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A group of persons seeking the truth about the bomb-blast death of renowned historian and politician, Dr. Walter Rodney o June 13, 1980 on Saturday accused the administration of President David Granger of double-standards in the quest for truth and national healing. “It is disturbing that senior spokesperson of a government that came to power on the banner of national ...

Guyanese are exhibiting mixed responses to government’s decision to raise the value of school-uniform vouchers from $1,500 to $2,000. Reading highlights from the 2015 Budgetary Estimates in the National Assembly last Monday, Finance Minister, Winston Jordan, said “this will benefit more than 167,000 students at a cost of over $337 million.” He also announced a 25 percent increase on the ...

Former Amerindian Affairs Minister Pauline Sukhai on Saturday said attempts by the coalition to capitalise on her receipt of a whopping GUY$2 million in dental assistance backfired because the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC) still won the mainly Amerindian populated regions. “The fact that it was peddled pre-election gimmick, as an election campaign issue it did not resound in the ...

Investigations are being conducted into an incident that occurred at about 2320h. last night Friday August 14, 2015, in the compound of Freedom House, Robb Street, Georgetown, in which a so far unidentified man was shot and injured by a security guard. Investigations have revealed that the man was seen on the roof of the kitchen part of the premises ...

The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuco), Professor Clive Thomas and the entity’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Paul Bhim on Friday differed about the viability of marketing sugar in the Caribbean due to increasing competition from sister producers. Delivering a presentation at the inaugural National Cane Farmers Conference, Thomas said one option open to ...

The Guyana government has scrapped a contract with a local firm for the rehabilitation of the controversial fibre optic cable from Brazil, even as it explores the possibility of continuing the project that it had criticized harshly while in opposition. Minister of State, Joseph Harmon said he met with the Head of Dax Construction Companay, Faizal Mohammed on Friday and ...

by Zena Henry Despite being in office a little over three months now, Timehri North residents anxiously await any word on whether the government will regularize their community. The matter of documenting the squatters became one of great concern when the former administration had decided to remove the residents to facilitate the expansion of the Cheddi  Jagan International Airport (CJIA). ...

by Zena Henry Tax defaulters can make use of a one month amnesty period to get as much as 75 percent interest off tax payments on businesses and as much as 100 percent off on interest owing for residential properties.  This is according to Town Clerk Royston King who told Demerara Waves that, “the amnesty would see the smooth clearing ...

by Zena Henry Almost five years since the arbitrary dismissal of some 50 Rusal workers who demonstrated against poor work conditions at the bauxite company, the matter is still not resolved and the union is adamant that the company should not be in Guyana if it cannot respect the law and rights of citizens. This is according to Lincoln Lewis, ...

The Ministry of Public Infrastructure on Friday announced the immediate axing of the Chief Executive Officer of the Guyana Power and Light (GPL). “Mr. Bharat Dindyal, who served as Chief Executive Officer of the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) has been formally advised that a decision has been taken that his engagement with the company will conclude effective 16:00hrs today, ...