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The National Assembly is set to debate the Foreign Judgments (Reciprocal Enforcement) Bill on Thursday. The Bill is being seen as a modern piece of legislation. If its passed, it will allow for foreign judgements, particularly those involving finance to be recognized and enforced here in Guyana and vice-versa. The proposed legislation covers monetary judgements […]
The production of gold and bauxite declined in the first quarter of 2023 as Guyana’s economy continues to be fueled heavily by the oil Sector, according to the latest report from the Bank of Guyana. “Oil sector production continued to contribute greatly to the growth of the overall economy while the non-oil economy experienced moderate […]
Guyana’s Minister of Amerindian Affairs, Pauline Sukhai today told the UN Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (EMRIP) that the Guyana Government is working earnestly to ensure the rights of Indigenous People in Guyana are upheld. The Amerindian Affairs Minister, at the time, was addressing the 16th Session of EMRIP, currently being held […]
With an increase in recorded malaria cases in Regions 1, 7, 8, and 9, the Ministry of Health plans to embark on a new approach to help reduce those cases, Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony has announced. Last year, one of the Health Ministry’s strategies was to give special bed nets to residents, particularly in […]
-by Svetlana Mashall– More than a month after their homes were bulldozed by a private developer, while the Police kept guard, residents of Hill Foot on the Soesdyke/Linden Highway continue to face harsh living conditions, with many of them being forced to live in makeshift huts and tents. Close to 50 of the displaced residents […]
The Guyana Police Force has issued a wanted bulletin in the Laing Avenue beating death of a 19-year-old man. South Annandale resident Carlton Waldron is wanted for the murder of Dequan Pyle, who was beaten to death on the 17th June at Laing Avenue in Georgetown. Pyle was reportedly trying to make peace between two […]
The Opposition is questioning the move by the Government to offer a $5 million settlement to the families of the victims of the Mahdia School dorm fire, even before a Commission of Inquiry is held. The Opposition believes the payout should not be accepted at this stage. Twenty children lost their lives in the fire, […]
Attorney General Anil Nandlall has defended the Government’s decision to offer a $5 million settlement to the family of the children who died and who survived the Mahdia School Dorm fire, and he believes the Government should be complimented for its decision to offer the “financial assistance”. During an interview on state-owned NCN TV on […]
A 38-year-old fisherman from Paradise on the Essequibo Coast, lost his life in a fire last evening at his home. Family members suspect that the man might have deliberately started the fire. He has been identified as Terry Persaud Lall. The man reportedly lived alone in the one-flat concrete house. He was last seen alive […]
The plan by the Guyana Government to hire nurses from Cuba to fill the gap left by Guyanese nurses who are taking up better paying jobs overseas, is not sitting well with the Leader of the Opposition, Aubrey Norton. On Sunday, the Opposition Leader roasted the Government over its plan. He said the solution to […]
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