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The creation of thousands of jobs will depend on children being properly educated, but teachers would possibly be paid higher salaries only after a Commission of Inquiry into the public service completes its work, President David Granger announced Friday. “That promise has gone before the Lutchman Commission which is now receiving memoranda and representations from all public servants including teachers ...

A senior police officer and three constables were Friday arraigned for allegedly received a GUY$6 million bribe to prevent police from seizing GUY$18 million worth of cocaine and charging a man who was allegedly in possession of the illicit substance. Assistant Superintendent, Terrence Brown pleaded not guilty and was granted GUY$250,000 bail by City Magistrate Ann Mc Lennan. However, the ...

President, David Granger on Friday openly lobbied the United States (US) for support against claims to Guyana’s territory. “Guyana looks forward to the support of the United States of America in its legitimate quest to protect itself against terrorism, transnational crime and threats to its territorial integrity,” he told American Ambassador Perry Holloway at the presentation of his credentials as ...

The Chairman of the Commission of Inquiry into the state and future of the bankrupt of Guyana Sugar Corporation (Guysuco) says the probe team is trying to find the best option for the industry. Mr. Vibert Parvattan says the final report will be presented to the Minister of Agriculture on October 17, 2015. He declined to divulge whether or not ...

Vice President and Public Security Minister Khemraj Ramjattan has made a final plea for persons in possession of illegal firearms to hand them over to the police. This comes in light of the extension of the Gun Amnesty Programme by the Ministry. The programme was supposed to have concluded on September 30 but received a 14-day extension. Speaking with the ...

A United States-based Guyanese priest is the new Anglican Bishop in Guyana, the Diocese here announced Thursday. He is Fr. Charles Davidson.  Davidson succeeds Bishop Cornell Jerome Moss who died recently. “The Diocese is pleased to announce that after one round of voting the Elective Assembly elected Fr Charles Davidson, a Guyanese Priest serving in the United States of America ...

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has asked to police for clarification on a number of areas before recommendations are made about whether former Public Service Minister, Dr. Jennifer Westford should face fraud charges. Also implicated is then Chief Personnel Officer at that now defunct ministry, Margaret Cummings. “We have some points to clear up and then we will send ...

The Guyana government plans to overhaul the Tripartite Committee and use it to push social dialogue in decision-making, Minister of Social Protection Volda Lawrence announced Wednesday. The Tripartite Committee was inherited by the current administration which won elections four months ago. Lawrence announced that the chairmanship of the committee would be rotated among government, employers and the labour representatives. “Social ...

Seven years on since the Caribbean and Europe inked a trade and economic accord, the latest review shows that this region is yet to benefit significantly and much depends on proper organising, according to a top regional official. Caribbean Coordinator for the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), Percival Marie said recently concluded monitoring and evaluation shows that much more needs to ...

Argentina plans to assist Guyana in beefing up its Forensic Laboratory to conduct DNA tests and also help fight piracy. Minister of Public Security, Vice President Khemraj Ramjattan’s office said the commitments were given Wednesday, September 30, 2015 during a meeting he held with Argentina’s Ambassador to Guyana, Luis A. Martino. In discussing the development of a cooperation project between ...