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After a failed attempt by one of the Attorneys for Nazar and Azruddin Mohamed to get an adjournment in their extradition matter before the Court, the case continued before Principal Magistrate Judy Latchman this morning at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court. Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sharon Roopchand, returned to the witness box […]
Co-Leader of the Working People’s Alliance and Member of Parliament for A Partnership for National Unity, Dr. David Hinds called out the Government for not prioritizing public servants and the University of Guyana in the 2026 National Budget. The Budget speech by Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh did not make any reference to public servants […]
Chief of Defence Staff of the Guyana Defence Force, Brigadier Omar Khan today said the military remains on high alert and will continue to stand guard in the face of recent developments in Venezuela, which he noted could pose a challenge to national security and the country’s territorial integrity. Addressing the opening of the Guyana […]
Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hugh Todd defended the Government’s Foreign Policy, while launching an attack on Forward Guyana Movement (FGM) Member of Parliament, Amanza Walton-Desir, after she highlighted the loop holes in the current system, and called for an integrated foreign policy framework that addresses new and emerging challenges. Rising to make […]
Acting Chief Justice Navindra Singh has dismissed one of the two cases filed by the Nazar and Azruddin Mohamed in the High Court challenging the ongoing extradition proceedings against them in the Magistrates’ Court. In a ruling yesterday, Justice Singh rejected the claims by the Mohameds that state officials acted with political bias by signing […]
Four crew members were found dead on a local cargo vessel at a Water Street wharf last evening and it is suspected that they may have died from carbon monoxide poisoning. The four men were found in the engine room of the vessel on a lower section of the vessel. The discovery of the bodies […]
Member of Parliament for the WIN party, Dawn Hastings-Williams, took the Government to task in her Budget debate contribution over its big spending, telling the National Assembly that although billions continue to be spent on various initiatives and projects, there has been no dramatic shift in the lives of Guyanese for the better. MP Hastings-Williams […]
Explaining that the country’s booming Oil and Gas sector remains a catalyst for growth and development, Minister of Natural Resources, Vickram Bharrat told the National Budget Debates that the industry is being prudently managed, with a high level of transparency and accountability. But APNU Member of Parliament, Sharma Solomon lambasted the Natural Resources Ministry over […]
A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) Member of Parliament, Ganesh Mahipaul, today called for a forensic audit to be conducted into the hundreds of billions of dollars allocated for projects under the Ministry of Local Government, as he searched for evidence of the work done. Telling the National Assembly to “follow the money,” MP Mahipaul […]
Minister of Labour and Manpower Planning Keoma Griffith has described Budget 2026 as a roadmap to development, even as he boasted of progress being made in his Ministry as it relates to training, skills development and job creation. Speaking during the 2026 budget debates today in his maiden presentation to the National Assembly, Mr. Griffith […]
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