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The Roraima Airways pilot of the Britten-Norman Trislander that he landed in a swampy area near the Haags-Bosch landfill site last year has been suspended, officials said Monday. Speaking at a press conference organised by the Ministry of Public Works, the Director-General of the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), Retired Lt. Col. Egbert Field said the pilot has been suspended. ...

Public Works Minister Juan Edghill on Monday announced that he and his Surinamese counterpart would this week hold talks  about the selection of the final bidder to construct the Corentyne River Bridge that would link both South American nations. He told a news conference that bids for the studies, design and preparation were being evaluated by Guyana’s National Procurement and ...

Opposition Leader Joseph Harmon and Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform, Aubrey Norton held talks on Monday on the decision by that party that Mr. Norton should take over that constitutional post. Mr. Norton could not be reached for comment as calls to his phones went unanswered, and Mr. Harmon declined to speak about the meeting. Sources close to ...

Labour Minister Joseph Hamilton on Sunday warned teachers that they could lose part of their salaries for each day that they remain off the job and that their Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) has not followed procedures to address and settle grievances. “Teachers in Guyana ought to be properly advised that heeding the call of the GTU to participate in the ...

The People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) has invited the Working People’s Alliance (WPA) and the Justice For All Party (JFAP) to meetings to discuss rejoining A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), and the WPA has already laid down several minimum conditions while the JFAP is not interested. A top PNCR official told News-Talk Radio Guyana 103.1 FM/ Demerara Waves Online ...

The People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) on Sunday condemned the Guyana government’s approval of events with large gatherings, although thousands of Guyanese are being infected with the coronavirus. The Prime Minister, Mark Phillips, who chairs the National COVID Task Force, when contacted, said “we will investigate and issue a press statement later.” The PNC accused the government of giving the ...

The Guyana Teachers’ Union on Saturday officially asked the Ministry of Education to close schools for 14 days from next week Monday because of the surge in COVID cases to allow for a careful assessment of the situation. In a separate letter to teachers, GTU President Mark Lyte told them that Monday has been designated “Isolation Day” on which no ...

Commonwealth Secretary General Baronness Patricia Scotland is in Guyana and on Saturday said she intended to hold talks with officials on the sustainable development goals. Speaking with Demerara Waves Online News just after shopping fruits and coconut water on at Bourda Market, North Road, she said, “I’m in Guyana to talk about regenerative development and to help the Guyanese government ...

Leader of the Alliance For Khemraj Ramjattan on Friday slammed efforts by the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) to replace Joseph Harmon with Aubrey Norton as Opposition Leader, saying that he does not care if sticking with the rule of law results in a schism between the PNCR and AFC. “Whatever the law is and constitutional regime is, if that  ...

Opposition Leader Joseph Harmon on Friday afternoon strongly indicated that if the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) wants its leader, Aubrey Norton, to replace him and also become the Representative of the List of Candidates, that party would have to take its concerns to A Partnership for National Unity (APNU). “The APNU Partnership has an established structure and if the ...