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Forty-four women have been rescued from Red Dragon Night Club and have been taken into protective care, as police continue their probe into alleged trafficking in persons, the Ministry of Home Affairs said Wednesday. The Ministry of Home Affairs said police and officials of the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security swooped down on the Robb Street,  Georgetown night ...

President of the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU), Dr Mark Lyte on Tuesday said the union has tabled increased salaries and other financial issues for discussion with the Ministry of Education when the two sides hold their first meeting on Thursday since a court-ordered mediation agreement. He said the union dispatched a letter on Tuesday to the Ministry of Education indicating ...

The Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) has applied to the High Court to be a party to the Guyana Teachers Union’s (GTU) case against the government because it touches on important issues that can affect other workers. In court papers released to the media on Tuesday, GTUC General Secretary Lincoln Lewis listed those issues as the legality of a strike, ...

In the wake of an even worsening security crisis as a result of the escape of over 4,000 prisoners from Haiti’s major prison, the 15-nation Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on Tuesday said it was hoping for a swift resolution to the situation there by Haitians themselves. “The complexity requires us in these consultations to ensure that a Haitian-led and a Haitian-owned ...

The Ministry of Labour’s Chief Cooperatives Development Officer (CCDO) has told the 12-member Committee of Management of the Guyana Public Service Cooperative Credit Union (GPSCCU) to prove that they were elected last Saturday in free and fair elections or they must not assume office. CCDO, Mr Janaknauth Panchu asked Chairman of the Special General Meeting, Patrick Mentore to provide several ...

President of the Guyana Teachers’ Union. Dr Mark Lyte on Monday evening fended off sharp criticisms of his decision to sign a High court-mediated agreement for teachers to call off a 29-day strike to pave the way for collective bargaining for increased salaries and other issues. “To say that the union is using teachers is a real mischievous statement because ...

A one-month old strike will come to an end from Wednesday. March 6, 2024, paving the way for discussions on salaries and other issues to begin on Thursday. That is according to representatives from the government and the Guyana Teachers’ Union said after an entire day of court-ordered mediation. GTU President Dr Mark Lyte said the Terms of Resumption,  which ...

Several outgoing members of the committee of management of the Guyana Public Service Cooperative Credit Union (GPSCCU) on Monday banged a table and shouted slogans, blocking a meeting of the newly-elected body. Police were eventually summoned to the Hadfield Street, Georgetown head office of the credit union. GPSCCU Outgoing Chairman, Karen Van Sluytman Corbin and a group of her committee ...

The 12 Commonwealth Caribbean nations seem set to support Ghana’s Foreign Minister, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey to become the next Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, though the African Union is yet to decide who would be the continent’s candidate, a top source said Sunday. “We are willing to support the Ghanaian. The problem is that Africa hasn’t sorted itself out,” the official ...

In the wake of Sunday morning’s gunning down of a well-known gold miner and his employee and theft of GY$37 million worth of raw gold and guns, the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) called on police to ensure the safety of miners. “We urge all our miners to take full security precautions and call on the Guyana Police ...