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The Government’s Chief Whip in Parliament, Minister Amna Ally, today made it clear that the sympathy motion that was passed in the National Assembly for its late member Abdul Kadir, who was convicted of a terrorist act in the US, in no way supports terrorism. Minister Ally said it is the norm and a tradition […]
Two men were today remanded to jail after being charged with the possession of more than 237 pounds of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking. 43-year-old Andrew Yong of Diamond Housing Scheme and 30-year-old Rameao Chandrahan of Queenstown, appeared before the Chief Magistrate this afternoon and both pleaded not guilty when the charge of cocaine […]
The Central Housing and Planning Authority is warning the public aboyt a fraud being carried out by someone using the mobile money app to get persons to pay for land that they have not been issued. In a statement today, the Central Housing and Planning Authority, said the organisation has no arrangement in place with […]
The U.S. Embassy in Georgetown today condemned the recently passed resolution by Guyana’s National Assembly, which offered sympathy to the family of late Guyana Member of Parliament, Abdul Kadir, who died in a US Prison last year, while serving time as a convicted terrorist. Kadir had been sentenced to life in prison in the United […]
Four men, who were recently arrested following the discovery of more than 5 pounds of cocaine in a fire extinguisher appeared in Court today, but only one of them is behind bars this evening. In the Magsitrates’ Court today, 28-year-old Dinesh Dias, pleaded guilty to being in possession of the cocaine for the purpose of […]
Four new Members of Parliament were sworn in today, replacing the four former Government Ministers who were forced to resign from Parliament because of their dual citizenship. Taking the oath of office today before the Speaker and Clerk were Mervyn Williams, Tabita Sarabo-Halley, Donna Mootoo and Raynard Ward. They have replaced Joe Harmon, Carl Greenidge, […]
President David Granger has announced new Ministerial appointments and the reassignment of some of his junior Ministers. In an Address to the Nation, the President announced that Hemraj Ramkumar of the AFC will be the new Minister of Business. He takes up the position that was held by Dominic Gaskin. In addition, Public Affairs Minister, […]
The Caribbean Court of Justice has dismissed the application by former Member of Parliament Charrandass Persaud to block Friday’s sitting of the National Assembly of Guyana. The Application was filed earlier today with his Attorney, Sanjeev Datadin, asking the Court to block the parliamentary sitting until the outcome of the appeals before the CCJ on […]
General Secretary of the PPP, Bharrat Jagdeo today said that his party will not be naming any new Members of Parliament to replace its dual citizenship MPs at this time. Three of the party’s Members of Parliament have tendered their resignations because they hold dual citizenship and it is against the law for someone to […]
Less than two weeks after a High Court Judge ruled that there was enough evidence to extradite an American fugitive to the US, the extradition has taken place. US Wanted man, Troy Anthony Thomas, was extradited to the US today. He was arrested just over a year ago after hiding out here for a number […]
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