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The Opposition is again accusing the government of stymying the work of the Public Accounts Committee after all Government members on the PAC failed to show up for the scheduled PAC meeting on Monday forcing a cancellation. The Government recently passed amendments that changed the requirement for a quorum for a PAC meeting to take […]
Opposition Chief Chip Whip, Christopher Jones, has moved to the High Court to scrap the appointment of Mr. Clifton Hicken as acting Police Commissioner while seeking an order to render all actions taken by Mr. Hicken as acting Top Cop, null and void. In a Fixed Date Application (FDA) filed by Senior Counsel Roysdale Forde […]
Heavy and consistent rainfall in Region Nine has resulted in significant flooding in a number of communities, forcing at least several families into shelters. In a statement, the Civil Defence Commission said due to the consistent rainfall in the area, water levels continue to rise from deep South to the South Pakaraimas. The Regional Democratic […]
Hours before an exhibition featuring Guyana’s move to Independence in 1966 was set to open at the National Library, the organizer of the event, The Burnham Foundation was told that the National Library could no longer host the independence exhibition. In a statement this morning, the Chairperson of The Burnham Foundation, Vincent Alexander said permission […]
The Governments of Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago this morning signed a Memorandum of Understanding for cooperation in a number of critical areas including agriculture, trade, tourism and culture. The MoU was signed by the Foreign Ministers of the two neighbouring CARICOM states at State House under the eyes of President Irfaan Ali and Trinidad […]
The Government of Guyana on Friday signed two documents of cooperation with the Food and Agriculture Organization(FAO). The agreements addressed the country programme framework for Guyana 2022-2026 and Guyana’s hosting of the 38th Session of the Regional Conference for Latin America and Caribbean in 2024. The agreements were signed on the heels of the Inaugural […]
With thousands of vacancies existing for its various cruise ships around the world, Royal Caribbean Cruiselines through its recruitment company Cast-Away Hiring has moved into the Guyana market and has already hired hundreds of young Guyanese on the spot for various cruise jobs. Over the past four days, the recruitment team held interview and hiring […]
Facing a mountain of criticism and public backlash over the decision to discontinue the private criminal charge that was filed by Police Constable Shawnette Bollers against Attorney Nirvan Singh, the Office of the Director of Prosection today sought to explain its decision. Bollers had filed a charge under the Racial Hostility Act against Singh who […]
The Chairman and Commissioners of the Guyana Elections Commission met this afternoon with Attorney General Anil Nandlall on the proposed reform of Guyana’s electoral laws. The meeting took place at the Attorney General Chambers and lasted for close to two hours. After the meeting, Opposition nominated GECOM Commissioner Vincent Alexander told News Source that the […]
The Full Court this afternoon was divided in its decision on Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo’s appeal of the default judgement granted against him, in favour of Opposition Member of Parliament Annette Ferguson over a defamation suit that she filed against him. As a result of the division, the decision of the Trial Judge who found […]
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