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Contracted workers and managers are on standby to man the Guyana Power and Light’s (GPL) transmission and distribution system should strike action continue, even as the management has decided to hold another round of salary negotiations on Tuesday. Chief Executive Officer of GPL, Wrenford Homer hoped that representatives of the power company and the National Association of Agricultural, Commercial and ...

Stemming from a three-year research from 2012 into land claims and conflicts of 42 indigenous settlements in Guyana’s regions 1 and 2, communities involved are calling for an independent tribunal for land claims and grievances owing to a number of challenges including interference from former government officials. “Government officials have sometimes pressured community leaders to give up their request for land ...

Relief has come for 280 Dynamic Airways passengers stranded at JFK International Airport in New York over the weekend, according to the company’s local representative Captain Gerry Gouveia, who confirmed today that the flight is expected to reach Georgetown this afternoon. Some 400 passengers were stranded in Georgetown and New York over the weekend when two planes operating under the ...

The $500M allocated for Homestretch Development Inc in budget 2017 to pay off its $798M debt to contractors for the D’Urban Park Development Project is all government will be providing, said Finance Minister Winston Jordan. “I think the money that is owed (by HDI- the company which built the D’Urban Park) is roughly $798M,” Jordan confirmed to a news conference ...

Guyanese may have to endure more blackouts for the Christmas season because transmission and distribution workers on Monday began strike action to press demands for higher salaries. The Guyana Power and Light (GPL) could not immediately say what contingency plans are in place to deal with the possible impact of the strike on electricity supply. The industrial action comes at ...

The two bandits, who were shot dead Sunday night shortly after robbing several persons at a family reunion, have been identified as persons who have had previous brushes with the law.  They are ‎Jamal “Gaza” Letlow of John Fernandes Squatting Area  and Shaquielle Fraser of Better Hope, East Coast Demerara both 22 years old. Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum described them ...

A suspected bandit was shot during an exchange of gunfire in Campbelville and another man believed to be his accomplice was arrested shortly after they barged in a yard and robbed several persons, Assistant Police Commissioner, Clifton Hicken said. The injured man was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) for emergency surgery. Hicken, who is the Commander for ‘A’ ...

A Guyanese company that holds the local franchises for several American fast food chains plans to invest in the agriculture sector for the supply of produce to its latest addition, Pollo Tropical. Managing Director of CAMEX Limited, Terrence Campbell said 90 percent of the meat, fish, provisions, rice and vegetables are being bought locally for Pollo Tropical’s dishes. “It’s not ...

Participants of the Hinterland Employment Youth Service (HEYS) programme were assured that they will receive outstanding payments owed by the end of December. Minister within the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs, Valerie Garrido-Lowe met with residents of Moruca, Region One  on Saturday, and offered apologies to HEYS participants that have not been paid since the end of September. “Before the ...

Still reeling from accusations of corruption and discrimination in some quarters during its 23-years in government, the opposition People’s Progressive Party (PPP) on Saturday set the tone for a makeover of its bruised image in some quarters. At the same time, the PPP took a hard line against patching up relations with members who have left and have been harshly ...