GPSU urges private businesses to increase minimum wage to $60,000
See full release from the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU):
A tripartite committee with representatives from the Ministry of Labour, the Private Sector and Trade...
With 9B barrels of oil resources, review of oil laws long overdue- Goolsarran
From 2015 to now, Guyana has made a massive discovery of over nine billion barrels of oil equivalent resources. Given the wealth to be...
Guyana, Suriname ink agreement to remove hurdles to air transportation
On the day set aside globally for Aviation, Guyana and Suriname signed an agreement, which will allow for easier travel between the two neighbouring...
APNU+AFC closed sugar estates for economic reasons; it was not a “racial” move –...
It was economic reasons that prompted the A Partnership for National Unity + Alliance for Change (APNU+AFC) government to shut down sugar estates in...
PPP/C Govt. yet to disclose plans to tackle corruption-Ramkarran
Even though the People’s Progressive Party (PPP/C) has been exposing instances of corruption perpetrated by the APNU+AFC regime, Former House Speaker and Leader of...
Harmon says too busy to meet with outgoing Canadian envoy, but cites Commission’s role...
Leader of the main Parliamentary Opposition, Joseph Harmon says that he cannot meet with Canadian High Commissioner, Lillian Chatterjee on Wednesday because of “political...
Florida investors show interest in corn, soya bean cultivation
Earlier today, Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha met a team of executives from the Yuken Corp from Florida to discuss areas for investment in Guyana’s...
Appeal Court upholds conviction for accused in Tain murder
The Court of Appeal today upheld the conviction and 20 years sentence imposed on Joshua Persaud and Raphael Morrison for the June 3, 2013...
Uitvlugt Estate First to Wrap Production for Second Crop 2020
Production of Sugar at the Guyana Sugar Corporation
(GuySuCo) Uitvlugt Estate, West Coast Demerara is rapidly winding down for the Second Crop of 2020, bringing...
DPP appeals Magistrate’s decision to free Gary Best of causing death of national cyclist
The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Shalimar Ali-Hack has filed an appeal against a ruling made by Magistrate Rhondel Weever to free Gary Best...
