Gov’t/ GTU sign agreement on wage increase, other benefits
The Education Ministry and the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) on Wednesday afternoon signed an agreement to pave the way for salary increases for teachers for 2016 - 2018.
According to the agreement, for 2016, teachers working for below…
Disregard ‘plantain chip’ Facebook page: GRA
The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) Wednesday afternoon said it has noted with concern the appearance of a fake Facebook page mirroring that of the agency’s official page that is being bandied around social media.
“The GRA would like to…
Ex-cop found guilty of raping 3-Y-0
A 53-year-old former Policeman was today found guilty at the High Court for raping a 3-year-old girl in 2016.
Deon Aaron, was found guilty by a 12-member jury for engaging in sexual penetration with a child under the age of 16 on March…
Labourer jailed for breaking into North Rd. store
A 35-year-old labourer was sentenced to serve one year in prison on Wednesday for breaking into a North Road, Georgetown store and stealing several items.
The Court heard that between April 30 and May 1, 2018, Seon Burke broke and entered…
AFC welcomes Court ruling; PPP says police report misinformed Court
The Alliance for Change (AFC) Wednesday morning welcomed a High Court ruling in which it dismissed a case brought by its political rival, the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C).
The Court, in a Tuesday afternoon ruling handed down…
Guyanese Ramdhani on King’s University badminton team
Guyana's top Badminton player Narayan Ramdhani, who just finished his two-year Diploma in Sports Science in Vancouver, Canada, last May, has now moved to King’s University in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada to do his four-year Bachelor of…
ODI: Hope, Hetmyer give WI tie; Kohli tops Sachin
This will hurt more than their three previous one-sided defeats. Shimron Hetmyer's sensational hitting and Shai Hope's near run-a-ball unbeaten hundred brought West Indies awfully close to their highest successful chase in ODIs, but they…
Young APNU candidate confident of win at LGE
Contesting the Local Government Elections (LGE) in Constituency 14 is Denroy Tudor, the youngest Georgetown candidate of the A Partnership for National Unity (APNU).
With ambitions to bring solutions to a wide range of issues in the…
Clear Waters, Rubis embrace Guyana Softball Cup 8
Guyana Softball Cup 8 is just a matter of days away, but corporate support continues to roll in for the October 26-28 event.
International Pharmaceutical Agency, through its Clear Waters brand, has once again renewed its partnership with…
Tax on plantain chips? No, it’s just a hoax
The official Facebook Page of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has been hacked, its Public Relations Department has confirmed.
A post on the tax agency’s Facebook Page went viral on Wednesday, stating that GRA has granted VAT and 30%…