Month: January 2022
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Doctor questioned by police over fire at GPH cardiac unit – -released on station bail
A doctor has been questioned by police as the probe into the fire which destroyed the echocardiography (ECG) laboratory at…
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Ministry committee agrees to $60,000 as national minimum wage – -Cabinet to deliberate
The Ministry of Labour’s National Tripartite Committee (NTC) has agreed to $60,000 being the monthly national minimum wage and this…
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Education Minister defends schools reopening – …as opposition calls for greater transparency in handing of COVID-19 pandemic
By Lakhram Bhagirat With opposition MPs calling for greater transparency in handling surging COVID-19 cases among teachers and students, Education…
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Business
Guyana, Jamaica public service salary hike ‘engagements’ proceed on different tracks
In marked contrast to the protestations of the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) over what it said were government-imposed wages…
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What goes around………T&T’s wheaten flour woes
Four decades ago, in the wake of the drying up of wheaten flour imports into Guyana, a function of our…
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High-flying women in India’s oil and gas industry
India, with an estimated oil consumption level of an estimated 4,480,000 barrels per day ranks third behind the United States…
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FAO: Land, water use critical to global food security… going forward
Even more daunting survival-related challenges than presently obtain are likely to lie ahead for countries that are now battling with…
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External airlines must meet passenger commitments – GCAA Head
One indicator of the extent to which Guyana is increasingly becoming a ‘destination of choice’ amongst assorted travellers, particularly potential…
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Business
Caracas moves to further strengthen ties with Iran
As United States pressure mounts on the Maduro administration, Venezuela is investing more in relations with Iran in what is…
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