Guyana News

With the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) rejecting the government’s “final offer” on public servant wages, the negotiations are likely to go straight to arbitration, according to former Labour Minister Dr Henry Jeffrey.

Acting Commissioner of Police David Ramnarine yesterday urged ranks of the Traffic Department and the Anti-Crime Unit to stop harassing the public while carrying out their duties and he warned that those found guilty of such behaviour would face strict penalties.

Ashraf Ally, known locally as the ‘River Conqueror,’ once again successfully swam across the Berbice River yesterday.

Apologising for the delay in setting up the Local Government Commission, Minister of Communities Ronald Bulkan has committed to it becoming a reality by the end of this month and has also revealed that a building has already been identified to house its permanent staff.

President David Granger has committed to re-establishing an Indigenous Peoples’ Land Commission to be named by December 31, 2016.

The Georgetown municipality has challenged the right of the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) to object to its decision to allow the construction of a seventh floor at the Camp and Robb streets junction, while claiming that its approval does not in any way affect the High Court injunction that was issued to block the development.

Archaeologist and renowned artist George Simon is urging government to reconsider plans to relocate the Walter Roth Museum of Anthropology, highlighting a number of concerns such a move would entail and pointing out that at the moment, there is no suitable facility for the museum’s collection.

The air transportation fitness of Dynamic Airways is being reviewed by the United States Department of Transportation (DOT), following the airline’s submission of incomplete information to the agency as well as complaints by customers.

Attorney-General (AG) Basil Williams has sought to distance himself from any direct interference in preventing Deputy Registrar of the Deeds Registry Zanna Frank from performing her duties, while contending that she has presented no evidence to support her claims against him in a recent lawsuit.

Growing up she had the same dreams as many young girls: get an education, get a career, meet her knight in shining armour and start an ideal family.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is inadequately staffed, according to the findings of an audit conducted by former Auditor General Anand Goolsarran, who has concluded that the salaries offered are unattractive and has resulted in a high staff turnover.

Artists Stanley Greaves AA and Akima McPherson discuss Cletus Henriques’s oil painting River’s Edge, which was completed in 1968.

With the new school year set to begin tomorrow, students of the Brickdam Secondary School will be occupying a facility in East La Penitence until the Ministry of Education (MoE) delivers on its promise of a new building in the near future.

Justice Brassington Reynolds on Monday ordered that a previously-issued injunction, which restrained GuySuCo from proceeding with the dismissal of Wales sugar estate workers, should remain in effect and that consultations between the company and workers’ unions should continue.

A barber was early yesterday morning shot and robbed of a quantity of jewellery while entering his Henrietta, Essequibo home and two persons have since been arrested.

Ranks of the Guyana Police Force acting on information received from an Authority, that persons were involved in Trafficking in Persons, last night conducted raids on two popular business locations, in Charlotte Street, Georgetown.

The General Council of the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) yesterday rejected the government’s offer of a 10% to 1% differentiated salary hike for public servants and called for a return to the bargaining table.

A United States-funded $200M programme will heighten the use of video evidence in crime solving and the government here is upbeat about its likely impact.

Following the execution-style killing of Mark Anthony, 22, in North Ruimveldt on Thursday evening, both investigators and his family are so far baffled about a motive.

A man was killed during the wee hours of yesterday morning after he was hit by an out of control car driven by an alleged drunk driver along with Industry Railway Embankment, East Coast Demerara.