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Former Minister of Finance under the APNU+AFC Government, Winston Jordan, is suing the State for more than $1.2 Billion over his wrongful prosecution back in 2021 and the breach of his Constitutional rights. Through his Attorney, Senior Counsel Roysdale Forde, the former Minister filed two applications in the High Court seeking hundreds of millions of […]
Police investigators are continuing their probe of an early Thursday morning accident that claimed the life of 33-year-old mini-bus driver, Deoraj Baldeo. The fatal crash took place at around 5:15 on Thursday morning along the Orangestein Public Road, East Bank Essequibo. The driver of the mini-bus was speeding at the time when he slammed into […]
The Opposition APNU+AFC believes the Government is still ignoring the impact that the rise in the cost of living is having on citizens. At a press conference today, the Economic Adviser to the Leader of the Opposition, Elson Lowe, said more than three months since the passage of Budget 2024, there is still no word […]
A former official of the current Government is facing allegations of rape and sexual assault by a woman, who said she worked at the Government agency he was in charge of. At a virtual press conference today, a former employee of the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development chronicled details of an alleged rape […]
The Government, through the Ministry of Labour, is in talks with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) about a possible training programme that would see Venezuelan migrants here undergoing skills training and certification. Minister of Labour, Joseph Hamilton, made the disclosure in the National Assembly on Thursday as he responded to a question […]
The Government used its majority in the National Assembly today to vote against an Opposition Motion, which sought to introduce a Local Government Commission (Amendment) Bill to allow for greater involvement in the decision making process by Local Government Authorities in the country. Opposition Member of Parliament, Ganesh Mahipaul, who presented the Motion to the […]
Hours after two US fighter jets conducted a flyover of Georgetown, with support of the Government of Guyana and the Guyana Defence Force, the Venezuelan Government objected to exercise, describing it as a provocation. In a statement, the Minister of Defense of Venezuela, Vladimir Padrino López, described the US military exercise in Guyana as “repeated […]
Teachers across the country resumed strike action today, and the President of the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU), Mark Lyte reported this afternoon that more than 60% of the nation’s teachers stayed away from their jobs. The GTU said its members made a decision to resume strike action over the Government’s continued failure to engage the […]
With 15 Peter’s Hall residents rejecting Government’s offer for the acquisition of their properties for the construction of the new Demerara Bridge, the Government will now turn to the Court to determine a final compensation for the affected persons. On the sidelines of today’s sitting of the National Assembly, Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill […]
Two US Navy Super Hornets fighter jets will conduct a flyover of Georgetown and its surroundings today in collaboration with the Guyana Defence Force. In a statement, the US Embassy said the flyover will take place at around 2pm, and the two jets are based on the USS George Washington. The Embassy said members of […]
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