Politics
GLU roasts Granger’s broken workers’ promises…as unions call govt. back to bargaining table over wages & salaries
Guyana Labour Union’s (GLU) Executive Member, Latoya Drakes (left) and President of the Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC), Coretta Mc...
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Govt; opposition trade barbs at lackluster workers’ rally
Government and the political opposition Monday (May 1, 2017) traded barbs over treatment of workers and the overall economic state...
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AFC wants govt to set up task force on VAT on school fees; promises to lobby for tax removal
Parents, teachers and students of several private schools picketing the Ministry of Education recently. The Alliance For Change (AFC)...
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AFC appoints Cummingsburg Accord Review Committee
On the eve of the second anniversary of the historic May 11, 2015 General and Regional Elections, the Alliance For...
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Gasper so far takes lead over Yarde…as Police called in again over GPSU’s election
GPSU Chief Elections Officer, Herman De Souza complies with police instructions to remove ballot boxes from a room at GPSU...
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Police called in at GPSU’s headquarters as vote counting delay enters third day
Police were Sunday called in at the Guyana Public Service Union’s headquarters in Georgetown to quell disruption of the counting...
Read moreDetailsCounting of GPSU’s votes drags on, raising concerns about voter fraud
Ballot boxes upstairs at the GPSU's headquarters, Regent Street and Shiv Chanderpaul Drive. Counting of less than 3,000 votes in...
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Nandlall defends govt paying for his law reports: “When I took this job, I took it at a loss of income”; plans to challenge criminal charge in High Court
Former Attorney General Anil Nandlall leaving a Georgetown Magistrate Courtroom on April 27, 2017. Former Attorney General and Minister of...
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PPP takes ‘lands-fight’ to Parliament
MEMBERS OF THE LANDS COMMISSION OF INQUIRY: From left: Mr. Lennox Caleb, Mr. David James, Ms. Carol Khan-James, President David...
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PPP pushes for parliamentary debate on VAT on education
Former Education Minister Priya Manickchand, has again offered a formal challenge to the application of the Value Added Tax (VAT)...
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