By News Source Guyana on January 11, 2016
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The Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination (SASOD) has welcomed President David Granger’s recent support for freedom of choice by persons in the Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender(LGBT) community. However, the group remains disappointed in the lack of action by the government to address many of the concerns in the LGBT community. SASOD believes it is time […]
By News Source Guyana on January 11, 2016
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The Ministry of the Presidency (MOTP) on Monday condemned comments attributed to former Attorney General (AG), Anil Nandlall, which were published in Today’s Stabroek News and which give the impression that the President has been interfering in the operations of the security forces. In a statement, the Ministry said it believes “that this is a […]
By News Source Guyana on January 5, 2016
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All Members of Parliament (MPs) could soon be forced to make their tax returns public if the People’s Progressive Party gets its way. The PPP is expected to put a motion before the the National Assembly to get all MPs to make thown their tax returns for the past decade. The motion will be presented by former […]
By News Source Guyana on January 1, 2016
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In his first New Year’s Address to the Nation as Head of State, President David Granger declared that the year 2016 must be seen as Guyana’s year for renewal. During the broadcast, the President said “this is a time for a national renaissance. The prospects are bright. The portents are propitious. This New Year is […]
By News Source Guyana on December 31, 2015
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President David Granger is expected to announce by this weekend several changes to some Ministerial positions. Minister within the Ministry of Social Protection, Simona Broomes is being moved to the Ministry of Natural Resources. She will become the Minister within the Ministry of Natural Resources under Raphael Trotman who will head that Ministry. The President […]
By News Source Guyana on December 30, 2015
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Members of Parliament for the APNU+AFC Coalition met today with President David Granger who reminded them that the coalition is bigger than Party and individual politicians. According to a statement from the Ministry of the Presidency, the President also urged the MPs to continue to take their responsibility to the people of Guyana seriously. He added […]
By News Source Guyana on December 18, 2015
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The Government of Guyana used its majority in the National Assembly yesterday to pass the Amendments to the Anti-money Laundering and Local Government Bills but decided to postpone the presentation and passage of the Terrorism Bill in wake of calls from the Opposition and civil society groups for the Bill not to be rushed through the […]
By News Source Guyana on December 17, 2015
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Despite mounting criticism from the Opposition and the Private Sector Commission and the Guyana Human Rights Association, the Minister of Governance, Raphael Trotman has indicated that the Government is acting within the Standing Orders and the Constitution to take several Bills through all three stages of debate at one sitting in the National Assembly. The […]
By News Source Guyana on December 16, 2015
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The Opposition, People’s Progressive Party, has accused the government of abandoning parliamentary democracy, in wake of being served with notice that the government intends to suspend the standing orders at Thursday’s sitting of the National Assembly to allow three bills to go through all three stages for passage. The party said it only received information about […]
By News Source Guyana on December 14, 2015
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The General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party, Clement Rohee, is not impressed with the governing of the country by the David Granger led administration and would offer a Grade F’ for the coalition’s governing of the country so far. Speaking at his Monday morning press conference at Freedom House, Mr. Rohee said the seven-month-old […]