By News Source Guyana on December 10, 2015
News, Politics
The coalition government has recommitted itself to honouring the human rights of all citizens, regardless of race, class, gender, sexual orientation, religion, educational achievement, political connection, economic power or social influence. A statement from the Minister of Social Protection, Volda Lawrence said Human Rights should never be confined to the wealthy and famous but must […]
By News Source Guyana on December 10, 2015
News
Just over a week after launching a joint service operation to combat terrorist and criminal threats, the Guyana Government is claiming some amount of success. State Minister Joseph Harmon told media operatives on Wednesday that the Joint Services operation which is code-named “Dragnet”, has resulted in a reduction in criminal activity and increased interdiction of […]
By News Source Guyana on December 10, 2015
News, Politics
The government of Guyana has announced that it has begun moves to take control of a plot of land opposite the GDF headquarters that was leased by the PPP government to embattled Guyanese businessman Ed Ahmad, who is currently awaiting sentencing in the US on fraud charges. Minister of State Joe Harmon presented the lease […]
By News Source Guyana on December 10, 2015
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(MOTP) Minister of Governance, with responsibility for Natural Resources and the Environment, Raphael Trotman, on Wednesday, signed a US$300,000 grant with the Green Climate Fund (GCF) on the side lines of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC), which is currently being held in Paris, France. Minister Trotman and Ousseynou Nakoulima, Director […]
By News Source Guyana on December 10, 2015
Caribbean & International
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent – The Ralph Gonsalves-led Unity Labour Party (ULP) made history here tonight by winning its fourth consecutive general election. However, it had to settle for the same slender one seat margin as it did in the 2010 poll. The incumbent ULP won eight of the 15 seats, according to the preliminary results. The main […]
By News Source Guyana on December 10, 2015
Caribbean & International
(BBC) Venezuelan electoral authorities have confirmed that the opposition has won a key two-thirds majority, enabling it to challenge President Nicolas Maduro. The opposition said it would work to release jailed opposition leaders and address the country’s economic crisis. Mr Maduro has announced a cabinet reshuffle but vowed to veto any amnesty law for jailed […]
By News Source Guyana on December 10, 2015
Caribbean & International
(BBC) Argentina’s outgoing President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has made an emotional farewell speech to supporters in Buenos Aires. She urged people to take to the streets if they feel betrayed by the new centre-right government. Conservative Mauricio Macri, who won a run-off election last month, is due to be sworn in as president later. […]
By News Source Guyana on December 9, 2015
News
Guyana and the United States have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on the operation of a vetted counter-narcotic investigative unit programme. According to a Ministry of Public Security release, the Vetted Unit Program of the Drug Enforcement Administration of the United States provides training, equipping and the necessary assistance to partner countries, so that specialized units in those […]
By News Source Guyana on December 9, 2015
News
A few hours after it was announced that Justice Yonette Cummings-Edwards will be appointed to perform the functions of Chief Justice when Justice Ian Chang heads off into retirement, the Appeal Court Judge was still busy getting the day’s work done at her Court of Appeal Chambers. With confidence beaming through her eyes, Justice Cummings-Edwards […]
By News Source Guyana on December 9, 2015
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The Guyana Police Force is seeking information that could lead to the arrests of the two suspected bandits who managed to escape a shoot out between their accomplices and the police. Two gunmen were shot dead this morning, while two others escaped as they came under heavy gunfire from the police during a botched robbery […]