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The Court of Appeal intends to issue a number of orders and directions for the hearing of an appeal brought by the Leader of the Opposition and Businessman Azruddin Mohamed, and his father challenging sections of the High Court ruling on the constitutionality of the Fugitive Offenders Act. Those orders and directions will be issued […]
Following the detention of a go-fast boat belonging to Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed, the Maritime Administration Department has indicated that the boat is unlicensed and Mr. Mohamed is also not licensed to be operating a vessel. In its statement this afternoon, MARAD said based on its records, neither the fast craft nor Mr. Azruddin Mohamed […]
While no date has been confirmed as yet for the start of the MV Barima Commission of Inquiry, a venue for the public hearings has been identified, but will not be made public until the Commission begins to issue notices about its planned commencement. Speaking briefly with News Source this morning, the Secretary to the […]
A go-fast boat belonging to Opposition Leader, Azruddin Mohamed, was detained by the Coast Guard late last night following a reported stand-off at a Friendship wharf facility between members of the Coast Guard and Police and a group of Opposition Members of Parliament from the WIN party, including the Opposition Leader. In a statement late […]
Noting that it is aware of the concerns of the traveling public over the suspension of the ferry service between Guyana and Suriname, the Government of Guyana today said Suriname has turned down a proposal for an alternative vessel to ply the route while the MV Canawaima remains dry-docked for maintenance. In a statement, the […]
A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) Member of Parliament, Ganesh Mahipaul has written the Minister of Public Utilities and Aviation, Deodat Indar, requesting a status report on the process for the salvaging of the MV Barima. In keeping with its commitment to salvage the vessel, which sank off the Coast of Essequibo on July 18 […]
Residents of Chinese Landing – an Indigenous Carib village in Region One – have blocked a number of heavy duty machines from entering their village as they confront the issue of unapproved mining on their lands. In 2023, the Government temporarily halted all mining activities in Chinese Landing in direct response to a series of […]
The Suriname-Guyana Chamber of Commerce today called for greater clarity regarding the status of remedial work on the docked MV Canawaima ferry that traverses the Guyana-Suriname route. The ferry was taken out of service by the Surinamese authorities, leaving hundreds of persons stranded in both Guyana and Suriname. In a release today, the Chamber said […]
The Guyana Police Force and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will be working together to tackle noise nuisance across the country. Representatives of the EPA met with the Commissioner of Police, Clifton Hicken as part of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the two agencies, which will focus on improving the Police Force’s capacity to […]
The Leader of the Opposition, Azruddin Mohamed together with a delegation from We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) today met with a delegation from A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), headed by its Chairman, Aubrey Norton. The meeting took place at the Brandsville Suites, where it was proposed that a framework should be established to facilitate […]
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