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Region 10 Members of Parliament, Jermaine Figueira and Devin Sears, on Wednesday, put forward a strong case to the National Assembly for greater investments to be made in Region 10, particularly in the areas of health, education, infrastructure, agriculture, housing and water and business and finance. MP Figueira said even as the National Assembly met […]
A 60-year-old Essequibo businessman has been committed to stand a High Court trial for allegedly engaging in sexual activity with a child family member. The accused, Haimchand Takram, was charged under the Sexual Offences Act. The alleged incident took place in September 2022. On Wednesday, the case was heard at the Anna Regina Magistrates’s Court, […]
Minister of Local Government and former Public Service Minister, Sonia Parag believes that the PPP government has making moves to professionalize and develop the public service, while improving the lives of public servants since 2020. In defending the recent 6.5% salary increases for public servants, Minister Parag said the salary increases have been consistent across […]
Opposition Member of Parliament, PNC General Secretary Dawn Hastings-Williams has issued a call on the Government to pay more attention to the developmental needs of the citizens of the hinterland communities. Hastings-Williams is from Region 7. During her Budget Debate contribution, MP Hasting- Williams said access to online education for persons in her Region is […]
Opposition Member of Parliment, Geeta Chandan-Edmond was rushed to the hospital this afternoon from the National Assembly after she started to experience physical tremors and her speech started to slur during her presentation on the national budget. In a statement, the Opposition said when MP Geeta Chandan-Edmond approached the podium to make her contribution, there […]
Opposition Chief Whip Christoper Jones, has condemned the Government for not taking the various Parliamentary Committees seriously. In presenting his arguments in the 2024 Budget Debate on Monday, MP Jones said the Government appears to be running from scrutiny and accountability by not facilitating regular Sittings of the National Assembly. He said at the Parliamentary […]
President Irfaan Ali left Guyana today for an official visit to Ghana. In a statement today, the Office of the President said that while in Ghana, the President will receive the Global Africa Leadership Award for his “strong and transformational leadership”. The President’s Office said the honour also recognises President Ali’s commitment to building ‘One […]
With much of the ongoing Budget Debate centered around the rise in the cost of living and whether the Government is putting sufficient measures in place to assist citizens, the Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Charles Ramson Jr. has indicated that citizens are much better off under the current government than they were under […]
Opposition Member of Parliament Vinceroy Jordan and Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha today went head-to-head in the National Assembly over Government’s handling of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (Guysuco). MP Jordan, during his budget debate presentation, said despite the many investments and increased spending by the PPP government towards GuySuCo, the sugar company is still not performing […]
Warning the National Assembly against naysayers who cast doubt over the developments in Guyana, Minister of Natural Resources, Vickram Bharrat, has defended the Government’s track record in managing the resources of country, including oil and gas. Early on in his presentation, he took a swipe at Opposition Member of Parliament, Roysdale Forde, who in kick […]
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