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GDF Coast Guard foils teenagers’ suicide attempt at Kingston jetty
The Kingston Jetty The Guyana Defence Force said at about 3 PM Friday one of its Coast Guard ranks, along...
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1,600 sugar workers eligible for full severance pay this month-end
Government on Friday announced that sacked sugar workers, who are eligible to GY$500,000 or less in severance pay, would be...
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PPP ready to fund legal challenge to sugar workers severance pay
PPP back-bencher, Attorney-at-Law, Adrian Annamayah and Oppostion Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo. Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo on Friday said the People's Progressive...
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No GY$200 weekly fee, no garbage collection; time to ban plastic bags- City Hall
Residents of Georgetown at a consultation on the proposed GY$200 per week garbage collection fee with top City Hall officials...
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Whistle-blower legislation covers complaints over 10 years old; prohibits malicious reporting- Ramjattan
Public Security Minister Khemraj Ramjattan Minister of Public Security, Khemraj Ramjattan Thursday night assured that the whistle blower legislation, which...
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PPP worried about “malicious reporting”, protection of party faithful in whistle blower law
The opposition People's Progressive Party Civic (PPPC) on Thursday urged government to deal with "malicious reporting" in the whistle blower...
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MAPM likely to resume protest against parking meters
The Movement Against Parking Meters (MAPM) has not ruled out reviving weekly picketing demonstrations following Georgetown's Mayor and City Councillors...
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AFC’s position on Cummingsburg Accord hinges on decision on Local Govt elections; political future hangs in balance
Left to right: AFC Chairman, Khemraj Ramjattan; party leader, Raphael Trotman; General Secretary, Marlon Williams and Youths For Change leader,...
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City Council accepts new parking meter rates; sticks with 20 percent gross revenue share; PPP, AFC reiterate call to scrap contract
City Councillors voting in favour of proposed amendments to the parking meter contract between the Georgetown Mayor and City Councilors...
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Paperwork begins for possibly introducing HIV prevention pill to male homosexuals- SASOD
Male homosexuals in Guyana might soon be able to drink a daily pill to reduce the chances of contracting the...
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