In the court
Judge rules in favour of GTU: In a comprehensive win for the GTU, Justice Sandil Kissoon on Saturday 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.
As Rohini Mahadeo reflected on her journey from Culvert City to the prestigious pageant stage, she couldn’t help but marvel at the growth and transformation she has experienced along the way.
By Miranda La Rose
Cultural activist and former aircraft pilot Ovid Williams of the Patamona nation, North Pakarimas is on a mission to research and retain the original place names as earlier ascribed by the Indigenous People of Guyana, as well as their meanings.
After 11 rounds, mid-last week, Russia’s Ian Nepomniachtchi, 33, with 7 points, was in the lead at the Open World Championship Candidates Tournament currently underway in Toronto, Canada.
Today the Dharm Shala Home of Benevolence celebrates its 103rd anniversary and the granddaughters of the founder say that it continues to serve those who are in need.
La Grange Primary School has advanced in the third edition of the Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) Academia Quiz Competition for primary schools across the country.
The Basic Needs Trust Fund (BNTF) has begun building capacity amongst beneficiaries of the Womwn and Vulnerable Groups Empowerment sub-project in Region # 2.
Introduction
Last week’s column displayed, in brief, the crucial macroeconomic foundations to my assertion that, recently, Guyana has become the newest Petrostate in the Americas.
Article 147(2) of the Constitution provides that: “Except with his or her own consent no person shall he hindered in the enjoyment of his or her freedom to strike.”
Last week, we delved into section 24 of the Sexual Offences Act, Cap 8:03, Laws of Guyana (the “SOA”), which addressed the offence of causing a person with a mental disorder to watch a sexual act or to look at an image of a person engaging in sexual activity.
The University of Guyana’s Artist in Residence Programme recently held an exclusive music master class, with internationally acclaimed Grammy and Tony nominated trumpeter and jazz musician, Reggie Pittman, at the university’s Education Lecture Theatre (ELT), Turkeyen Campus, a UG release stated last week.
Oil & Gas
Gas to energy contractor in US$50m dispute with gov’t: Gas-to-energy contractor, CH4-Lindsayca, has moved to a Dispute Adjudication Board as it is locked in a stalemate with the Government of Guyana over the sum of US$50 million the company feels it is owed because the Wales, West Bank Demerara project site was delivered to it three months late, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday, April 11th said.