Author: TrakkerNews

The Guyana Sugar Corporation in a statement Tuesday said that the leader of the largest workers’ union in the sugar industry in the interview admitted that both his union and the workers recognize that their current strike action will seriously affect sugar production and went further to disclose that they were well aware of how necessary increased production was to alleviate the present financial circumstances of the industry. Komal Chand made the statements during a recent interview with the BBC Caribbean.

Georgetown-
Minister of Labour, Manzoor Nadir, today issued a stern warning with respect to breaches of the Essential Services Act, under which a number of entities fall. Minister Nadir is re-stating this in light of two wild card strikes that have hit the electricity sector and the municipality. Specifically, Nadir refers to the strike yesterday by workers of the Guyana Power and Light Company and the strike by some categories of workers in the Linden Municipality.

Just after noon Tuesday, the body of Jaggernauth called Boyo was found floating in the vicinity of Westerback Upper Mazaruni river. The man went missing sometime yesterday afternoon after he fell overboard while returning home from a funeral. He was among others in boat when tragedy struck. His colleagues went in after him to render assistance but failed to find him. TrakkerNews was informed that the group in the boat were drinking after the funeral and while in the boat, Jaggernauth lost his balance and fell.

More constituency executives of the United National Congress (UNC) have come out in condemnation against former prime minister Patrick Manning’s claim that Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar is building a $150 million mansion in Phillipine San Fernando.
Press releases from the Chaguanas East, St Joseph, San Fernando West, Caroni Central, Oropouche West and Cumuto/ Manzanilla Constituency Executives have all rallied in support of Persad-Bissessar.

If a Board of Directors is not appointed for the State-owned National Maintenance, Training and Security company (MTS) by next week Tuesday, security officers will walk off the job at facilities deemed to be not Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) compliant.
This was the statement made today by Curtis Robinson, the first vice president of the Estate Police Association (EPA).
Robinson said a Board has not been approved at MTS while other lesser State owned companies had Boards instituted. Robinson referred to the Boxing Board as an example of this.

Georgetown-

 The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has launched a series of online consultation processes for its Climate Change Strategy, Competitive Regional and Global Integration Strategy and Institutions for Growth and Social Welfare Strategy.

Sophia, Georgetown – The People’s National Congress Reform in a statement said that the party and it’s supporters are deeply saddened with the passing of a great politician Mr. Winston Murray. The statement read; Leader, members of the Executive and all members and supporters of the People’s National Congress Reform, sorrowfully offer our heartfelt condolences to the wife, Marva, children, Mark and Shawn, granddaughter/daughter Makeba, grandchildren, relatives and friends of 69 year old Economist and Lawyer, Mr. Winston Shripal Murray, C.C.H., M.P.

Kingston, Georgetown- 

The Guyana Power and light Company this morning appealed to citizens to desist from attempting illegal connections on their network. The warning came n the wake of the death of a Sophia resident who was electrocuted yesterday by illegal wire connection at his home.