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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 […]
Guyana’s Chief Elections Officer (CEO) Vishnu Persaud in taking the stand as the first witness in the Presidential Commission of Inquiry (COI) into the March 2020 Elections, told the Commission that the security footage from Ashmins Building which served as the Office for Region Four Returning Officer (RO) is missing. “Nobody seems to know when […]
Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo today announced that the Government is preparing to auction 14 oil blocks under an updated Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) Model that would see Guyana receiving a royalty rate of 10% instead of 2%. The announcement followed Cabinet’s approval to have the blocks auctioned. “We have decided to auction 14 blocks and […]
The Timehri man who dug his way onto to the tarmac of the Cheddi Jagan International Airport and broke into a private jet, carting off several bottles of liquor and other items appeared in Court today and pleaded guilty. The man, Albert Rajram aka “Bunny” appeared before Magistrate Judy Latchman at the Diamond Magistrates’ Court […]
Senior Minister with responsibility for Finance Dr. Ashni Singh has lashed out at the Opposition over the state of poverty in Guyana, pointing out that a World Bank fact sheet which stated that 48% of the country’s population is in poverty was using figures from 2019, when the APNU+AFC was in power. “The first point […]
The high-level Commission of Inquiry (COI) into the highly controversial 2020 General and Regional Elections opened on Thursday with the Chairman, Retired Justice of Appeal of Trinidad and Tobago, Stanley John promising that it will be conducted in a fair, impartial, objective and professional manner. “This inquiry has no ‘case’ to prove; it is interested […]
Describing the number of fatal accidents on the country’s roadways as unacceptable, Home Affairs Minister, Robeson Benn, said heftier fines and stiffer penalties for errant road users are in the works and it is hoped that those measures will at least shift the thinking of some of the country’s road users. With more than 600 […]
Traffic Chief, Senior Superintendent Dennis Stephen has painted a grim picture of the state of the country’s roadways. Guyana has long had a bad record when it comes to traffic accidents and deaths on the roadways. During the launch of the road safety month on Wednesday, the Traffic Chief said the country has recorded more […]
Yeachon Architect and Association, a South Korean company based in Seoul, today presented a comprehensive development plan for Guyana’s first smart city – Silica City – to President Irfaan Ali, Senior Members of his Government including Prime Minister Mark Phillips and Finance Minister, Dr. Ashni Singh, and representatives of the Private Sector. In presenting its […]
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