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The Opposition this afternoon threw its support behind the Police Amendment Bill, which amended the Police Act, CAP, 16:01, after the government made several changes to the earlier proposal. The Government was hammered earlier this year by Civil Society organizations and the Guyana Bar Association when it proposed to amend the Police Act to allow […]
Opposition Leader Joe Harmon has accused Speaker of the National Assembly, Manzoor Nadir and the Government of trying to silence the Opposition in Parliament. Mr. Harmon’s contention is that today’s sitting of the National Assembly was scheduled for ‘private members’ issues on private members’ day, allow the Opposition’s business in the House to take precedence […]
Over 5000 households across Guyana have already been affected by floodwaters owing to the ongoing rainy conditions in various parts of the country. A government team has been out assessing the impact of rainfall and flooding in recent days. Several communities along the East Coast of Demerara and parts of the West Coast are already […]
With heavy and persistent rainfall continuing to pound several parts of the country, President Irfaan Ali has activated a Cabinet Level Task Force to respond to the current rainy season and potential flood impacts across Guyana. In the past two weeks, several parts of the country have been experiencing heavy rainfall with the weather office […]
The Alliance for Change, which is a partner in the APNU+AFC Coalition, believes that whoever would have been chosen as the Chief Elections Officer would have found themselves under suspicion of nearly half of the population. The AFC’s statement in response to the hiring of new Chief Election Officer, Vishnu Persaud, came after stinging criticism […]
Less than three weeks after longstanding PNCR member and Former Attorney General, Basil Williams accepted the nomination to contest for the position of Leader of the PNC and boasted of his more than 20 years of unbroken service to the party, he has pulled out of the contest. In a statement early this morning, Williams […]
Hours after the Guyana Elections Commission announced the selection of Vishu Persaud for the position of Chief Election Officer, Opposition Leader Joe Harmon said the GECOM Chairman, Justice Claudette Singh has once again changed requirements to suit a particular decision. Harmon said the Chairman has ignored the requirements set out by the Commission itself for […]
Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo used part of his speech at the Chamber of Commerce award ceremony on Thursday evening to call out the group of Guyanese who have filed a constitutional climate case to challenge the massive oil production taking place offshore Guyana on the grounds that it exacerbates global warming and threatens human rights. […]
As ExxonMobil looks to ramp up and expand its operations in Guyana, President of ExxonMobil Guyana, Alistair Routledge, has announced that the company has now moved all of its supply chain services from neighboring Trinidad and Tobago to Guyana. The decision has resulted in additional jobs being created for Guyanese in the sector. Mr. […]
With the backing of the Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission, former GECOM Deputy Chief Election Officer, Vishnu Persaud was selected today as the new Chief Election Officer of the Guyana Elections Commission. Persaud edged out Jamaican Election Official, Leslie Harrow for the top GECOM job. GECOM Chairman, retired Justice Claudette Singh cast the deciding […]
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