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The Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) Tuesday night issued a call for its members to go on a three-day strike from Wednesday to protest the lockout or removal of teachers from schools because they are not vaccinated or do not have a negative COVID test. “The Guyana Teachers Union is not against vaccination. We are against forced vaccination. We are against ...

A New and United Guyana (ANUG) political party on Tuesday slammed the Irfaan Ali-led administration for doling out billions of dollars in actual cash seemingly without any accountability. “Money should not be taken from the State coffers in the haphazard way that we have seen,” ANUG said in a statement. That party, which is part of a joinder seat with ...

Venezuela’s government and an opposition coalition have formally agreed to unite around their country’s longstanding claim to an oil-rich swath of neighboring Guyana, Argus Media reported. Under the first partial accord signed yesterday, the parties came together around Venezuela’s historical claim to what it calls the Guayana Esequiba, territory which includes offshore oil acreage controlled by Guyana. An ExxonMobil-led consortium is currently ...

The Chairman of the Region Four Council, Daniel Seeram on Tuesday morning accused the central government of imposing a 2022 budget on the region at the last minute,  but the Regional Executive Officer Donald Gajraj said there is proof that the Chairman knew two months ago that budget has to be prepared. Mr. Seeram said councillors are “always in the ...

Draft legislation for the reform of Guyana’s electoral machinery is with the executive of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP), but there is no immediate time-frame when it would be circulated for public consultation, Attorney General Anil Nandlall said Monday. “It is with the party leadership and I suppose after that process is completed, then the party will engage in public ...

President Irfaan Ali on Monday scolded the Guyana Police Force for doing a poor job in maintaining its fleet of vehicles, in an address at the handing over of a fleet of 50 new pickups worth more than GY$200 million. “I want to be frank with you. We support the work of the police force and will provide it with ...

Well-known Anglican priest, Father Derek Goodrich died Monday morning in England. He was 94 years old. He was Dean-Emeritus of St. George’s Cathedral, and recipient of the Golden Arrow of Achievement. In his autobiography Derek writes that, among other things, he baptised over three thousand, presented three thousand eight hundred for Confirmation,  and married some nine hundred and fifty couples. ...

Businesses in Guyana are from  Monday asking customers for vaccination cards or negative PCR tests, in keeping with the government’s latest measures. Republic Bank (Guyana) says it will “enforce” the new measures. This means that those customers who are not vaccinated, must make an appointment to see a Republic Bank representative.  On the date of the appointment, persons must walk ...

The latest COVID-19 measures now indicate that educators as well as well as other employees  working in all government-owned and privately-owned buildings  being used for public purposes must now be vaccinated or have a negative PCR test within seven days. The September 4, 2021 measures, signed by Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony and published in the Official Gazette, state that ...

The Government continues to order the rotation of staff in the public and private sectors, amid a sharp rise in the number of COVID cases and deaths, according to the latest Order issued on Saturday. “All persons employed within the Public Service, a semi-autonomous agency, statutory body or State-owned enterprise shall work on rotation unless otherwise instructed by their respective ...