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As Guyana seeks to further strengthen its relations with the United States, President Irfaan Ali and a senior Government team on Friday held discussions with the Chairman of the US House Foreign Relations Committee, Representative Gregory Meeks. In a tweet, the US Representative said the meeting underscored the importance of issues such as climate change, […]
Despite ongoing questions surrounding the management of the state-owned Guyana Sugar Corporation, the National Assembly last evening approved and allocated another $1.5 Billion to aid in the government’s restructuring plan for the company. The additional funding comes just three months after $2 Billion was allocated to the company in the 2021 budget. Agriculture Minister Zulficar […]
The Bar Association of Guyana has expressed its unease over the Government’s move to amend the Police Act to allow the Police to take the DNA of any person taken into lawful custody. The Bar Association said the proposed amendment is “troubling”, adding that it only became aware of the proposed amendment from a media […]
At 5:30 this morning, the Government used its parliamentary majority aided by the support of Joinder Parties representative, Lenox Shuman to pass a motion to remove Opposition Member David Patterson as the Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee. The PAC is considered the most important parliamentary committee as it is responsible for the oversight of […]
A supplementary budget of $21.3 Billion has been approved by the National Assembly with $10 Billion of that money going towards the efforts to deal with the ongoing floods across the country. Prime Mark Phillips told the National Assembly that the country is facing a national disaster because of the floods and every region has […]
Three persons died on the spot and three others including a young baby are in a serious condition following an early morning smash-up at Fort Wellington in Berbice. The three dead persons were identified as 23-year-old taxi driver Carlos Edwards, 61-year-old retired Policeman Hookumchand Parmanand and 36-year-old Shabana Latiff. The dead taxi driver’s baby and […]
With some citizens still hesitant about getting vaccinated against COVID-19, the Minister of Health told the National Assembly that there has been no case in Guyana of a fully vaccinated person dying from the virus. Facing questions from the Opposition about the COVID-19 vaccines, Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony said while there is the case […]
The Government and the APNU+AFC Opposition went head-to-head this afternoon in the Committee of Supply as the government sought to justify spending $1.3B to purchase vaccines. The Government recently spent approximately $957 million for the purchase of 200,000 doses of the Sputnik V vaccine and $326 million for the Chinese Sinopharm vaccine. During the grilling […]
Opposition Leader Joseph Harmon on Monday accused the Government of mismanaging the public coffers and the country’s economy. In a statement the Opposition Leader said a mere 3 and 1/2 months after the $383Billion 2021 Budget was approved in the National Assembly the government has returned with two financial papers seeking an additional $23 Billion […]
Guyana’s second floating, production storage and offloading vessel, the Liza Unity, has been officially dedicated by First Lady of Guyana Arya Ali. The First Lady will also serve as the ship’s Godmother. The Liza Unity is being prepared to set sail from Singapore for Guyanese waters. On Saturday, the official dedication was done. According to […]
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