Speaker shuts down request for National Assembly to discuss corruption allegations against VP as urgent matter

Speaker of the National Assembly, Manzoor Nadir this morning denied a request by Opposition Leader, Aubrey Norton for the House to debate his motion calling for an international investigation into bribery and corruption allegations made against Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo. The Speaker ruled that the Parliament cannot engage the motion at today’s sitting because the […]

Massive Pegasus Suites opens its doors

Boasting spacious rooms, conference facilities, large restaurants and expansive living quarters that oversee the Atlantic, the US$100 Million Pegasus Suites and Conference Centre has officially opened in Kingston Georgetown. The facility which was built just next to the original Pegasus Hotel is owned by businessman Robert Badal. He described the opening as momentous while declaring […]

Opposition files motion seeking international probe of bribery allegations against VP Jagdeo

Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton has submitted a motion to the National Assembly, calling for an international investigation to probe the bribery and corruption allegations that have been leveled against Vice President, Bharrat Jagdeo in a US news report. The Vice President has repeatedly denied the allegations. Mr. Jagdeo became the center of a corruption scandal […]

No trafficking in person convictions in Guyana for first time in past 4 years -US State Dept.

While noting that the Guyana Government continues to demonstrate serious and sustained efforts to fight the trafficking of persons, the US State Department’s 2022 Trafficking-in-Persons report highlighted the fact that for the first time in four years, there were no convictions of persons involved in trafficking in persons. The US State Department’s International Trafficking-in-Persons report […]

Guyana Marketing Corporation to sell sugar at lower price

Faced with reports of a shortage of sugar and price gouging across the country, the Government of Guyana has directed the Guyana Sugar Corporation to make sugar available to the Guyana Marketing Corporation for sale at a lower price than supermarkets and shops. The President’s Office announced this morning that the GMC which is located […]