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Crony capitalism will lead to caste system in Guyana- Ramjattan

Leader of the Alliance For Change (AFC), Khemraj Ramjattan on Tuesday warned the government that if does not pay public servants and pensioners more, government risked enriching a small group of contractors with billions of dollars which would widen the gap between the rich and the poor. “We are going to create a caste system in this country whereby the ...

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Mc Donald, Manickchand trade words about UG funding

The opposition coalition of A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) on Monday decried the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC)-led administration’s  refusal to fund the University of Guyana (UG) adequately. During day one of debate on the 2024 National Budget, Education Minister Priya Manickchand sought to assure Guyanese that the publicly-funded tertiary institution would continue to receive monies from ...

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Ministers getting ‘obese cat’ salaries, allowances- APNU+AFC’s Mahipaul

Nine years after the David Granger-led A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) administration had increased ministers’ salaries, that coalition on Monday said People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC) ministers were now taking home almost GY$2 million per month in salaries and allowances. “Since 2021 the PPP/C has augmented what was previously dubbed a ‘fat cat salary’ with an additional ...

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Agriculture Minister files GY$5 million libel suit against Opposition Leader

Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha on Monday filed a GY$5 million libel lawsuit against Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton in connection with a number of posts on Facebook about chicken smuggling. That amount could be more if the High Court yields to Mr Mustapha’s request for exemplary and/or aggravated damages to be awarded. The Minister also wants the High Court to ...

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National budget figures questionable; broad-based national budget consultation absent- Roysdale Forde

Opposition A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) parliamentarian, Roysdale Forde on Monday forecast that government spending for 2024 would far exceed the budgeted GY$1.1 trillion because government would continue the trend of bringing financial papers for large amounts of money during the year. He said the resort to seeking parliamentary approval during the year for more funds could ...

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Two arrested for stealing copper wire, other items from former Troy Resources mining concession

Two persons, including a 16-year old boy, have been arrested in connection with the theft of GY$2 million worth of copper wire and other items from a gold mining concession that has been abandoned by the Australia-headquartered Troy Resources Limited, officials said. The Ministry of Natural Resources’ Director of Compliance, Retired Police Commissioner Seelall Persaud told Demerara Waves Online News ...

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Fire Chief’s future depends on review of Mahdia Fire COI report “he was a bit inarticulate”- Benn

The fate of Fire Chief, Gregory Wickham, who has been cited for dereliction of duty by a Commission of Inquiry into the Mahdia Secondary School dormitory that killed 20 children last year, now depends on an examination of the report, Home Affairs Minister Robeson Benn said Monday. Mr Benn said Mr Wickham did not fully express himself properly in his ...

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UG says returned to face-to-face classes since 2021-2022 academic year; has systems to offer programmes, ensure quality control

The University of Guyana on Sunday said it has long resumed face-to-face classes but students have the option of continuing Online through the institution’s distance learning technological architecture, contrary to last week’s claims by Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo. Though UG did not refer to Mr Jagdeo’s utterances, the institution said it announced and started a phased return to face-to-face classes ...

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Chief Fire Officer cited for dereliction of duty concerning Mahdia Dormitory, Mahdia Fire Station

Chief Fire Officer of the Guyana Fire Service, Gregory Wickham has been cited for dereliction of duty by failing to, among other things, give priority to a report about poor fire safety at the Mahdia Secondary School’s dormitory less than three months after the inferno that killed 19 girls and the housemother’s son. The Sub-Officer in Charge of the Mahdia ...

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