Opposition joins Govt in condemning latest Venezuelan aggression
…slams violation of “spirit & letter” of Argyle Declaration
Venezuela’s recent adoption of a law seeking to declare the Essequibo region of Guyana to be...
Guyana will not allow its sovereignty & territorial territory to be usurped – Foreign...
See below full statement:
The Government of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana is gravely concerned over the adoption of a law by the Venezuelan National...
Venezuela’s violation of Argle Declaration “highly regrettable” – Minister Benn
Home Affairs Minister, Robeson Benn has called out Venezuela over its blatant violation of the Argle Declaration – a peace pact signed between President...
Opposition will “lose the next elections” – Jagdeo
…says no one takes Aubrey Norton seriously
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US-nominated UNHRC’s candidate’s question not linked to Washington – VP Jagdeo
“If Washington is concerned about it, they will raise it directly with us. We have that engagement often with the senior leadership from the White House and from the State Department, from Treasury [and] everywhere else. These matters have never surfaced even after, you recall, APNU sent Vice President [Kamala] Harris a long dossier. They had the Washington conference, [the US Government] met with them here and they raised all the same issues about racism and we’re corrupt, and everything else,” he posited.
“Parroted” position by US-nominated UN candidate on corruption not based on any evidence or...
President Dr Irfaan Ali has called out United States-nominated candidate to the United Nations Human Rights Committee, Laurence Helfer on his question about corruption...
Justice Kissoon rules High Court has no jurisdiction to grant GTU orders
Days after the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) approached the High Court to grant several orders, Justice Sandil Kissoon on Tuesday ruled that the High...
GTU approaches High Court to order collective bargaining for 2019-2023 salaries
The Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) approached the High Court on Friday with several applications with one asking the court to order the government to...
First Lady commissions 2 parks on East Bank Berbice
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GTU turns down Govt’s 3-year offer of salary increases from 2024 – VP Jagdeo
“We were unprepared to do a multi-year (agreement) going forward, but we conceded that we will now offer the teachers or the GTU a multi-year agreement. We said to them that we can’t go retroactive, but we’re prepared to sign a three-year agreement from beginning 2024, and you have one to two weeks to go back and come up with what you would like to see in the multi-year proposal, and we would start the negotiations. [But] they walked out,” the Vice President noted.
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See full statement from the Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony:
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