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The Government and Opposition found common ground in the National Assembly on Wednesday as they unanimously passed the Trafficking in Persons Bill, with stiff penalties including jail time to stem the crime. The legislation which was presented by Human Services Minister, Dr. Vindhya Persaud has several tough measures to curb trafficking in persons. During the […]
As local Government Elections approach, President Irfaan Ali is making the rounds in several communities across the country. On Wednesday, the President visited several communities on the lower East Coast including Plaisance, Vryheid Lust and Beterverwagting, with his plans to take development to those communities. Some the issues raised by those communities included the state […]
European Union Ambassador to Guyana, Rene van Nes has announced that the EU remains committed to assist Guyana with its electoral reform plans and has brought in a team of electoral experts to assist Guyana with its reform of the electoral system. At Europe Day celebrations on Tuesday, Ambassador van Nes said “there are election […]
The National Assembly has unanimously passed an Amendment Bill, which will now see the use of electric bikes being governed under the same legislative regime as cars, motorcycles and other categories of vehicles. Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn told the National Assembly today that in 2022 alone, there were seven (7) fatal accidents involving […]
A motion which was piloted by Opposition Member of Parliament Ganesh Mahipaul to get the Clerk and the Speaker of the National Assembly to act more swiftly with submitted motions caused a furore in the Assembly today between Members of the Government and Opposition. Mr. Mahipaul’s motion sought to amend Standing Order 22 to provide […]
Two months after he went on the run after allegedly setting a Hopetown cattle farmer on fire in his car, Onderneeming labourer, Kevin Sooklall has been charged and remanded to jail for the crime. A Police statement said he appeared in Court today and was charged with the attempted murder of 51-year-old Trevor Blair. The […]
A post-mortem examination was conducted on the body of popular high school teacher and theatre actor, Kirwyn Mars this morning by Government Pathologist, Dr. Nehaul Singh. The Pathologist listed the cause of death as crushing injuries to the chest, which were compounded by other wounds. The pathologist also found eight stab wounds on the body […]
by Svetlana Marshall The Speaker of the National Assembly, Manzoor Nadir today blocked an Opposition motion, which sought leave from the National Assembly to discuss the recent High Court ruling against the EPA and Exxon. The motion was filed by Opposition Member Ganesh Mahipaul. The Speaker said he could not allow the issue to be […]
Police investigators this afternoon arrested a suspect in the murder of High School Deputy Principal, Kerwyn Mars aka Sir Mars. Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum, while not providing details, confirmed the arrest to News Source and indicated that investigators were questioning the man. The Crime Chief also indicated that the suspect is not the young man […]
Leader of the Alliance For Change (AFC), and former Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan, believes that the nation is in the dark about the security issues plaguing the country with there being no meeting of the Parliamentary Oversight Committee on the Security Sector in some three years. “We did our first meeting in 2020, […]
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