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Fourteen Guyana Defence Force (GDF) officers on Tuesday took their Oath of Allegiance and received their Instruments of Commission from Commander-in-Chief, President David Granger at a simple ceremony at the Ministry of the Presidency. The newly-commissioned officers successfully completed the Standard Officers Course (SOC) No. 48. They are now vested with the legal authority and […]
There was an unusual quiet in the National Assembly on Tuesday evening as embattled Member of Parliament, Dr. Jennifer Westford offered her budget presentation with little interruption and heckling. The Opposition Member of Parliament, who has been embroiled in mounting allegations and charges of fraud since she left office in May 2015 and is currently […]
In defending the theme of the 2016 budget, Region 10 Member of Parliament Jermaine Figueria said the people of his region have begun to realize the good life and eagerly anticipates the stimulation of growth, and the restoration of their confidence. Mr. Figueria told the National Assembly on Tuesday that the re-establishment of Linden Enterprise […]
“The slush fund days are over”, declared Ministry with responsibility for Youth Sport and Culture Nicolette Henry as she rose on Tuesday to make her contribution to the 2016 budget debates in the National Assembly. Henry told the House that money will no longer be allocated for youth and sport in a flippant manner, while hitting […]
The coalition government is being urged to set aside its complaints regarding the state of Guyana and focus on fixing the many problems in the country. “Stop complaining and fix it,” declared opposition Member of Parliament Yvonne Pearson as she made her budget presentation on Tuesday. Dress in her traditional Amerindian head-dress, Pearson said when […]
The Director of Public Information for the Government of Guyana, Imran Khan, has declared that it is not the job of the taxpayer funded Government Information Agency to cover the Opposition during the ongoing budget debates. Khan’s statement came in response to criticism of GINA and the Department of Public Information over their coverage of […]
The Speaker of the National Assembly, Dr. Barton Scotland, on Tuesday reminded Members of the Parliament that while they practice freedom of speech, they ought to ensure they do so within the walls of responsibility. His statement to the House came after Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman objected to PPP Member of Parliament Neendkumar […]
Recently appointed Chairman of the Georgetown Hospital Corporation and former Health Minister under the PNC, Dr. Noel Blackman has been arrested and charged in the United states for illegally writing scores of prescriptions for a narcotic based, painkiller. Long Island’s Newsday reported that Federal authorities arrested Blackman late Sunday at Kennedy Airport, suspecting him of […]
The 74-year-old owner of a Robb and King Streets building which was gutted by fire back in 2014, killing a father and his two daughters, has been charged for the triple murder along with his 21-year-old employee. The elderly man, Ganga Krishna and his employee Avishkar Bissoon, were not required to enter a plea to […]
Police investigators in Berbice have arrested one man as they continue to probe the shooting death of the owner of a Chinese restaurant in the Corentyne area. The 44-year-old woman, Sue Di Wong, was sitting with her family having dinner at their restaurant when the two gunmen attacked the business place and she came face […]
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