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A meeting of Parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee almost reached a point of chaos on Tuesday, according to Opposition MP and Opposition Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Amanza Walton-Desir. She said during the meeting, the Government side appeared upset when the Opposition Members corrected them on several issues related to the Committee’s work. “Hugh Todd’s attitude in […]
The agents of Guyana and Venezuela, in the ongoing border case before the International Court of Justice met today with the President of the Court, Judge Nawaf Salam. The meeting was convened with the agents to discuss the subsequent procedures in the case, pursuant to the Rules of the Court, and to determine whether a […]
President Irfaan Ali today commissioned a multi-million dollar marine vessel for the Guyana Defence Force, in honour of the late Colonel Michael Shahoud, as the country builds the capacity and capability of the GDF to protect its territorial integrity and vast resources including its Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). As he addressed the Commissioning ceremony at […]
As the race for the Leadership of the People’s National Congress Reform heats up, former government Minister and member of the PNC, Simona Broomes, intends to decline the nominations that she has received from party groups. Ms. Broomes along with incumbent party Leader Aubrey Norton, and Executive Members, Roysdale Forde, Dr. Gary Best, Amanza Walton-Desir, […]
In its announcement of instituting sanctions against Nazar Mohamed, Azruddin Mohamed and their companies along with Permanent Secretary Mae Thomas, the US Treasury Department stated that Azruddin Mohamed and Mohamed’s Enterprise evaded Guyana’s tax on gold exports and defrauded the Guyanese government of tax revenues by underdeclaring their gold exports to Guyanese authorities. The US […]
The US Government through its Treasury Department has accused Permanent Secretary, Mae Thomas, of being involved in bribery schemes with the Mohamed family and their business enterprises. Thomas, along with the Mohameds and their businesses have all been sanctioned for corruption by the US Treasury Department. In explaining Mae Thomas’ alleged involvement, the Treasury Department […]
The US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) today announced the sanctioning of billionaire Guyanese businessman Nazar Mohamed, his son, Azruddin Mohamed (Azruddin), their company, Mohamed’s Enterprise, and Labour Ministry Permanent Secretary and PPP Central Committee member, Mae Thomas. In a statement, the US Treasury Department said the Mohameds and Thomas have been […]
A 49-year-old teacher from Bachelor’s Adventure on the East Coast of Demerara was charged on Monday with the possession of marijuana for the purpose of trafficking. The woman, Sharon McCurdy, pleaded not guilty when she appeared before Magistrate Fabayo Azore at the Vigilance Magistrates’ Court. She is accused of having 31.4 pounds of marijuana for […]
The Ministry of Public Works has announced that night time flights at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport will resume tonight, as most of the repair works to damaged runway lights have been completed successfully. On Sunday, a number of flights were forced to divert to other countries after the Airport management. reported that a storm […]
With 218 party groups submitting nominations for the upcoming elections of the People’s National Congress Reform, incumbent leader, Aubrey Norton has clinched the majority of those nominations. In a statement at the end of nomination day yesterday, the PNC announced that Norton pulled in nominations from more than 170 of those groups for the position […]
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