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The government this morning introduced the Constitutional Reform Commission bill which caters for the establishment of a Commission to review the country’s laws. The Commission will be tasked with gathering information to submit to the Parliamentary Committee on Constitutional Reform for its input before going to the House as amendments to the Constitution. In presenting […]
In a report on Guyana’s preparedness for marine oil spill response, the Auditor General Deodat Sharma warns that significant legal and operational gaps could hamper the country’s response to an oil spill. “The government has plans and resources to respond to marine oil spills but there are significant legal and operational gaps that could hamper […]
Former Executive Member of A New and United Guyana (ANUG), Jonathan Yearwood told the Elections Commission of Inquiry (COI) that the process of tabulating and verifying the votes cast per party in Region Four went downhill after the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), IT officer, Enrique Livan took over the process at the Command Centre at […]
Speaker of the National Assembly, Manzoor Nadir turned down yet another Opposition motion this morning. The House Speaker refused to entertain a motion by Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton, which sought to address the need for a clean voters list and safeguards to avoid voter impersonation. “Mr. Speaker, you are aware that every observer that observe […]
Investigations have been launched into the murder of man along the Lusignan prison road on Saturday. The man has been identified as 27-year-old Delon Hendricks. The body bore several stab wounds to the neck, according to the Police. Investigators believe he was stabbed to death during an argument. According to the police statement, the body […]
Assistant Police Commissioner and current Head of the Presidential Guard Unit today told the Presidential Commission of Inquiry (COI) into the 2020 Elections that he was stripped of his responsibility for Regional Division Four as a result of his efforts to safeguard the Region Four Statements of Poll (SOPs) and other election related documents at […]
The protest by Attorneys today outside the Police Force’s Special Organised Crime Unit has drawn the ire of the Attorney General who now wants to know if there is a hidden agenda replacing concerns about the arrest by SOCU of Attorney Tamieka Clarke for advising a client to remain silent. “So I thought that this […]
The Alliance For Change which is part of the APNU+AFC coalition believes that the announcement by Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo of improved terms and conditions for future oil blocks amount to a sham and a ploy to shift the conversation of renegotiation of the current contract with ExxonMobil and its partners. During a press conference […]
Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo is of the view that many global leaders are opting out of the upcoming climate change conference, COP27, scheduled to be held in Egypt next week, because they have failed to make good on their commitments made during the 2021 UN Conference on Climate Change in Glasgow. During COP26, global leaders […]
Describing the arrest of Attorney Tamieka Clarke as a direct attack on the rule of law and a threat to democracy, over fifty Attorneys dressed in their robes picketed the office of the Special Organised Crime Unit of the Guyana Police Force this midday. The protest was called by the Guyana Bar Association which has […]
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