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Speaker of the National Assembly, Dr. Barton Scotland announced last night that suspended Opposition Parliamentarian, Juan Edghill, will be allowed back into the Chambers on today to participate in the ongoing Consideration of Estimates. In a late night press conference, the Speaker said that the 79th Sitting of the National Assembly, which began at 10am […]
Police investigators have taken five men into custody over the gruesome murder of 18-year-old Ranella Benfield, of 99 Canterbury Walk, Beterverwagting, ECD. The young woman who worked at Qualfon as a receptionist was last seen alive on Saturday. Her body was discovered early this morning in a cemetery in the BV area with her face […]
With the lights, internet and air conditioning turned off in the Parliament Chamber, the Opposition People’s Progressive Party has indicated that it will not be moved from its position that its Member, Bishop Juan Edghill should remain in the Chamber, despite the ruling of the Speaker. Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo hurried down to the Parliament […]
As the National Assembly’s Committee of Supplies descended into chaos following the refusal by Opposition Member of Parliament Bishop Juan Edghill to leave the Chamber on the order of the Speaker, PPP Chief Whip, Gail Teixeira believes the Speaker should stand down from that position and allow the work of the Committee and the Assembly […]
Drama unfolded in the National Assembly just after after 12 noon today when Member of Parliament for the People’s Progressive Party, Bishop Juan Edghill, refused to leave the Parliamentary Chamber after being ordered to do so by the Speaker. “I will not be leaving”, Edghill shouted as he took his seat and refused to follow […]
People’s Progressive Party activist, Jason Abdulla was today found guilty of that faecal matter assault of columnist Freddie Kissoon. His two co-accused, PPP Public Relations Officer, Kwame McKoy and self confessed former death squad member, Sean Hinds were both found not guilty. Abdulla has been sentenced to six months in jail for the assault on […]
The opposition People’s Progressive Party on Monday rejected answers from Minister of Public Service, Dr. Rupert Roopnarine, as the consideration of the budget estimates started. The PPP argued that the Minister was not properly gazetted to provide answers on the government’s proposed spending for Public Service Management in 2018. But a quick search of the […]
After more than a year, President David Granger will host a full press conference this coming Friday to address several national, regional and international issues related to Guyana. The President’s Head of Communications and Publicity, Mark Archer, confirmed to News Source that the Presidential press conference will take place this coming Friday morning. While he […]
Police investigators have moved into the Beterverwaghting area on the East Coast of Demerara after the body of a woman was discovered in the cemetery in the community. The discovery was made this morning and the woman’s face appeared to have been disfigured completely. She has already been identified as a resident of the same […]
The Guyana Country Manager for ExxonMobil, Rod Henson, has confirmed that the company paid over a US$18 Million signing bonus to the Government of Guyana. He said the money was paid over to a Bank of Guyana account which was set up by the Government of Guyana, noting that it was paid “not to an […]
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