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Minister of Local Government, Nigel Dharamlall’s public call for the removal of two Court of  Appeal judges after they ruled against his People’s Progressive Party in an election petition case was Tuesday night sharply condemned by opposition parliamentarian Annette Ferguson and other supporters of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR). Shortly after the majority 2-1 decision by Justice Dawn Gregory ...

President Irfaan Ali on Tuesday announced a two-week tax free bonus for health-care workers employed by government. Minister of Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh said the bonus is estimated to cost of $612 million and would benefit 9,200 employees in the sector. Minister Singh further indicated that instructions have been issued for the bonus to be paid before the end of ...

The Guyana Court of Appeal on Tuesday ruled that it has jurisdiction to hear and determine whether the High Court properly dismissed an election petition  by the opposition A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change’s (APNU+AFC) The Guyana Court of Appeal’s decision was 2 to 1- The Chancellor of the Judiciary Yonette Cummings and Justice of Appeal Dawn Gregory as ...

The Private Sector Commission (PSC) on Tuesday strongly rebuffed Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) Aubrey Norton’s assertion that that business organisation is perceived as politically biased and indicated that it was unapologetic on its stance concerning the attempt to rig last year’s general and regional elections. “The Private Sector Commission notes with regret Mr. Norton’s unfair and ...

A 13-year old boy of North West District has died and his parents and siblings have been sickened after drinking a locally-made liquid product, police said Tuesday. Dead is Rondel Henry of Aruca Villageand a student of Aruca Mouth Primary School. Those hospitalised suffering from “suspected poisoning” are his father 35-year old Ronald David, 11,-year old Kevin Henry  (brother of ...

Former leader of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), David Granger has congratulated his immediate successor, Aubrey Norton, who swept to power with a landslide victory in internal party elections at the weekend. “The former Leader assured the new Leader of his continued contribution to the Party, of his commitment to the satisfactory conclusion of the Party’s reform process, of ...

A 21-year old man in Region Nine (Upper Takatu- Upper Essequibo) has been arrested for allegedly raping a 21-year old disabled woman. Police were told that the woman was home alone when the man went to the premises, held the woman down and raped here. Investigators say that relatives found her crying and then she told them of the ordeal. ...

A deportee has been arrested for allegedly being in possession of more than two kilogrammes of cocaine worth GY$13.8 million. The Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) says he was arrested on Austin Street, Campbellville on Monday. Anti-drug agents say that when he was approached, he crashed his bicycle into a parked vehicle. A search was conducted and CANU says a brick-like ...

Workers of the state-owned Guyana Sugar Corporation (GUYSUCO) are to receive a 7 percent increase in wages and salaries, a move that the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) on Monday welcomed. “The announcement today represents a fulfillment of that commitment,” the union said in referring to discussions earlier this year between representatives of GAWU and Vice President Bharrat ...

Former Chief of Staff of the Guyana Defence Force, Retired Rear Admiral Gary Best has topped the list of 15 elected members to the Central Executive Committee of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), the party said. Also elected to that decision-making body is another former Retired Chief of Staff, Retired Brigadier Edward Collins Based on certified results of last ...