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The sums budgeted for the Natural Resources and Environment Ministry were passed in the National Assembly on Tuesday and now stands as part of the 2016 estimates of expenditure. Among monies approved were $50 million for upgrades to the parks under the National Parks Commission. This includes the Botanical Gardens and the National Park in […]
Attorney-at-law and former Magistrate Gordon Guilhuys was arrested in Linden early on Tuesday morning after he allegedly attempted to coerce a police officer into getting a victim in a rape case to change a statement. Guilhuys is reportedly representing the accused in the matter and allegedly tried to get the police to make contact with […]
Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum has confirmed the arrest of PPP activist and Freedom House employee, Jason Abdulla as investigators continue to probe the March 2015 murder of political activist, Courtney Crum-Ewing. Crum-Ewing was gunned down on March 10, 2015 while using a loud hailer in the Diamond community to encourage persons to vote against the […]
While in Opposition, the APNU and AFC reduced the budgetary allocations of the National Communications Network and the Government Information Agency to $1 each for two years in a row. Now that the two parties have formed a coalition government, they have given back to NCN and GINA, what they took away. During the considerations […]
The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority has released guidelines and safety procedures for the use of those unmanned aerial vehicles, better known as remote-controlled drones. The move comes following a recent incident when someone flew the gadget close to a Guyana Defence Force helicopter and over the military headquarters. In a statement, the Civil Aviation Authority […]
A police report has been filed against Independent Candidate for the Kitty area, Albert Cromwell, after he allegedly attacked and abused a member of the Team Benschop group because the man was placing campaign flags on power poles in the Kitty area. According to reports, Team Benschop supporter, Iqbal Rahim, was at the top of […]
The Committee of Supply considering the 2016 estimates of expenditure erupted in disagreement on Monday when the opposition People’s Progressive Party objected to the inclusion of the Special Organized Crime Unit (SOCU) under defense and national security within the Ministry of the Presidency. Opposition Member of Parliament, Charles Ramson first raised the issue and requested […]
Speaker of the National Assembly Dr. Barton Scotland on Monday disallowed a request by opposition Member of Parliament, Gail Teixeira for the vote on expenditure for a section of the Ministry of the Presidency to be put off until Minister of State Harmon can provide the Opposition with information requested on contracted employees. Teixeira in […]
The government’s Chief Negotiator on Climate Change, Andrew Bishop is the highest paid contracted public servant within the Ministry of the Presidency. Bishop rakes in a total of $1.35 million monthly and held the position for over five years under the People’s Progressive Party Civic government. His information was revealed on Monday as Members of […]
Guyana has confirmed its second case of the Zika Virus even as cases continue to mount in neighboring countries. Public Health Minister Dr. George Norton announced the second case at a press conference on Monday. The latest victim is a 16-year-old male from Eccles on the East Bank of Demerara. No other detail about the […]
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