Articles published on Monday, February 5, 2024
Industrial Teachers to strike February 5th – McDonald: The GTU last week announced that teachers will be taking industrial action come February 5 until a favourable response is obtained from the Ministry of Education (MoE) and the other relevant authorities, regarding salary increases and non-salary benefits, among other pending issues.
President Irfaan Ali met with the US Principal Deputy National Security Advisor Jon Finer and the National Security Council Senior Director for the Western Hemisphere Juan González yesterday afternoon at State House in Georgetown.
Teachers this morning gathered outside of the Ministry of Education on Brickdam for the start of a strike.
SYDNEY/BEIJING, (Reuters) – A Beijing court today handed Australian writer Yang Hengjun a suspended death sentence on espionage charges, threatening a recent rebound in bilateral ties that followed several years of strained relations between Beijing and Canberra.
SAN SALVADOR, (Reuters) – President Nayib Bukele yesterday secured a thumping victory in El Salvador’s elections after voters cast aside concerns about erosion of democracy to reward him for a fierce gang crackdown that transformed security in the Central American country.
LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Pop superstar Taylor Swift set another record yesterday, winning the Grammy award for album of the year for an unprecedented fourth time as women dominated the music industry’s top honors.
By Antonio Dey The Ministry of Health in collaboration with the Mount Sinai Health Sys-tem of New York, USA yesterday unveiled a state-of-the-art Telepathology Laboratory at the George-town Public Hospital for World Cancer Day.
A 22 year-old man who was charged with larceny of a person was refused bail when he appeared before Magistrate Clive Nurse at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court last Monday.
A 49-year-old man of Campbellville, George-town, was shot and killed in the wee hours of yesterday at South Ruimveldt Park, where he had gone to attend a wake.
(CMC) – West Indies slumped to another demoralising defeat after a Player-of-the-Match performance from Sean Abbott gave hosts and world champions Australia an 83-run win in the second One-Day International yesterday and an unbeatable 2-0 lead in their three-match series.
By Abigail Headley The Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) and teachers across Guyana will today embark on a two-week strike to protest failure by the relevant authorities to address four key issues raised by the union.
Ten athletes have already booked their spots in the Guyanese contingent, which will travel to Grenada in March for the Carifta Games.
The Government of Guyana is in talks with the University of West Indies (UWI) about the establishment of a medical school in Guyana.
More than three weeks after lamenting on social media about the condition of her assigned living quarters, non-resident Para-makatoi teacher Krystal Fisher finally has seen results.
Vendors who plied their trade along the pavement at Muneshwers at Lot 9 and 10 Water, Commerce and Longden streets in Georgetown, were on Monday last ordered to remove.
Stabroek News spoke to members of the public in Central Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara about the rising cost of living and how it is affecting them.
The Law Reform Commission (LRC) reviewed 12 Acts and proposed laws during last year, some of which were carried over from 2022 and has sent its recommendations to Minister of Legal Affairs Anil Nandlall.
WASHINGTON/ADEN/BAGHDAD (Reuters) – The United States intends to launch further strikes at Iran-backed groups in the Middle East, the White House national security adviser said on Sunday, after hitting Tehran-aligned factions in Iraq, Syria and Yemen over the last two days.
The trial of Kirk ‘Chow Pow’ Jardine, 57, who was facing the court to answer to the charge of assault, was postponed to April 8, 2024, after his attorney, Khemraj Ramrattan, was absent since he was attending the 2024 Budget Debates.
BEIJING (Reuters) – Many Chinese are venting their frustration at the slowing economy and the weak stock market in an unconventional place: the social media account of the U.S.
Dear Editor, Further to ExxonMobil CFO informing that the “Liza Field will go offline later this year for hook up of gas pipeline”, the arena in which this statement was made was not noted in the OilNow article on Saturday 3 February 2023.
A group of 70 citizens, including toshaos, prison officers, and probation officers, juvenile justice officers, and representatives of non-governmental organisations recently benefited from a two-day Restorative Justice Training programme.
Dear Editor, I agree (partly) with Chris Ram. Six words I never thought I would write!
(Reuters) – Canada on Sunday announced a two-year extension to a ban on foreign ownership of Canadian housing, saying the step was aimed at addressing worries about Canadians being priced out of housing markets in cities and towns across the country.
Dear Editor, There are credible reasons to believe that His Excellency, the President, Dr.
Evidence that the PPP/C government operates clandestinely and without a clear policy on important matters can be seen in how it muddled its way from its Natural Resource Fund (NRF) Act in December 2021 to the egregious amendment to the principal act contained in the Fiscal Enactments (Amendment) Bill 2024 which was passed on Friday night.
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq has banned eight local commercial banks from engaging in U.S.
THE DECLARATION AGAINST CORRUPTION I will not pay bribes. I will not seek bribes.
By Kristina Fried and Sasha Filippova Kristina Fried, Staff Attorney at the Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti (IJDH), and Sasha Filippova, Senior Staff Attorney at IJDH.
Vengy and newcomer Genesis recorded contrasting wins when the Georgetown Football Association Pre-Season Championship continued yesterday at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground in Bourda.
Monedderlust, Cougars, and Fruta Conquerors recorded contrasting victories when the East Coast Mash Cup continued on Saturday evening at the No.
(Reuters) – India’s Shubman Gill smashed a crucial hundred as the hosts set England a daunting victory target of 399 on day three of the second test yesterday.
Kobras defeated the Colts 78-73 in game two of their best of three playoff semi-final series in the Jaguars division to force a deciding game three fixture when the ‘One Guyana’ Basketball League continued on Saturday evening at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.
The Guyana Harpy Eagles 13-man squad departed Guyana’s shores yesterday morning for St.
Strikers and Potarinau Sky Kings earned berths to the semi-final section in the men’s and women’s divisions, respectively, when the RDC Republic Football Cup continued on Saturday evening at the Wadapna Ground.
As the Georgetown Cricket Association’s (GCA) Pepsi-sponsored first division 50-over tournament resumed yesterday at the Malteenoes Sports Club (MSC) Ground, the Muslim Youth Organisation (MYO) escaped their encounter against police with a one-wicket win.
A fire on Saturday has caused major damage to the Albion Estate control room, reportedly leaving the factory with over $50 million in losses.
A 27-year-old miner of Bartica was found with 15 .32 rounds of ammunition during a search by ranks of Regional Division Seven on mobile patrol yesterday morning.
