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GRA Boss sent on 200 days leave to facilitate audit

By Jomo Paul – Head of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA), Khurshid Sattaur has been sent on 200 days administrative leave to facilitate an...

GAWU wants $50K bonus for sugar workers too

  – The Guyana Agricultural Workers Union (GAWU) says that the $50,000 bonus given to public servants is also something that can be extended...

Trotman defends rushing Bills; says PPP being hypocritical

– As the Government continues to be on the receiving end of sharp criticism over a move to pass three Bills through the...

No disrespect intended – Trotman responds to unions concerns over bonus consultations

By Jomo Paul – “It meant no disrespect to the Unions,” said Governance Minister, Raphael Trotman as he explained why the government did not...

“Harmon jumped the gun” – Fmr AG says no corruption in Ed Ahmad land...

By Fareeza Haniff – Former Attorney General (AG), Anil Nandlall is baffled that the APNU+AFC government is accusing the PPP of being corrupt in...

Granger’s response to rushing Bills through Parliament is laughable – PPP Chief Whip

By Fareeza Haniff – People’s Progressive Party (PPP) Parliamentarian and Chief Whip, Gail Teixeira is not too impressed with the response given by...

Opposition accuses Gov’t of rushing Bills through Parliament

– The Opposition People’s Progressive Party (PPP) is not too happy with being given short notice of what will take place on the...

GTUC flays Gov’t for not consulting Unions on bonus

  - The Guyana Trade Unions Congress (GTUC) says while it welcomes the announcement by the APNU+AFC administration that that public servants will receive...

Jagdeo welcomes bonus for public servants but says they are still worse off

– Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo says the $50,000 one-off tax-free bonus that will be paid to public servants earning below $500,000 monthly is...

Political Party condemns shooting of bandits in South Ruimveldt

– The Organization for the Victory of the People (OVP) says it vehemently condemns what it described as the “executions” of Tucville youths,...

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Kings keep pace with win over Falcons

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Campbellville man nabbed with unlicensed gun, ammo

See below for the full police report:  At about 01:25 hrs today (Sunday), Police ranks arrested Jamal Rollox, a 37-year-old Miner from Campbellville, Georgetown, after...

OPR investigating shooting of bystander during high-speed police chase

See below for full police statement:  The Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) is currently investigating a shooting incident that occurred on September 14th, 2024, at...

Peacemaker stabbed to death during heritage celebrations at Kairuni

One man is now dead and two others are injured following a brawl at the Amerindian Heritage celebrations at Kairuni along the Linden-Soesdyke Highway. Dead...

Peter’s Hall residents to get less compensation as Court grants possession of properties for...

The High Court has granted permission for the Guyana Government to take possession of three residential properties at Peter's Hall on the East Bank...

WBD motorcyclist dies after struck by car; driver turns self in hours later

A motorcar driver turned himself into police custody this morning, hours after he struck and killed a motorcyclist on the West Bank Demerara public...

Hague residents assist with capturing armed robbery suspect; police hunting 3 accomplices

Residents of Hague, West Coast Demerara, on Saturday, assisted the Police in capturing an armed robbery suspect, who has since confessed to the crime...

Pres Ali vows to continue working on Sir Shridath Ramphal’s desire for national unity...

By Jarryl Bryan The state funeral for Sir Shridath ‘Sonny’ Ramphal, esteemed elder statesman and son of the soil, was held at the Promenade Gardens...

UK fully confident in Guyana’s economy – High Commissioner

British High Commissioner to Guyana, Her Excellency Jane Miller, has shared that the trust the UK has placed in Guyana is tied to the...

Guyana to push collective action on Mpox threat, malaria & dengue at COHSOD

Amid the global outbreak of monkeypox and alarming cases of malaria and dengue, health authorities throughout the Caribbean have decided to prioritise these issues...