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41-years after his death, the Government of Guyana today announced its decision to amend the cause of death on Dr. Walter Rodney’s death certificate. While it is unclear what provision exists for the cause of death to be changed on a death certificate, Attorney General Anil Nandlall told the National Assembly that the late WPA […]
Prime Minister Mark Phillips painted a grim picture of the current flood situation across the country this afternoon in the National Assembly as he outlined the government’s plans to deal with the situation. In a statement, the Prime Minister said the country experienced the second-highest amount of rainfall for 40 years in the past month […]
The two PPP Parliamentary secretaries who have been declared unlawfully appointed by the Chief Justice were not present in the National Assembly today as the Speaker indicated that he will be following the ruling of the Court. The Chief Justice in her ruling made it clear that it would be illegal for the two to […]
Two weeks after some government employees in the Aishalton area in Region 9 complained about not receiving their salaries, the 18-year-old District Development Officer in the community has been arrested for allegedly embezzling the money. A Police statement said the Officer received $8.2 Million in cash along with the relevant pay sheets for the government […]
The National Assembly meets tomorrow for its first sitting in almost 100 days and before the business of the Assembly gets underway, the Opposition Leader Joe Harmon intends to ask the Speaker to make his position clear on a recent ruling by Chief Justice Roxanne George relating to PPP Parliamentary Secretaries Sarah Brown and Vikash […]
The suspected mastermind of an attempt by a Georgetown man to ferry out more than three pounds of cocaine through the airport has been arrested. The Customs Anti Narcotics Unit this afternoon confirmed the arrest of South Ruimveldt resident, Warren Stuffle. He was arrested by the Police in the Region 7 community of Imbaimadai and […]
Less than a week after the Police and the DPP received copies of the Statements of Poll and the Statements of Recount from the 2020 elections, the Police has filed new charges against the Chief Election Officer Keith Lowenfield, the Deputy CEO Roxanne Myers and Returning Officer for Region 4, Clairmont Mingo. The three are […]
Embattled Deputy Chief Election Officer, Roxanne Myers has filed a multi-million-dollar lawsuit against Government Member of Parliament, Attorney Sanjeev Datadin, and the local media entity Newsroom. The lawsuit was filed by Attorney Nigel Hughes. In the statement of claim, Hughes contends that during a Newsroom interview on March 06, 2020, Datadin while at GECOM’s Command […]
With heavy and persistent rainfall pounding several regions today bringing more floodwaters with it, the Director-General of the Civil Defence Commission, Lt. Col. Kester Craig has declared the flooding situation in Guyana as reaching the stage of a national crisis. Floods have been recorded in all 10 administrative regions and the floodwaters have been rising […]
Although the Government is encouraging COVID-19 vaccinations to stem the spread of the pandemic, Minister of Labour Joseph Hamilton has made it clear that it is unlawful for workplaces to force their employees to get vaccinated. There have been reports of some workplaces demanding that their employees to get vaccinated or find new jobs. During […]
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