University of Guyana (UG) staffers Monday commenced sit-in action which they say could last as many as two weeks if their demands remain unmet. The sit-in, which is to run until Wednesday, became imminent after UG Vice Chancellor Jacob Opadeyi failed respond favorably to, among other things, a 60% wage increase by a deadline last week. Caribbean News Desk understands ...

The University of Guyana Student Society (UGSS) will picket Pro Chancellor Bibi Shaddick’s office on Thursday unless the Council of the University of Guyana (UG) agrees by Tuesday to meet with disgruntled staffers on Wednesday. The decision was taken Monday afternoon when the UGSS held a consultation with the student populace on the tarmac of the university’s Education Lecture Theatre (ELT) ...

The incumbent People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC) on Monday used  the Lusignan Massacre to rally its traditional East Indo-Guyanese base, saying that the deadly attack was racist and those who represented the suspects should be rejected in their quest for political office. Addressing an Indian Arrival Committee (IAC)-organised commemorative event held close to the houses in which  11 people were ...

A major blizzard, Winter Storm Juno, forced Caribbean Airlines to cancel several  flights to and from New York on Monday and Tuesday. The airline said that as of noon, it has cancelled, delayed or consolidated many flights to/from JFK for Monday and Tuesday and other changes could be expected depending on the severity and clean-up required after the storm. The ...

Caribbean examinations set for general election day – May 11, 2015- and May 12, 2015 have been shifted to June 15 and June 16, 2015 to guarantee the integrity of the papers and ensure that proper logistics are in place because many schools are examination centers, officials said. “The entire decision-making process was attended to by our paramount consideration being ...

A bandit was shot dead and another escaped shortly after robbing a pump attendant at an East Coast Demerara gas station, according to sources. The owner of Choke Gas Station located at LBI Public Road opened fire on the two bandits. The only name of the dead man was given as Mervin. Police sources said that the dead man was found ...

Guyana’s Finance Minister, Dr. Ashni Singh on Sunday labeled those who support the European Union’s (EU) financial sanctions on the country “unpatriotic” and he called on Guyanese across the political divide to put national interests first. “This worries me because irrespective of which side of the National Assembly you sit on, you have an obligation to assure that jobs are ...

Banks DIH, Guyana’s oldest large-scale manufacturer, wants government to scrap the 16 percent Value Added Tax (VAT) on fast food restaurants from this year because of increased competition by food vendors. “The time is now, my fellow shareholders, to remove the VAT tax on registered fast food restaurants because it is somewhat difficult to compete with the food vendors in ...

The City Constabulary in Guyana’s capital, Georgetown, continues to turn a blind eye to the sale of fresh fruits and vegetables on the ground. This is now more a norm on Sundays at the corner of Regent and Bourda (Piggott) Streets, literally a stone’s throw from the City Police Outpost. A Demerara Waves reporter Sunday morning brought this situation to ...

The Cypriot vessel, M/V DeltaDiep that was detained following the discovery of 185 packages of cocaine in a 40ft flat rack container on January 6 has been released after the fine of G$12M (US$60,000) was paid to the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA), the tax agency said in a statement on Saturday. The GRA said the fine was levied by the ...