Dacia Whaul

Following four weeks without classes due to strike action by academic and non-academic staff of the University of Guyana (UG) over collapsed wage negotiations with the UG administration, the University of Guyana Students’ Society (UGSS) is urging both parties to resume negotiations, while distancing its “#UGRevolution” campaign from the industrial action.

Striking University of Guyana (UG) staffers yesterday marched from the Turkeyen Campus to Georgetown as they intensified their indefinite industrial action to press demands for pay increases, even as UG Vice Chancellor Jacob Opadeyi yesterday made a please for a return to normalcy.

Story by Dacia Whaul with photos by Arian Browne   If you like hot days and cool nights without having to pay for it, then you might consider visiting Timehri.

After recanting a sex abuse allegation against her step-father, Neesa Gopaul had made a third statement to police concerning the man but went missing before she was due to once again withdraw her claims, a police witness testified yesterday.

Despite an appeal for normalcy from hospitalised University of Guyana (UG) Vice-Chancellor (VC) Jacob Opadeyi, university staffers continued a sit-in yesterday, while the student leadership urged a boycott of classes until their concerns are addressed.

As the Ministry of Labour continues to investigate fatal industrial accidents which occurred in 2014, one woman has been waiting now for a year for word on the exact circumstances of the death of her son and whether she will gain any financial settlement.

Despite a reduction in gas prices at state-owned fuel stations, commuters shouldn’t get their hopes up for lower fares, according to minibus and hire car operators, who say the cost of spare parts and maintenance remains exorbitant.

By Dacia Whaul   Photos by Arian Browne   Gasoline prices were slashed at Guyana Oil Company (GuyOil) gas stations around the city and along the East Bank yesterday, while privately-owned operations either made small reductions or none at all, while citing the cost incurred for fuel in stock.

Interviews and photos by Dacia WhaulConcerns have been raised yet again about repackaged goods being sold without proper labelling and with the packaging done under unhealthy conditions.

Fearing for her safety, businesswoman Patricia Sanasie, who was gunned down in an apparent hit on Monday evening, had planned to migrate to the United States.

  The Ministry of Labour recorded 12 deaths due to industrial accidents in 2014 and these cases are being investigated, according to Labour Minister Dr Nanda Gopaul.

Three suspects have been held following the failed robbery at Sterling Products Limited (SPL) on Monday that left a security guard dead and another employee wounded, while company Chief Executive Officer Ramsay Ali says security has since been reviewed.

In view of the ongoing calls for attention to healthier eating so as to reduce the risk of non-communicable diseases, the man and woman in the street were asked whether their go-to-meal would be fresh produce or fast food and the reason for their choices.

Alleged drag racer Christopher Bridjmohan was yesterday charged with causing the death of his friend Christopher Baichan and for driving under the influence of alcohol.

Hundreds of protesters seized the opportunity to break through police barriers after being addressed Opposition Leader David Granger, to move their action directly opposite Parliament Building, when word of the President’s decision to prorogue Parliament began to spread yesterday.

A Mahaicony man is now dead and two other persons are hospitalised after the vehicle they were travelling in collided with a truck at Drill Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara (ECD), yesterday.