State seeking to overturn entire GTU decision by Justice Kissoon

Saying that it is “dissatisfied with the whole” of the April 19 decision of Justice Sandil Kissoon in which he issued a stinging rebuke to the Ministry of Education, the state yesterday filed a notice of appeal against the judgment and it is also seeking a stay of execution of part of the judgment that bars the Education Minis-try from discontinuing the deduction of union dues from teacher’ salaries and remitting same to the GTU.

This car ran into a GPL pole on Tuesday after a collision with a bus near the junction of Camp and New Market streets. The car was badly damaged. No serious injury was reported.
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Car and pole:

This car ran into a GPL pole on Tuesday after a collision with a bus near the junction of Camp and New Market streets. The car was badly damaged. No serious injury was reported.

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Playing the easier game

Early this month, when the World Health Organisation (WHO) launched its 2022-2023 Results Report, it admitted that with less than six years to their 2030 target date, the Sustainable Development Goals related to health were basically out of reach.

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Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Legal Affairs, Adele Diane Tricia Cole-Clarke (left) handing over the vessel to Director of Prisons, Nicklon Elliot. (Ministry of Home Affairs photo)
Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Legal Affairs, Adele Diane Tricia Cole-Clarke (left) handing over the vessel to Director of Prisons, Nicklon Elliot. (Ministry of Home Affairs photo)

Prison Service gets $8m speedboat and engine

The Ministry of Legal Affairs yesterday handed over a speedboat and a 200-horsepower engine, valued at some $8 million, to the Guyana Prison Service (GPS) in an effort to boost the Service’s operational efficiency, a GPS release stated.

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Hardball books semifinal spot with 2-0 win over ETR

Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Linden Zone The Linden edition of the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ got into the business end of the tournament, and Hardball Management was the first outfit to book their spot in the semifinals with a hard-fought 2-0 win over Excuse The Rush (ETR) in their quarterfinal fixture.

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Furious China launches ‘punishment’ war games around Taiwan

BEIJING/TAIPEI,  (Reuters) – A furious China launched “punishment” drills around Taiwan today in what it said was a response to “separatist acts”, sending up heavily armed warplanes and staging mock attacks as state media denounced newly inaugurated President Lai Ching-te.

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