By News Source Guyana on April 19, 2017
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Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo believes there is a clear economic collapse taking place in Guyana under the APNU+AFC coalition government and on Tuesday he trashed excuses coming from within the administration. Mr. Jagdeo said the government is trying to accuse the PPP of being involved in systematic sabotaging of the economy and that is absolutely […]
By News Source Guyana on April 19, 2017
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Following reports of environmental degradation from gold mining activities in the Puruni and Mazaruni areas, the Natural Resources Ministry has dispatched a team to investigate the accuracy of the reports and the possible impact of the reported activities. The issued was made public recently in a report compiled by the Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA). […]
By News Source Guyana on April 17, 2017
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Popular Trinidadian soca star, Benjai, is nursing serious injuries to his face after he was attacked outside the Palm Court nightspot in Georgetown early Sunday morning by one of the club’s regular patrons. According to eyewitnesses, Benjai had already wrapped up his headlining performance at a Pulse Entertainment soca themed party and was leaving the […]
By News Source Guyana on April 17, 2017
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A Dynamic Airways flight from New York to Guyana had to be cancelled early Monday morning as the co-pilot was reportedly a no-show for the non-stop flight. Passengers were already onboard the 767 aircraft when they were informed that they would have to disembark the plane and reclaim their checked luggage. One passenger told News […]
By News Source Guyana on April 16, 2017
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(MOTP) President David Granger,on Saturday evening, confirmed that the Blairmont Sugar Estate is among those that will likely be preserved even as Government looks to ensure that the industry lowers the cost of production in order to produce sugar that is competitive on the world market. The Head of State was at the time […]
By News Source Guyana on April 13, 2017
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Leading the debate from the opposition benches, People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) Parliamentarian Priya Manickchand, told the National Assembly on Thursday that the Party was not against asset recovery and exposing corrupt politicians. As the second speaker on a list of 18, Manickhand laid out the opposition’s position on the State Asset Recovery Bill, just […]
By News Source Guyana on April 13, 2017
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The National Assembly erupted in loud chatter on Thursday as Attorney General; Senior Counsel Basil Williams stood to move the second reading of the State Assets Recovery Bill. Opposition Parliamentarians banged on their desks and shouted, but their chants had nothing to do with the Bill. The People’s Progressive Party MPs shouted repeatedly “apologize, apologize,” demanding that […]
By News Source Guyana on April 13, 2017
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The UN Secretary General’s personal representative in the UN Good Officer’s process on the Guyana Venezuela border controversy is in Guyana and met with President David Granger and a high level government team last evening. The visiting UN official,Ambassador Dag Nylander, is here with a high level team of his own as he examines the […]
By News Source Guyana on April 12, 2017
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On the eve of the second reading of the State Asset Recovery Bill in the National Assembly tomorrow, Attorney General, Senior Counsel Basil Williams, is lobbying for support of the modern piece of legislation that seeks to address corruption. But despite the assurances of safeguards, Williams said the government was not prepared to default on […]
By News Source Guyana on April 12, 2017
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As Guyana continues to fall below the expectations of international frameworks, domestic efforts continue to address the deficiencies in the country’s anti money laundering and terrorist financing agenda. On Wednesday, Attorney General, Senior Counsel Basil Williams called for greater sharing of information among stakeholder agencies. He made the call during an event to observe the […]