaths still climbing despite drop in traffic due to COVID-19, says Road Safety Council
by Samuel Sukhnandan Despite a reduction road traffic across Guyana due to the more than two-month old COVID-restrictions on the...
Four die in weekend accidents
At least four people have been killed in separate road accidents over the weekend across the country. Police say they...
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