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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 […]
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 […]
APNU Member of Parliament, Dr. Dexter Todd, believes that the 2026 national budget has fallen short in a number of areas that require urgent attention. Todd, said where the budget has measures to support the people, the APNU will support such measures, but he said the Government’s failure to consult widely with the Guyanese society […]
More than two years after a deadly Guyana Defence Force helicopter crash claimed the lives of five servicemen, the Government of Guyana appears set to keep the findings of the investigations top secret. There have been continuous and growing calls for the report into the deadly crash to be made public. Just this week in […]
President Irfaan Ali today urged Officers of the Guyana Defence Force and the wider Joint Services to urgently address issues of capacity and capability, explaining that the nature of the country’s defence mandate and architecture is changing. Addressing the opening of the GDF Officers’ Conference this morning, the President said the National Defence mandate is […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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