Banks DIH sales employees strike over wage dispute
Workers from the Sales Department of Banks DIH Limited have commenced industrial action for better wages. The men gathered on the parapet of the recently erected six-story parking lot, opposite…
Ministry of Education gets Backlash from GTU for disqualifying Student for Calypso Piece deemed “too political”
The Ministry of Education was accused by the Guyana Teachers’ Union of victimizing a pupil who was competing in the Region 6 National Children’s Mashramani Competition. The competitor from Fort…
Guyana facilitates UN Security Council open debate on the role of food insecurity and climate change in the maintenance of peace and security.
His Excellency Irfaan Ali in his capacity as the President of the United Nations Security Council today convened a high-level United Nations Security Council (UNSC) open debate on the correlation…
GTU finances audited by a private firm
In response to claims that the Guyana Teachers’ Union lacks financial accountability, President Mark Lyte has stated that the Union’s records are audited by a private auditing firm. According to…
Venezuelan National died on Vreed-en-Hoop Shore Base Construction site
The Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Department of the Ministry of Labour launched an investigation into a fatal accident that claimed the life of 36-year-old Venezuelan national, Rusbel Azocar. It…
White House refutes claim of imminent hostility at the Guyana-Venezuela Border
John Kirby, a spokesperson for the United States National Security Council, stated on Monday that they see no indication of upcoming hostilities at the Guyana-Venezuela border. Over the weekend, there…
State House ‘shooter’ gets 3 months jail time and 3 years supervised probation
The Nigerian national, Bethel Chimezie, who caused a shooting incident at the State House on December 15, 2022, was sentenced on Monday to three months imprisonment along with three years…
Woman caught smuggling 15 grams of cannabis into Lusignan prison
Image of the straws that were placed into toothpaste tubes Patrica Blackman, of 135 King Edward’s Street, Albouystown, Georgetown, was detained when it was discovered that she was trying to…
“What more can we do to prove we’ve got your backs”; President Ali Calls on Teachers to be Patient
His Excellency President Ali on Sunday in his address to the nation underscored several initiatives implemented by the government of Guyana to better the lives of teachers, both personally and…
GTU Executive Refutes Claim that GTU Monies Were not Audited for Thirty Years
An Executive Member of the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU), Mr. Bishop, reported that the allegations of GTU not being audited for thirty ears is simply “not true”. In an interview…