-says strike legal and justified, gov’t to appeal By Abigail Headley In a comprehensive win for the GTU, Justice Sandil Kissoon yesterday ruled that the strike launched by the union for collective bargaining was legal and justified and therefore deductions cannot be made by the state from the salaries of striking teachers.
-likely struck by falling rocks The Police say they are investigating a mining site incident which occurred at about 23.57 hours on Thursday at a mining site located at Marudi Backdam, Deep South, Rupununi that resulted in the death of Peter Smith, a 55-year-old farmer of Brazil and Aishalton Village.
In commemoration of World Earth Day, the Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA), the Tourism and Hospitality Association of Guyana (THAG), and local tour agency, Old Fort Tours and Resort collaborated to host a cleanup exercise along the Essequibo River yesterday. The Department of Public Information (DPI) said that the first stop was at Fort Island. World Earth Day will be celebrated on Monday, April 22, under the theme ‘Planet Vs Plastic. (DPI photo)
On Tuesday Guyana welcomed a statement from the UN Security Council following its meeting last week to address Venezuela’s law creating a new state in Essequibo.
-despite rebuff by parliament committee chair Prime Minister Mark Phillips on Thursday convened a meeting of members of parliament, private sector representatives and executives of GPL to provide an update on the power supply.
2,229 Guyanese have graduated from the University of the West Indies (UWI), according to President Irfaan Ali, who on Thursday evening received the Legacy Award Class of 2024 for “leadership and vision” in New York.
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-sparks fly as Imran Khan and Laured Stewart face-off at weigh-in By Michaelangelo Jacobus As is customary, the day before a boxing card, there is a weigh-in ceremony where boxers, as the name suggests, are weighed ahead of their respective fights as well as face-off against opponents.
After a shadow of doubt was cast on the running-off of the annual National Sports Commission (NSC) Three-Stage cycling race, the Guyana Cycling Federation (GCF) late last night announced that the race will be held on May 18 and 19.
A release from the Prime Minister’s office on Thursday said that the signing of this MoU initiates the feasibility studies, proposal planning, and technical documentation required for the commencement of the clean energy project.
(Trinidad Guardian) Following the United States’ decision Wednesday to resume sanctions against Venezuela, Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley clarified that as it stands, the Dragon gas arrangement is unaffected.
(Trinidad Express) DNA tests have confirmed that the body of a woman found in Arima in October is that of 23-year-old Alisha Phillip.
CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela’s major opposition coalition will back Edmundo Gonzalez for president in July’s election, its leadership said yesterday, after intense internal negotiations to determine who could take on President Nicolas Maduro.
DUBAI/JERUSALEM, (Reuters) – Explosions echoed over an Iranian city yesterday in what sources described as an Israeli attack, but Tehran played down the incident and indicated it had no plans for retaliation – a response that appeared gauged towards averting region-wide war.
LONDON, (Reuters) – The World Health Organization is likely to issue a wider warning about contaminated Johnson and Johnson-made JNJ.N
