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With the lights, internet and air conditioning turned off in the Parliament Chamber, the Opposition People’s Progressive Party has indicated that it will not be moved from its position that its Member, Bishop Juan Edghill should remain in the Chamber, despite the ruling of the Speaker. Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo hurried down to the Parliament […]
As the National Assembly’s Committee of Supplies descended into chaos following the refusal by Opposition Member of Parliament Bishop Juan Edghill to leave the Chamber on the order of the Speaker, PPP Chief Whip, Gail Teixeira believes the Speaker should stand down from that position and allow the work of the Committee and the Assembly […]
Drama unfolded in the National Assembly just after after 12 noon today when Member of Parliament for the People’s Progressive Party, Bishop Juan Edghill, refused to leave the Parliamentary Chamber after being ordered to do so by the Speaker. “I will not be leaving”, Edghill shouted as he took his seat and refused to follow […]
People’s Progressive Party activist, Jason Abdulla was today found guilty of that faecal matter assault of columnist Freddie Kissoon. His two co-accused, PPP Public Relations Officer, Kwame McKoy and self confessed former death squad member, Sean Hinds were both found not guilty. Abdulla has been sentenced to six months in jail for the assault on […]
The opposition People’s Progressive Party on Monday rejected answers from Minister of Public Service, Dr. Rupert Roopnarine, as the consideration of the budget estimates started. The PPP argued that the Minister was not properly gazetted to provide answers on the government’s proposed spending for Public Service Management in 2018. But a quick search of the […]
After more than a year, President David Granger will host a full press conference this coming Friday to address several national, regional and international issues related to Guyana. The President’s Head of Communications and Publicity, Mark Archer, confirmed to News Source that the Presidential press conference will take place this coming Friday morning. While he […]
Police investigators have moved into the Beterverwaghting area on the East Coast of Demerara after the body of a woman was discovered in the cemetery in the community. The discovery was made this morning and the woman’s face appeared to have been disfigured completely. She has already been identified as a resident of the same […]
The Guyana Country Manager for ExxonMobil, Rod Henson, has confirmed that the company paid over a US$18 Million signing bonus to the Government of Guyana. He said the money was paid over to a Bank of Guyana account which was set up by the Government of Guyana, noting that it was paid “not to an […]
The Guyana Defence Force has been plunged into mourning following the death of a young Lance Corporal. 29-year-old GDF Lance Corporal, Marvin Dodson of the Special Operations Unit, died earlier today at the Georgetown Hospital as doctors battled to save his life. He was rushed to the hospital after being hit down by a drunken […]
The Government of Guyana is coming under more heat over its long silence about receiving just under US$18 Million from the ExxonMobil Oil company. The Government insists that the money is to be used to assist with the legal needs for the border row with Venezuela. However, the Opposition and several prominent figures are convinced […]
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