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President David Granger has defended House Speaker Dr. Barton Scotland as being “mature and experienced”, in the face of growing criticism from the opposition People’s Progressive Party. The President has expressed enormous satisfaction with the work being done by Speaker Scotland and described the PPP’s arguments as predictable. The Speaker, during the recent budget debates […]
At least one Candidate in the upcoming Local Government Elections is not convinced that the participation of the larger political parties pose a disadvantage to the smaller contesting groups and individuals. The APNU+AFC’s Sherod Duncan who is running for the council seat in Constituency #14 trashed the argument of some of the other candidates during […]
General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party and former Minister of Home Affairs, Clement Rohee wants the President to fire his Public Security Minister, Khemraj Ramjattan over the fiery riot in the Camp Street jail which resulted in the death of 17 inmates, who reportedly set the fire themselves as a protest. At his Monday […]
President David Granger has announced that his government intends to find and implement long-term solutions to the problems facing the Guyana Prison system. Yesterday, the president along with the Minister of public Security and the Minister of State visited the facilities at the Mazaruni prison. Mr. Granger said the problems facing the prison service must […]
Six of the Candidates seeking to represent citizens of the capital on the Georgetown City Council at the upcoming Local Government Elections, shared some of their plans and ideas as they faced off for the first Georgetown Debate at the Theatre Guild on Saturday evening. The event was organised by Attorney Nigel Hughes and his […]
The Private Sector Commission (PSC) and the Diplomats representing the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada parted ways on Friday on the issue of Guyana’s ranking on the Corruption Perception Index. The PSC rejected Guyana’s undesirable classification over the years and claimed that the methodology used by the international corruption monitoring body, Transparency International, […]
Thirty-nine year old Guyanese national, Neville Hillary Phagu has been charged and remanded to prison in connection with an over 250 pound cocaine bust in Barbados last week. The Guyanese man who reportedly lives in Barbados was jointly charged along with Barbadian national, Harrington Callender. The two appeared in Barbados’ District A Magistrates court where the […]
Guyana’s leading trade fair and exhibition will take place from the 12th to the 15th May to coincide with 50th Independence celebrations. The event is being organised by the Ministry of Business and intends to showcase Guyana’s development over the years in the manufacturing and services sector. At the Friday evening launching of the event, […]
The American, British and Canadian diplomats in Guyana and the Private Sector Commission (PSC) have come together in a united move to urge Guyanese to ensure they place a high premium on the upcoming local government elections, billed for March 18, 2016. At a joint press conference on Friday, officials of the PSC and the Western […]
Retired Judge, James Patterson, Human Rights Expert, Merle Mendonca and former Director of the Guyana Prison Service, Dale Erskine have been named to serve on the Commission of Inquiry into the unrest at the Georgetown, Camp Street prison which resulted in the fiery deaths of 17 inmates. Justice Patterson will serve as the Chairman of […]
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