By News Source Guyana on July 18, 2022
News, Politics
Police Constable Kelon Gilbert, who was recorded and had his image posted across social media when he fell asleep while performing security functions at the home of Government Advisor Harry Gill has filed a lawsuit against the Government official. Gilbert is claiming $5 million for emotional distress and violation of his rights. He accused the […]
By News Source Guyana on July 18, 2022
News, Politics
Another meeting of the Public Accounts Committee was called off this morning after the Government Members of the Committee were all absent. A few months ago, the Government used its majority in the National Assembly to pass an amendment to the standing order that governs a quorum for the Public Accounts Committee. For the Committee […]
By News Source Guyana on July 18, 2022
News, Politics
Opposition Member of Parliament, Amanza Walton- Desir has issued a call on the Government to ensure equitable access to financial support for citizens as the cost of living continues to rise. During a public meeting at the Stabroek Square on Friday night, MP Walton-Desir said it is evident that Guyanese across the divide are facing […]
By News Source Guyana on July 18, 2022
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As the Ministry of Housing prepares for the international building expo which opens this weekend, the government has announced that it will be moving into the East Bank Demerara community of Great Diamond soon to begin the construction of 170 low-income houses. In a statement, the Department of Public Information indicated that seventeen contractors will […]
By News Source Guyana on July 15, 2022
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The Medical Council of Guyana and the Ministry of Health are taking the matter of the young man who has been impersonating a doctor seriously and intend to file a formal criminal complaint against him. The young man who goes by the name Mikhail McLennan had first denied that he has been posing as a […]
By News Source Guyana on July 15, 2022
News, Politics
The Parliamentary Committee of Privileges has completed its report on the protest in the National Assembly during the reading of the Natural Resource Fund Bill and the removal of the Speaker’s Mace and is recommending the suspension of eight Opposition Members of Parliament. While the Committee of Privileges is made up of both members of […]
By News Source Guyana on July 15, 2022
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The Alliance For Change (AFC) has backed a call by its coalition partner for President Irfaan Ali to call in independent investigators to probe the bribery allegations against Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo. The bribe-for-contracts allegations were made against the Vice-President by a well-connected Chinese businessman who was secretly recorded by the US-based Vice News Agency […]
By News Source Guyana on July 15, 2022
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Almost a month after it was denied a local content certificate to operate in the oil and gas sector in Guyana, RAMPS Logistics has resubmitted its application with additional documents that were requested by the Local Content Secretariat. In a statement, the company said it resubmitted the application on Thursday, while thanking the officials at […]
By News Source Guyana on July 15, 2022
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While store owners and shoppers continue to express worry about a reduction in the supply of sugar for local shelves, the Chief Executive Officer of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GUYSUCO) Sasenarine Singh is denying that there is any sugar shortage facing the country. “Guysuco doesn’t have any shortage of bagged sugar, that’s the 100-pound bagged […]
By News Source Guyana on July 14, 2022
Crime, News, Politics
Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton has once again issued a call for Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo to be removed from office amid the flurry of bribery allegations made against him by Chinese businessman Su Zhi Rong. An undercover investigation by US-Based Vice News has alleged, among other things that the Chinese businessman who was a close […]