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Government on Wednesday said that the state-run Guyana Power and Light (GPL) Inc. is considering reducing electricity tariffs in light of lower globalfuel prices. This message, delivered during Cabinet Secretary Dr. Roger Luncheon’s Post-Cabinet press brief , is likely to be welcomed by private and commercial customers across the country who continue to decry high electricity prices. Manufacturers will find ...

University of Guyana (UG) academic and non-academic staff on Wednesday marched on the Turkeyen Campus, protesting the sloth with which the administration was treating its demand for higher salaries. The University of Guyana Senior Staff Association (UGSSA) and University of Guyana Workers Union (UGWU) want the 26-member Council, the highest decision-making body, to meet and give their stamp approval for ...

The deplorable condition of roads in Guyana’s North West District (NWD) on Wednesday sparked off a picketing demonstration by the Alliance For Change (AFC) outside the Local Government Ministry. A number of party executives and other activists held placards with strongly worded slogans to hammer home their concerns about the earthen roads in the Port Kaituma, Matthew’s Ridge, Arakaka area. ...

Armed bandits early Wednesday morning struck Survival Supermarket on Sheriff Street, Campbelville, carting off a large undisclosed sum of cash, police said. As two of the robbers fled with the cash, they opened fire in the direction of the owner, Parshuram Arjune, who rushed to the scene after he was alerted by guards. A third robber was caught by security ...

University of Guyana (UG) Vice Chancellor Jacob Opadeyi has scheduled an extraordinary Council meeting for Friday on the second day of a staff sit-in andthreats from the students to picket the Pro-Chancellor’s office. Student society president Joshua Griffith in a release Tuesday said Opadeyi approved the meeting on a request from the UGSS. However, the VC has declined to comment ...

St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister, Dr Denzil Douglas Tuesday night announced that nationals of the twin-island federation will go the polls on February 16, 2015. Nomination Day for candidates for the eight constituencies on St Kitts and three on Nevis is February 6, 2015. Parliament was dissolved on January 16, 2015. Addressing a rally of his St. Kitts Nevis ...

The bandit, who was involved in the latest armed robbery at PopEye’s fast food outlet at Vlissengen Road, Georgetown, Tuesday night escaped from police custody at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation, according to usually reliable sources. A senior police officer confirmed that the incident occurred about 7:30 PM shortly after the detainee had undergone surgery to remove a bullet. The ...

Washington, Jan 27 (EFE).- The U.S. government has urged Carribean countries to accept a new energy paradigm based on private investment in order to diversify its energy sources and reduce dependence on “Petrocaribe”, the Venezuelan plan for subsidized oil. The first Caribbean Energy Security Summit held on Monday in Washington did not include any direct references to Venezuela. There were, however, constant ...

San Juan, Jan 27 (EFE).- Nevis is preparing to become “the greenest island on Earth” by 2018, when the government expects to meet its energy needs entirely from renewable resources, the CEO of the island’s tourism authority said here Tuesday.Greg Phillip is currently in San Juan with a delegation of officials and hotel and airline representatives to promote Nevis’ attractions.He ...

Colonel Wilbert Lee heads the Guyana Defence Force’s (GDF) promotions list for 2015, according to a release by the army. In accordance with the Defence Act Chapter 15:01 of 1977, Guyana Defence Force Chief-of-Staff Brigadier Mark Phillips, has announced that His Excellency, the President and Commander-in-Chief, has approved the promotions of 83 Officers and 436 Other Ranks effective from January ...