Stalemate continues in teachers pay talks

Executive members of the GTU and Ministry of Education officials as they made their way out of the meeting yesterday.
Executive members of the GTU and Ministry of Education officials as they made their way out of the meeting yesterday.

-ministry insists that strike ends so that conciliation can go forward   The third day of conciliation between the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) and the Ministry of Education (MoE) under the auspices of the Ministry of Labour again ended in a stalemate yesterday, with no progress made.

Police investigating fatal accident on Enmore Public Road

The Guyana Police Force [GPF] says it is investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a 48-year-old pedestrian who it is suspected ran into the path of a motor lorry on the Enmore Public Road, East Coast Demerara on Sunday at around 19:50 hrs.

GPL power ship at full capacity

On Saturday, May 18, 2024, the Turkish powership incrementally increased its generation output to 35 MW to the Demerara-Berbice Interconnected System (DBIS).

UG, LTI and GTI chalk up wins in youth basketball

As the 2nd edition of the Youth Basketball Guyana (YBG) Tertiary Basketball League (TBL II) continued on Sunday, the University of Guyana (UG), Linden Technical Institute (LTI) and Government Technical institute (GTI) all chalked up wins at the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue, Georgetown.

Williams, Hetsberger & Wilson best lifters at GAPLF Intermediates/Masters Championships 

-nine records tumble    By Michelangelo Jacobus Alexis Williams (Female Intermediate), Duarte Hetsberger (Male Intermediate) and Marlon Wilson (Male Masters Classic) strained, struggled and muscled their way to Best Lifters accolades on Sunday at the Saint Stanislaus Auditorium while nine records were also rewritten at the Guyana Amateur Powerlifting (GAPLF) 2024 Intermediates and Masters Championships.

Dominican Republic’s Abinader sails to second term, pledges unity

SANTO DOMINGO,  (Reuters) – The Dominican Republic’s hugely popular President Luis Abinader vowed unity and impartial leadership yesterday as he soared to victory in elections with a sufficiently wide margin to clinch a second term without a second-round vote.