By News Source Guyana on January 24, 2022
Elections, News, Politics
Eight Opposition Members of Parliament including Chief Whip Christopher Jones have been referred to the National Assembly’s Committee of Privileges over the 29th December protests that erupted in the House over the Natural Resource Fund Bill. It was during that protest that the Assembly’s mace was snatched from its position by an Opposition MP amidst […]
By News Source Guyana on January 24, 2022
News, Politics
Former President and Former Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform David Granger is expected to step down as Chairman of A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) by the end of this week. Mr. Granger today met with APNU General Secretary Joe Harmon and Leader of the Alliance of Change Khemraj Ramjattan where he conveyed […]
By News Source Guyana on January 24, 2022
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Finance Minister, Dr. Ashni Singh has indicated that the 2022 National Budget will be historic and transformational. The National Budget is set to be presented in the National Assembly on Wednesday, and already the Finance Minister is boasting of what the budget sets out to achieve. While not going into specifics, Dr. Singh disclosed on […]
By News Source Guyana on January 24, 2022
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The Opposition APNU+AFC has filed a motion of no-confidence against the Speaker of the National Assembly Manzoor Nadir. In the motion, which was released to the press last evening ahead of today’s parliamentary sitting, the Opposition said the actions of the Speaker on the 29th December when there were loud protests by the Opposition and […]
By News Source Guyana on January 24, 2022
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More than 17,000 persons have tested positive for COVID-19 since the start of January representing the highest number of infections recorded since the pandemic came to Guyana. The country has also recorded 79 deaths since the start of this month, with 23 of those deaths confirmed in the past three days alone. The continuing spread […]
By News Source Guyana on January 23, 2022
News, Politics
Acknowledging that the cost of living has gone up and there were challenges as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo has indicated that Guyana has fared well during the pandemic, despite the circumstances. During a state media interview, Mr. Jagdeo said that people are now paying fewer taxes and have more […]
By News Source Guyana on January 21, 2022
News, Politics
Opposition Member of Parliament, Amanza Walton-Desir is calling on the Government and the Maritime Administration Department to come clean on its relationship with the International Maritime Safety Agency of Guyana, which was the agency that reportedly registered that vessel that was busted with three containers of ammunition in Senegal, West Africa. In a statement […]
By News Source Guyana on January 21, 2022
News, Politics
Health Authorities are seeing scores of persons who recovered from COVID-19 turning up with other health complications, weeks after their COVID-19 recovery, Health Minister, Dr. Frank Anthony said today. Dr. Anthony said long COVID-19 seems to be more prevalent now with the Omicron variant although it existed with the other variants. “The variant is predominantly […]
By News Source Guyana on January 21, 2022
News, Politics
Declaring that Guyana needs a people-centered budget this year that will take into account the current economic issues facing the country, Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform, Aubrey Norton today expressed concern that the main Opposition APNU+AFC coalition which represents almost half of the population was not invited to make submissions for the ongoing […]
By News Source Guyana on January 21, 2022
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Leader of the People’s National Congress Aubrey Norton is set to meet on Monday with former President David Granger, Opposition Leader Joe Harmon, AFC Leader Khemraj Ramjattan and David Patterson who is the General Secretary of the AFC. News Source has learned that the meeting will examine a number of issues related to the APNU+AFC […]