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Four months after the National Assembly approved more than $62 Billion in supplementary funding, the Government has returned to the House, seeking an additional $24 Billion, and approval for $1.8 Billion that it has already spent. Senior Minister with responsibility for Finance, Dr Ashni Singh presented the Financial Papers No. 4 and No. 5 to […]
By Svetlana Marshall Leader of the Opposition, Aubrey Norton has indicated that he was briefed by President Irfaan Ali on the upcoming meeting with Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro. However, he stated that it is the Opposition’s expectation that the meeting will focus on the maintenance of peace within the region, and the de-escalation of tension […]
While President Irfaan Ali has made it clear that there will be no negotiation of the border controversy or Guyana’s case before the International Court, at Thursday’s meeting with Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro, the Venezuelan leader intends to raise the issue and use the meeting as the beginning of dialogue on the matter. The meeting […]
Police investigators are probing the shooting up of a car owned by popular journalist Travis Chase, moments after he stepped out of it. The incident took place on Monday night at Durban Street and Cemetery Road in Georgetown. According to reports, just after 7pm, Chase stepped out of his Toyota motorcar to visit a relative, […]
Chairman of the Alliance for Change and Opposition Member of Parliament, Cathy Hughes, has moved to the High Court, seeking a number of declarations and conservatory orders aimed at having the Government establish the Human Rights Commission as prescribed by the Constitution. In the case brought against the Attorney General Anil Nandlall, and the Leader […]
Seasoned Guyanese Diplomat and Guyana’s Co-agent for the border case at the International Court of Justice, Sir Shridath Ramphal, has stated that all parties must be clear about the reason for the upcoming talks between President Irfaan Ali and his Venezuelan counterpart, Nicolas Maduro, so as to not entertain false expectations. In a release today, […]
Ahead of Thursday’s meeting with his Venezuelan counterpart, President Irfaan Ali has stated that while he will be going into the meeting with President Nicholas Maduro with an open mind, he has made it very clear that there will be no negotiation on Guyana’s Essequibo region and there will be no negotiation or compromise on […]
The driver of a Route 42 mini-bus and one of his passengers both lost their lives in a tragic Sunday morning accident at Friendship along the East Bank of Demerara. The dead driver has been identified as Keon Edwards, while family members identified the dead passenger as Alvin Jones. Eyewitnesses reported that the mini-bus was […]
The APNU+AFC Opposition has scoffed at the Government’s announcement of a 6.5% salary increase for all public servants, retroactive to January 2023. Describing the 6.5% increase as “ridiculous”, the Opposition said the pitiful amount is so small that it represents less than 1% of the current $782 billion government budget. “To add insult to injury, […]
With the President of Brazil and the Prime Minister of St. Vincent seeking to convene a meeting between President Irfaan Ali and Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro, the Guyanese President is making it clear that there will be no compromise on Guyana’s case before the International Court of Justice. Earlier today after hosting telephone conversations with […]
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