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President David Granger, today, presented to Justice Claudette Singh, her Commission of Appointment as Senior Counsel. Justice Singh was named among the nine legal practitioners to be vested with this honour. However, she was unable to attend the ceremony last week when peers were awarded ‘Silk’, as she was overseas. With some 40 years of […]
President David Granger is not budging from his position when it comes to the Constitutional requirements for job of Elections Commission Chairman and today he said the Constitution is very clear on the matter. In a statement issued by his office, the President said he is committed to fulfilling the Constitutional requirement within the ambits […]
Guyana inched closer towards establishing its own Law School today, with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of Guyana and the University College of the Caribbean and Law College of the Americas. The MoU has formalised the Public-Private partnership for the establishment of the Law School which will carry the name […]
Fly Jamaica Airways is continuing its efforts to ensure that it does not just provide a service to Guyana but also provides jobs for the Guyana market. On Monday, the airline started a six-week training programme for its newest batch of flight attendants. All twenty of the new recruits are Guyanese and have started their […]
Two suspected bandits were on Tuesday afternoon caught by police after they allegedly robbed a fruit and vegetable stand on North Road, Bourda at approximately 5:30pm. According to reports, the two young men went into Bharrat’s Fresh Vegetables stand where one of them whipped out a gun and demanded a female worker to take off […]
A medical team has been dispatched from the Ministry of Public Health to the Region 9 community in wake of reports that there has been an outbreak of gastroenteritis in several communities in the region. Public Health Minister Volda Lawrence has confirmed that the team has been sent to the communities, which include Aishalton, Shea […]
Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Senior Counsel Basil Williams, has added his interpretation of the constitution regarding the appointment of a Chairman for the Guyana Elections Commission. President David Granger on Sunday rejected the six nominees submitted by the Opposition Leader after he found that they were all “unacceptable” for the job based […]
Three persons have been taken into custody for questioning as Police investigators continue their probe into reports of a shooting incident that is believed to have taken place in the Privilege nightclub on Main Street. Commander of the A’ Division of the Guyana Police Force, Asst. Police Commissioner Clifton Hicken, confirmed the arrests to News […]
Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo has written to President David Granger, requesting that he offers some clarity on his interpretation of the qualifications for the job of Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission. The President on Sunday announced that he found the six nominees submitted by the Opposition Leader to be “unacceptable” for the job based […]
Just three months after Brigadier George Lewis took over as Chief of Staff of the Guyana Defence Force, a new Chief of Staff has been sworn into office as Brigadier Lewis heads off into retirement. President David Granger on Tuesday morning administered the oath of office to new Chief of Staff, Brigadier Patrick West. […]
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