Politics

Three remanded to jail for Prashad Nagar cocaine bust

Three persons who were found in a Prashad Nagar home last week with more than two pounds of cocaine were charged and remanded to jail today. 63-year-old Lena Narine, 54-year-old Sherman Edmonson and 49-year-old Earl Branch appeared before City Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs this mornng and pleaded not guilty to the charge of possession of cocaine […]

Judicial Service Commission to be appointed soon – Governance Minister

More than two years after the PPP/C took Office, and following repeated assurances of its commitment in ensuring the reappointment of the Judicial Service Commission (JSC), it was announced today that there are now some movement to reconstitute the important constitutional body. The Judicial Service Commission is responsible for the appointment and promotion of Judges. […]

GECOM to receive $1.3 Billion to prepare for Local Elections

The Government of Guyana will make $1.3 Billion available to the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) for the holding of Local Government Elections Commission, (LGE) later this year, according to Governance Minister, Gail Teixiera. Minister Teixeira was at the time responding to questions by Opposition Members Volda Lawrence and Khemraj Ramjattan during the consideration of the […]

Oil and Gas Department being established for Audit Office

The Audit Office of Guyana is in the process of establishment an Oil and Gas Department, Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance, Gail Teixeira informed the Committee of Supply today as it began consideration of  the 2023 Budget.  Approximately $1.117B has been budgeted for the Audit Office to facilitate recurrent expenditure while another $25M has […]

Guyanese born actress, Letitia Wright addresses National Assembly; Encourages MPs to work in interest of all the people

Guyanese born, British actress Letitia Wright, who shot to fame in the Black Panther movies, addressed members of the Government and the Opposition today in the National Assembly In that brief address, the award-winning actress encouraged the legislators to work together for all the people. Wright, who was born in Goed Intent, West Demerara and […]

Consumers Affairs received 410 complaints against businesses in 2022; Electronics and auto industry top list of complaints

Reflecting on its 2022 operations, The Competition and Consumer Affairs Commission (CCAC) has announced that it was able to successfully resolve 87% of the 410 complaints that was made to the agency last year. The remaining complaints are still under investigation. The resolved complaints were valued at more than $107 million. In a statement, the […]

Overseas based Guyanese goes missing along Lethem trail

A search has been launched to ascertain the whereabouts of a US-based, Guyanese man who went missing while traveling from Lethem close to the Kurupakari crossing on Thursday. The 50-year-old man, Standford Williams reportedly, unpacked his bags from a bus and walked away moments after the bus made a stop. Other passengers in the bus […]

Opposition Chief Whip calls out Speaker again over “biased” treatment of Opposition MPs during Budget debate; Speaker responds

With the budget debates wrapping up today, Speaker of the National Assembly Manzoor Nadir is once again facing accusations of being biased against the Opposition and unfair in his treatment of Opposition Members in the Assembly. In a statement this morning, Opposition Chief Whip, Christopher Jones pointed to the Speaker interrupting the presentation of Opposition […]