By News Source Guyana on April 30, 2023
News, Politics
Former Chief of Staff of the Guyana Defence Force, Brigadier Godfrey Bess believes that with more opportunities being presented to its members, more young people should enlist in the Guyana Defence Force and be of service to the nation. Brigadier Bess handed over the command of the GDF to new Chief of Staff, Brigadier Omar […]
By News Source Guyana on April 28, 2023
News, Politics
President of the Bar Association of Guyana, Attorney Pauline Chase today signaled the Association’s nonsupport for the National Intelligence and Security Agency Bill 2023 in its present form, warning that it has serious implications for the legal profession, particularly lawyer-client confidentiality. “We cannot as a Bar look to the future without addressing the elephant in […]
By News Source Guyana on April 28, 2023
News, Politics
Attorney General Anil Nandlall today said the every-expanding economic and commercial activities flowing from the Oil and Gas Sector, coupled with the move by the Government to expand and modernize Guyana’s productive sectors and infrastructure, require an almost complete overhaul of the country’s legal system. Addressing a large pool of legal luminaries at the Law […]
By News Source Guyana on April 28, 2023
News, Politics
Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo has assured that the National Intelligence and Security Agency Bill, which was presented earlier this week in the National Assembly, is just to ensure that the National Intelligence and Security Agency operates in a more organized manner. While not addressing concerns about the proposed legislation, the Vice President frowned upon concerns […]
By News Source Guyana on April 28, 2023
News, Politics
ExxonMobil Guyana will be advancing its fifth offshore development in Guyana, now that the Government has approved the Uaru Project, which, when completed, would have a daily production capacity of approximately 250,000 barrels of oil per day. Vice President, Bharrat Jagdeo, on Thursday, said the Government has granted a number of regulatory approvals for the […]
By News Source Guyana on April 27, 2023
Crime, News, Politics
The Guyana Government intends to place significant attention on “Defence Diplomacy”, as it works to build up the country’s security architecture through partnerships. In his address at the Annual Police Officers’ Conference on Thursday morning, the President noted that the security architecture of a country is the bedrock through which development, sustainability, resilience and progress […]
By News Source Guyana on April 27, 2023
Crime, News
Acting Commissioner of Police, Clifton Hicken today reported to the Annual Police Officers’ Conference that serious crimes in Guyana have fallen by 8.4%, but he noted that the country continues to struggle to keep its roads safe, as there has been a 7% increase in road fatalities. “Last year, we managed to have a 19.5% […]
By News Source Guyana on April 27, 2023
Elections, News, Politics
The Opposition, APNU is maintaining its call for the Guyana Elections Commission to address the many reported cases of forged signatures appearing on the nomination list for various PPP candidates in the upcoming elections. At a press conference today, party officials said while the party is ready to contest the upcoming local elections, it cannot […]
By News Source Guyana on April 27, 2023
News, Politics
The Guyana Government will not proceed with the sale of the Marriott Hotel at this time, and the Vice President is blaming low bids for that decision. Six companies recently submitted bids to the Government for the purchase of the hotel, ranging from US$25 million to US$65 million. An American businessman who has indicated an […]
By News Source Guyana on April 27, 2023
News, Politics
Breaking her silence on the recent reports of threats being made against U.S interests in Guyana, the American Ambassador, Sarah-Ann Lynch said those threats have been addressed but the US remains cautious. “We take any threat to the US Embassy or the US interest very seriously, and we have addressed that threat, and we are […]