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As Guyana continues to guard against illegal claims to its territory, a new Maritime Zones (Internal Waters and River Closing Baselines) Regulations 2015 was presented by Foreign Affairs Minister and Vice President Carl Greenidge to the National Assembly on Thursday. The regulations prescribe the closing lines across the mouths of the three largest navigable rivers […]
Guyana’s Minister of Finance, Winston Jordan has announced that the National Budget will be presented to the National Assembly on Monday, August 10. This will be the first budget to be presented since the change of government following the May 11, 2015 regional and general elections. Jordan made the announcement this afternoon during a presentation […]
Executive Member of the opposition People’s Progressive Party (PPP) Dr. Roger Luncheon on Thursday said the party has not made a decision on whether to remove former Minister Jennifer Westford from its list of Parliamentarians but is concerned about the issue of perception. Westford appeared in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday where she pleaded […]
Former Minister of Health under the previous PPP Civic administration, Dr. Bheri Ramsarran was granted self bail this morning when he appeared at the Whim Magistrates’ Court in Berbice to answer a charge in connection with his “slap and strip” threats against women’s rights activist, Sherlina Nageer. Ramsarran appeared before Magistrate Charlyn Artiga and was […]
The People’s Progressive Party will head back to the National Assembly in time for the presentation and debate of the National Budget. The budget is expected to be presented before the end of August. Executive Member of the PPP, Dr. Roger Luncheon made the announcement this morning at a Freedom House press conference. He indicated […]
Nine persons who were named to represent the opposition People’s Progressive Party (PPP) in the 11th Parliament attended a briefing for Members of Parliament today in the Parliament Chambers. The MPs attended the session ahead of a Sitting set for Thursday, July 30. However, Party General Secretary Clement Rohee told reporters on Monday that the PPP […]
Former Health Minister Dr. Bheri Ramsarran who was fired by former President Donald Ramotar just before the May 11 elections, is expected to appear in the Whim Magistrates Court in Berbice before the end of the week to face criminal charges in relation to his threats to slap and strip a women’s rights activist. He […]
The former Personnel Officer of the Ministry of Public Service who is already facing forgery charges before the courts, could find herself being questioned in relation to another fraud matter following the discovery of a $127 Million fraud that occurred at the Ministry under the previous administration. The new government on Wednesday confirmed that a […]
The government is expected to offer the Berbice Bridge Company a subsidy so that citizens could benefit from a reduction in tolls, as promised in its 100 days plan. The decision to reduce the toll along with the scale of reduction was settled on by Cabinet on Tuesday. Governance Minister Raphael Trotman told media operatives today that […]
Former Minister of Public Service, Jennifer Westford was granted $800, 000 bail this morning on four attempted larceny charges which stemmed from the probe into the illegal transfer of government vehicles that belong to the Public Service Ministry. The former Personnel Officer for the Minister, Margaret Cummings was granted $1.2 Million bail on four charges […]
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