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The eight Opposition Members of Parliament who were suspended last week from the National Assembly will not be paid for the duration of the suspension, which could go on for a number of months. In an initial letter to the suspended Opposition Members, the Clerk of the National Assembly Sherlock Isaacs informed them that they […]
US Vice President Kamala Harris raised the issue of inclusive democracy during a telephone meeting with President Irfaan Ali on Wednesday. In a statement released by the White House, it was noted that during the telephone conversation, Vice President Harris said that she looks forward to continuing her collaboration with President Ali in promoting inclusive […]
Guyana has inked a US$2 Billion funding agreement with the United States Export-Import Bank. Under the agreement, the parties have agreed to explore options for utilizing EXIM’s standard instruments, which include direct loans and medium- and long-term guarantees to finance US exports to Guyana for Government projects totaling US$2 Billion. Following the signing of the […]
Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo, who is currently part of a high-level government visit to Washington DC has tested positive for COVID-19. In a statement issued through the Department of Public Information, it was indicated that prior to his departure from Guyana on Sunday, the Vice President tested negative and showed no symptoms of the virus. […]
Opposition Member of Parliament and Leader of the Alliance for Change Khemraj Ramjattan has been ordered by High Court Judge Jo-Ann Barlow to pay former Member of Parliament and current High Commissioner to India, Charrandass Persaud $7 million for defamation. It was Charrandass Persaud who as a Member of the APNU+AFC Government in Parliament voted […]
The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) has announced the appointment of retired Colonel Nazrul Hussain as the new Director-General of the Civil Defence Commission. Mr. Hussain is currently the Head of the Government enacted COVID-19 Taskforce. The appointment was made by Prime Minister Mark Phillips who ushered in the new Director General at a ceremony at […]
The APNU+AFC Opposition today expressed its displeasure over a recent decision of the Speaker of the National Assembly, Manzoor Nadir to disallow a motion filed by the Opposition Leader, which called for an international investigation into allegations of bribery and corruption involving Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo. In denying the motion last Thursday, the Speaker said […]
Weeks after announcing that he would go after his former friend and tenant, Chinese businessman Su Zhi Rong, Guyana’s Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo has filed a $50 million lawsuit against the businessman over statements that the businessman made in a Vice News undercover report. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of the Vice President by […]
The ExxonMobil company has announced that it has made two new discoveries offshore Guyana to the southeast of the Liza and Payara developments in the Stabroek block. The company said the discoveries at Seabob and Kiru-Kiru are the sixth and seventh in Guyana this year, with the total number of discoveries in Guyana now numbering […]
The Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) has expressed an interest to intensify its collaboration with Guyana in order to secure more convictions in transnational crimes, and other criminal conduct, according to the office of the Attorney General. Attorney General Anil Nandlall recently met with an FBI team led by James Markley, who is the lead […]
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