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President David Granger will make his third address to the Parliament next Thursday, October 22, as it comes out of recess. Government Chief Whip Amna Ally told News Source on Monday that the sitting will be suspended to facilitate the President’s arrival and subsequent address. President Granger’s address will focus on the Guyana/Venezuela border controversy and […]
After failing to establish a local law school during its 23 years in government, the opposition People’s Progressive Party now wants the 5-month old coalition government to move swiftly and establish a local School of Legal Education. At a Monday morning press conference, General Secretary of the opposition People’s Progressive Party (PPP), Clement Rohee called […]
Political Activist and Professor, Dr. David Hinds in a weekend column has taken the five- month-old APNU+AFC government to task over its recent move to raise the salaries for members of government and Parliament by up to 50%. He is questioning whether the government has lost touch with reality in just five months. Hinds, like […]
Narcotics Police Officers based at the Ogle International Airport arrested a 60-year-old Guyanese woman on Sunday afternoon after she was found with a quantity of cocaine and marijuana in her suitcases. The woman was preparing to board a flight to Barbados when the bust was made. According to a police report, the 60-year-old was found […]
An investigative team from the UN Secretary General’s office will arrive in Guyana tomorrow to begin talks with the Guyana government on the border controversy involving neighbouring Venezuela. UN Secretary General Ban-Ki-Moon made a brief stop at Guyana’s Cheddi Jagan Airport on Sunday afternoon and held discussions with Guyana’s Vice President and Minister of Foreign […]
Two guards from RK Secuirty Service were held at gunpoint and one of them was shot on Sunday afternoon in Georgetown as bandits relieved them of a bag of money that was being transported to the bank. According to reports, the guards were held up at Middle and East Streets by three armed men who were […]
Government has expressed dissatisfaction with the way in which mining is done in Guyana, especially the damage to the environment, and is taking steps to correct this. “Mining is a worthy occupation, endeavour … but I believe it is not being carried out in the best ways possible, so Government is not satisfied, especially the […]
With the Drug Enforcement Agency of the United States getting ready to have its office in Guyana permanently staffed, the US Ambassador to Guyana has indicated that his government is prepared to assist Guyana with specialized equipment to further tackle the narco trafficking problem through the country’s airports. Over the years, there have been a […]
Secretary General of the United Nations, Ban-Ki-Moon will make a short stopover in Guyana this afternoon on his way back to the United States. The UN Chief is expected to spend just about one hour at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport where he will be met by Foreign Affairs Minister, Carl Greenidge. The Foreign Minister […]
Former Prime Minister of Guyana, Sam Hinds is “deeply hurt” by recent statements made by Minister of State Joe Harmon, accusing Ministers under the former PPP government of “thiefing money all over the place”. Harmon made the statement to journalists as he sought to justify salary increases for Government ministers. In a letter to the press, […]
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