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LIAT says it has held discussions with the pilots’ trade union LIALPA  following the industrial action Tueasday which left several passengers stranded throughout the regional network. Only a limited number of flights were able to operate from Antigua, Barbados and Trinidad. The company has indicated its willingness to address any legitimate issues and has given a firm commitment that it ...

Three reporters resigned from Guyana Times/Evening News on Tuesday, saying they would no longer be forced to read ‘reports’ about Kaieteur News publisher Glenn Lall in violation of journalistic principles and ethics and cultivation of fear for their own safety. They are television news anchor Leanna Bradshaw, Sabatini Daniels & Whitney Persaud. They said in a joint statement that their ...

Several goats were slaughtered at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, Homestretch Avenue, causing several children who were there for the National Schools Table Tennis Championships to be traumatised, according to a usually reliable eyewitness. Killing of the goats was seen about 2:30 PM Monday. The meat was later transported in a vehicle bearing registration number PGG 9139. The eyewitness said ...

Three children from White Water , North West District were sickened by eating cocaine-stuffed sweets, according to well-placed sources. Authorities said two businessmen have been questioned by police. Their grandmother, Janet Samuels, said 11-year old Ashley Samuels, 13-year old Ann Samuels 13-year old Jalil O’Selmo were discharged from the Mabaruma hospital on Monday. She said they were still feeling weak ...

The Scout Association of Guyana (SAG) over the weekend held a series of activities in observance of its 104th Anniversary, the organisation said in a statement. This year the association honoured long-serving members and those who have made sterling contributions to the growth and development of scouting in Guyana and the world. Speaking at a ceremony held at SAG Headquarters ...

In the wake of a strike by LIAT’s pilots, the airline has  announced Tuesday afternoon that due to  action taken  by its airline pilots’ trade union LIALPA, the following flights have now been cancelled: LI 361 – Antigua-Guadeloupe-Dominica-Barbados-St. VincentLI 760 – St. Vincent-Barbados LI 727 – Barbados-Grenada-Trinidad LI 726 – Trinidad-St. Vincent-Barbados LI 512 – Guyana-Barbados-Antigua LI 312 – Antigua-St. Maarten- ...

Even as the extension of the runway for the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) continues, government has ordered soil tests be conducted on peat in the area to determine if fossil fuel is available there, the airport said in a statement on Monday. China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC), according to the CJIA, is tackling a trial section in the Timehri ...

Region 10 Chairman, Sharma Solomon says his regional administration has applied for a television licence. Solomon said Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr. Roger Luncheon has confirmed that the application has been passed on to the Chairman of the Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA), Bibi Shadick. He said his decision to enquire from the Office of the President was prompted ...

Less than one week before Guyana’s National Assembly votes on crucial amendments to the financial crimes law, the Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) has severely rapped Opposition Leader David Granger’s downplay of the Public Procurement Commission (PPC). Granger was quoted by the privately-owned Kaieteur News newspaper as saying that the opposition coalition does not regard the PPC as an immediate ...

The University of the West Indies (UWI- Trinidad campus) is willing to help Guyana combat piracy by using low-cost mobile smart-phone tracking technology that can link up fisherfolk with Guyanese police and defence force, according to a senior official. Senior Lecturer at UWI’s Department of Engineering, Kim Mallalieu is in Kigali, Rwanda where her department made a presentation on how ...