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President Irfaan Ali has refuted claims by the Guyana Teachers Union, Guyana Public Service Union and the opposition that his meeting with teachers last Monday amounted to negotiations. “This was not a meeting to negotiate anything. This was a meeting to meet directly with teachers to listen to them, to listen to their concerns, to hear from them how they ...

A bus belonging to the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) early Saturday morning allegedly struck down and killed a woman on the Foulis Public Road, West Coast Berbice, and police intercepted the vehicle and arrested the soldier minutes later on the East Coast Demerara. The Guyana Police Force said 38-year-old Lavie Long was hit at about 1:05 AM and the soldier,46, ...

In clear reference to a newspaper report quoting former President Donald Ramotar as saying he would have renegotiated the ExxonMobil oil contract, President Irfaan Ali on Friday lashed back saying that such an approach would have dire consequences for investor confidence in Guyana. “How will you build confidence in the system when you have the sophisticated investor looking on from ...

In an effort to address the persisting backlog in the issuance of Guyana passports, the government has announced plans to clear the buildup of about 5,700 passports and ensure the swift issuance of passports to citizens. During a live update on Friday, President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali revealed that all efforts are being made to resolve the problem by next ...

The fire that destroyed a three-storey building in Charlestown, Georgetown. Wednesday night was caused by a slack connection to electrical points, the Guyana Fire Service said Friday. The GFS said the points overheated, the insulation broke down and that lead to arcing and sparking and the subsequent ignition of nearby combustible materials. The now destroyed building was located at 33 Lyng ...

The opposition A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) and the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU have separately castigated President Irfaan Ali for holding talks directly with teachers and warned that settling for allowances now would cheat them of larger retirement pensions and gratuities. The GPSU accused President Ali of violating the Constitution, Laws of Guyana, Parliament-ratified International Labour Organization (ILO) ...

Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton on Friday assailed government for punishing a public servant while the political policymakers refused to take blame for negotiating the reduction of US$214 million in audit costs to US$3 million with Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL), the local subsidiary of ExxonMobil. Mr Norton disagreed with Minister of Natural Resources, Vickram Bharrat’s announcement that Senior ...

With effects of the El Nino being felt on the coastland, and more particularly the hinterland regions, the Guyana Water Inc (GWI) is appealing to the citizenry to conserve water and report wastages where they occur. “We want to appeal to residents to be more prudent and cautious in the use of water during this period so that everyone could ...

Amid concerns about the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board’s (NPTAB) award of a GY$865.5 million contract to build a pump station, former President Donald Ramotar on Thursday recommended that government establish its own construction arm to force contractors to bid with realistic rather than inflated prices. “I believe that government should develop some capacity; some of its own capacity ...

Several Congressional Democrats have promised to lobby governments in the Caribbean to push the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC) and the opposition to join hands in ensuring no Guyanese is discriminated against in the delivery of the country’s wealth. “We will continue to engage with our Guyanese counterparts and other regional neighbors and encourage the government and the opposition to ...