Opposition informs UN of “misinformation and untruths” provided to Human Rights Committee by Govt. -says Norton

Leader of the Opposition, Aubrey Norton has announced that the Opposition has informed the United Nations (UN) about the “misinformation and untruths” that were told to the UN Human Rights Committee by the Guyana Government, as the country underwent its periodic review on human rights this week. At a press conference on Thursday, Mr. Norton […]

Jagdeo wants to see names of persons and organizations that complained to UN Human Rights Committee

An irritated Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo this afternoon declared that the Guyana Government wants to see the names of the persons or organizations that made submissions to the United Nations Human Rights Committee in the name of transparency. The Government has been firing off at the UN Human Rights Committee after its members raised concern […]

AG Nandlall accuses UN Human Rights Committee of not understanding the workings of Guyana’s Constitutional structure

Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall, is not happy with the line of questioning that the Government has been facing in its appearance before the United Nations Human Rights Committee.  Speaking during his weekly programme “Issues in the News”, Mr. Nandlall said some of the questions are bordering on propaganda, while others […]

17-year-old beaten and stabbed to death by two other teens

A 17-year-old boy from Patentia on the West Bank of Demerara was attacked and stabbed to death, allegedly by two other teens over an old grievance among them. Police have identified the dead teen as Aaron Bess. The two teenage suspects are from the same Patentia community. One of them, a 17-year-old, has already been […]

GTU Vice President maintains there were no moves for collective bargaining as hearing begins

by Svetlana Marshall The hearing in the case brought against the Government by the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) over the alleged failure to engage in Collective Bargaining on financial matters, commenced today with the GTU’s Vice President, Julian Cambridge, maintaining that financial matters as proposed by the Union were not discussed in the statutory meetings […]