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Declaring the 2020 national budget as deceptive, APNU+AFC Member of Parliament Roysdale Forde today lambasted the budget as having everything for the private sector and nothing for the ordinary man. “Mr. Speaker, the APNU+ AFC is pro people. We are not anti-Private Sector, we are pro- people. But when we look at the range of […]
As the Ministry of Education rolls out its at-home learning sessions for students as schools remain closed, Education Minister Priya Manickchand today called on the APNU+AFC opposition to join the government to ensure the success of the efforts. During her contribution to the budget debates today, Minister Manickchand reminded that schools across the Guyana have […]
Almost two weeks since the badly mutilated lifeless bodies of Isaiah and Joel Henry were found in the Cotton Tree Backdam on the West Coast of Berbice, Police investigators are still to solve the gruesome crime. In a statement this morning, the Police Force said it is still searching for two main suspects in the […]
Four men from the West Coast of Berbice were today charged and remanded to jail for the murder of taxi driver Mohammed Haniff. The murder occurred on September 12 at the Bath Settlement home of the taxi driver during the course of a suspected robbery. Appearing in Court today were 56-year-old Sarju Mattadin, 52-year-old Devon […]
More than a year after the US Government formally recognised the Venezuelan Opposition Leader as the country’s interim President, the President of Venezuela, Nicholas Maduro has not budged from his position and appears to be strengthening his hold on power in the neighbouring state. The US Government has been stepping up its calls for Mr. […]
The Governments of Guyana and the United States have inked a “Bilateral Shiprider Agreement” which will see joint patrols of Guyana’s air and maritime space in increased efforts to fight the narcotics trade. The agreement goes into force from Monday. It formed part of the discussions with President Irfaan Ali and US Secretary of State […]
While Guyana today recorded its 10th COVID-19 related death in the past six days, the Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony stood in the National Assembly and accused the previous APNU+AFC government and the former Health Minister of a cover-up of cases of COVID-19 and related deaths in the country. During his budget presentation, Anthony […]
Under heavy security, US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo arrived in Guyana late this afternoon after a day of meetings in neighbouring Suriname. At the Cheddi Jagan Airport, the Secretary of State was welcomed to Guyana by Foreign Minister Hugh Todd and US Ambassador to Guyana, Sarah Ann Lynch. This is the first time that […]
For the third straight day, the death toll from coronavirus in Guyana has climbed. The Ministry of Health in a statement this afternoon announced the death of an 83-year-old woman from Region Four and a 52-year-old man who is also from Region Four. The two deaths today have taken the death toll to 62. The […]
The Government intends to strengthen local democratic organs through a number of initiatives and programmes, according to Minister of Local Government Nigel Dharamlall. During the budget debate today, Mr. Dharamlall said that in many communities and across the townships, there is a need for development and his Ministry will be focusing heavily on ensuring the […]
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