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Minister of Governance Gail Teixeira today told the Parliamentary Committee of Supply that it takes time to change the culture and habits of people, but there is a slow turn in society, with regards to violence in the country, as she justified the millions of dollars allocated to the Men on Mission Programme. Today marked […]
The Parliamentary Committee of Supply today approved $40 Million for the Office of the Commissioner of Information, with more than 75% of that sum being paid as salary to the Commissioner himself, Retired Court of Appeal Judge Charles Ramson Snr. While considering the 2026 budget estimates today, Opposition Member of Parliament, Ganesh Mahipaul stated that […]
Forward Guyana Movement (FGM) Member of Parliament, Amanza Walton-Desir, is contending that under Annex 13 of the Convention on International Civil Aviation, the Government is legally obligated to release the report on the deadly Guyana Defence Force (GDF) helicopter crash, since it conducted the investigation into the crash under that specific provision. The Government […]
Finance Minister, Dr. Ashni Singh, on Friday rebutted Opposition Members of Parliament from both the WIN party and the APNU, who cited a poverty rate in Guyana of 58% during their Budget debate presentations. A recently published report has stated that based on data available up to 2021, the country’s poverty rate stands at 58%. […]
APNU Member of Parliament, Sherod Duncan, has submitted a motion to the National Assembly calling for the accredited press to be given unfettered access to parliamentary proceedings that are open to the public, in the interest of democracy and public oversight. MP Duncan submitted the motion last Friday after he was challenged to do so […]
The ongoing extradition hearing against billionaire businessmen, Nazar and Azruddin Mohamed, was halted and adjourned this morning after the Court learned of the hospitalisation of 73-year-old Nazar Mohamed following a medical emergency. The elder Mohamed was reportedly preparing for Court this morning when he fell ill and had to be rushed to the Hospital with […]
Police investigators in Region 7 are probing the murder of 55-year-old gold miner, John José Marciano, who is originally from One Mile, Wismar, Linden. The murder took place on Saturday morning at 14 Miles Issano, Middle Mazaruni River. A Police statement said the miner was at his mining camp at 14 Miles Issano when an […]
An operation by the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit on Saturday has resulted in the seizure of just over 18 pounds of cocaine and the arrest of two suspects. The operation was conducted in Kitty in Georgetown. According to a CANU statement, during the operation, its ranks intercepted two motor vehicles. One of the vehicles fled […]
A 42-year-old businesswoman from Amelia’s Ward, Linden was arrested early this morning after Police investigators found three 9mm pistols with nine .32 rounds of ammunition, as well as marijuana leaves, seeds and stems. A 36-year-old driver was also arrested. In a statement, the Police said its ranks visited a residence in Central Amelia’s Ward based […]
Between jeers from the Government side and cheers from his fellow party members in the Opposition, Leader of the Opposition, Azruddin Mohamed, slammed the 2026 National Budget as having very little for the ordinary Guyanese and more for friends and family of the PPP/Civic Government. He said while the Budget is the largest in the […]
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