Guyana News

President of the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU), Mark Lyte yesterday said that internal discussions on the latest government multi-year offer will conclude tomorrow and a decision will then be taken on the way forward.

HOUSTON, (Reuters) – Chevron  has achieved a technological breakthrough, producing first oil from a U.S.

The General Public is hereby notified that in relation to the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) notice to Re-Migrants, Settlers and Returning Students on the Excise Tax Regulations  for motor vehicles, the effective date of September 01, 2023 was erroneously carried as September 01, 2024 in the August 11th  Sunday Stabroek on page 12 and in the August 12th  Stabroek News on page 9. 

Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Staff Sergeant Adisa Higgins, and Sergeant Colvis Sam, who previously appeared before Magistrate Sunil Scarce at the Diamond/Grove Magistrates’ court where they remanded for trafficking in 154 pounds of cannabis, were both granted bail on Monday by Magistrate Dylon Bess in the sum of $300,000 each, with the condition that they lodge their passports and report once a month to Diamond police station.

The expected signing of a Memorandum of Under-standing (MoU) between the Ministry of Education and the GTU on a multi-year wage package has been delayed, according to  the union’s President Mark Lyte.  The postponement follows signs of an internal rift over the government’s offer and subsequent consultations with union members regarding a proposed 10% salary increase for 2024.

The Government of Guyana (GoG) yesterday said that it was informed that Rickford Burke, a Guyanese residing in Brooklyn, New York, lodged a formal complaint with a Department within the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  alleging that the GoG  is persecuting him among other things and it said it has also written the US State Department and the FBI refuting the claims against it.

An accident on Satur-day night along the Cromarty Public Road has left a woman dead and her family seeking justice after the driver fled the scene and is yet to be located. 

Minister of Housing and Water, Collin Croal has refuted allegations made by the opposition of the allocating of lands at Cane View, Mocha Arcadia that was once a squatting area. 

President Irfaan Ali’s master plan for the $6 billion homestead programme along the Soesdyke-Linden Highway has been completed, the Department of Public Information (DPI) announced yesterday.

By Neville J. Bissember For supporters of the incumbent PPP/C, both here and in the Diaspora – Queens, NY to be exact – it must still be fresh in their subconscious that it was thanks to the Trump Administration and a robust campaign by the Mercury public strategy firm, that their party was returned to office.

Expansion works have commenced on the main building at the Linden Technical Institute, according to a release from the Ministry of Education. 

The Regional Judicial and Legal Services Commission (RJLSC) is inviting applications for the post of President of the Carib-bean Court of Justice (CCJ).

Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand, officially turned the sod yesterday to mark the commencement of the construction of an exterior block at the Diamond Secondary School on the East Bank of Demerara.

Police are investigating the death of an unidentified pedestrian, reportedly  a destitute, following an  accident on the Washer Pond Public Road in Mackenzie, Linden, Region Ten on Sunday.

The Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) in collaboration with Soilsens last week unveiled a cutting-edge Portable Soil Testing Rapid Kit in an interactive session.

Several business owners in Bartica, Region Seven are now better informed on protecting their rights as employers as well as the rights of their respective employees, following the hosting of a seminar on Guyana’s Labour Laws, a press release from the Ministry of Labour says.  The seminar, which was held yesterday at the Bartica Town Council, provided in-depth information on various labour laws, including those governing overtime payments, termination of employment, severance pay and occupational safety and health requirements, inspection and record-keeping, the national minimum wage, probation periods, and leave with pay.

Marlon Garett, a 25-year-old labourer of Lot 3 Hadfield Street, Lodge, Georgetown; Jamal Anthony, a 28-year-old labourer of Guyhoc Park Squatting Area, George-town; and Owen Boston, a 23-year-old labourer of Lot 1286 Block ‘E’ Cummings Park, Sophia, Georgetown were all arrested on 2024-08-08 by ranks from Providence Police Station and charged yesterday with the offence of  waiting for an opportunity to commit a felony.

Prime Minister Mark Phillips yesterday met with executives from the Laka Group, a  Dominican Republic (DR) company specialising in technical solutions for infrastructure projects.

Gold miner Ronel Trotman was charg-ed yesterday with possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking.

The Guyana National Shipping Corporation Limited (GNSCL) has advertised a range of inoperable equipment for sale or disposal.