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(Bloomberg) Venezuelan soldiers seized a food distribution center rented by companies including Nestle SA, PepsiCo. Inc and Empresas Polar SA in Caracas as the government looks to boost support ahead of elections. The companies were given two months to remove equipment and stock at the La Yaguara industrial park, which will be converted to social […]
A suspected bandit was shot dead by the Police at #61 Beach in Corentyne, Berbice on Wednesday just after he robbed two men of their money, jewellery and mobile phones. According to a police report, just after the incident occurred around 2:45pm, ranks on patrol caught up with the bandit and his accomplice but came […]
Local government elections will wait on no one. That is the view of Minister of Communities Ronald Bulkan as he addressed the National Assembly earlier today. He declared that those elections could be held in December. Bulkan was directly responding to the opposition People’s Progressive Party which claimed that the holding of the long-awaited local […]
The National Assembly on Thursday passed the Fiscal Management and Accountability (Amendment) Bill 2015 which seeks to give financial independence to several Constitutional bodies. The Bill was first passed in 2013, when the current government held the majority in the House as the opposition but it failed to receive the assent of former President Donald […]
As Guyana continues to guard against illegal claims to its territory, a new Maritime Zones (Internal Waters and River Closing Baselines) Regulations 2015 was presented by Foreign Affairs Minister and Vice President Carl Greenidge to the National Assembly on Thursday. The regulations prescribe the closing lines across the mouths of the three largest navigable rivers […]
Guyana’s Minister of Finance, Winston Jordan has announced that the National Budget will be presented to the National Assembly on Monday, August 10. This will be the first budget to be presented since the change of government following the May 11, 2015 regional and general elections. Jordan made the announcement this afternoon during a presentation […]
Executive Member of the opposition People’s Progressive Party (PPP) Dr. Roger Luncheon on Thursday said the party has not made a decision on whether to remove former Minister Jennifer Westford from its list of Parliamentarians but is concerned about the issue of perception. Westford appeared in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday where she pleaded […]
Former Minister of Health under the previous PPP Civic administration, Dr. Bheri Ramsarran was granted self bail this morning when he appeared at the Whim Magistrates’ Court in Berbice to answer a charge in connection with his “slap and strip” threats against women’s rights activist, Sherlina Nageer. Ramsarran appeared before Magistrate Charlyn Artiga and was […]
The People’s Progressive Party will head back to the National Assembly in time for the presentation and debate of the National Budget. The budget is expected to be presented before the end of August. Executive Member of the PPP, Dr. Roger Luncheon made the announcement this morning at a Freedom House press conference. He indicated […]
Nine persons who were named to represent the opposition People’s Progressive Party (PPP) in the 11th Parliament attended a briefing for Members of Parliament today in the Parliament Chambers. The MPs attended the session ahead of a Sitting set for Thursday, July 30. However, Party General Secretary Clement Rohee told reporters on Monday that the PPP […]
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