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Guyana’s 7th Youth Parliament opened this morning at the Public Buildings where 86 students from across the country will be trained in parliamentary etiquette and decorum, the functions of the Parliament and its members, and public speaking among other areas. The opening ceremony coincided with International Youth Day, which is being observed under the theme […]
Senior Counsel Roysdale Forde has indicated that he will be appealing today’s ruling by the Chief Justice on the President’s unilateral appointment of Clifton Hicken as the Acting Commissioner of Police. In a statement, Mr. Forde said the ruling that President Irfaan Ali did not violate the Constitution when he unilaterally appointed Mr. Hicken to […]
Declaring that in the absence of a Leader of the Opposition and a Police Service Commission being in place, the President could not be faulted for exercising his own deliberate judgement, Chief Justice (ag) Roxane George today ruled that the President’s unilateral appointment of Clifton Hicken as Acting Police Commissioner did not breach the Constitution […]
Canadian Oil and Gas company, CGX Energy, which holds three licenses to operate Guyana has reported an operating loss of US$6.8M for the first six months of 2022. CGX, through its subsidiaries, holds an interest in three Petroleum Prospecting Licences (PPLs) and related Petroleum Agreements (PAs) known as the Corentyne, Berbice and Demerara Blocks in […]
One day after the Guyana Government and the British High Commission announced that British Airways will begin scheduled flights between Georgetown and London in early 2023, the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry has issued a call for visa requirements for Guyanese wishing to travel to the United Kingdom to be lifted. In a statement […]
Five new land surveyors took their oath of office today and were urged by the President to be guided by the country’s laws. At a ceremony to certify the new Land Surveyors, the President also encouraged them to take their role seriously. He said the government has committed to work with Land Surveyors to provide […]
The suspended APNU+AFC Members of Parliament will have to wait longer before a determination is made on whether or not their suspension from the National Assembly would be lifted by the High Court. The eight Opposition MPs – Tabitha Sarabo-Halley, Vinceroy Jordan, Annette Ferguson, Maureen Philadelphia, Ganesh Mahipaul, Sherod Duncan, Christopher Jones and Natasha Singh-Lewis […]
The flag carrier of the United Kingdom and award-winning airline, British Airways is gearing up to begin its scheduled service to Guyana in the first quarter of 2023. Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill announced today that while the service will begin in 2023, tickets will go on sale this week. The airline is expected […]
The Opposition APNU+AFC coalition today said it remains fully committed to the full realization of Indigenous rights as embodied in international conventions and in the Constitution of Guyana. The message from the party came as Guyana joined the rest of the world in observing International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. In keeping with this […]
With the Guyana Elections Commission talking about being prepared to host Local Government Elections, Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton today said he does not see those elections happening with the current List of Electors, and current Chairperson of the Guyana Elections Commission, rt’d Justice Claudette Singh remaining in place. The Opposition has long complained that the […]
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