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Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance, Gail Teixeira has defended the work of the Public Accounts Committee, despite concerns that it has not been meeting enough to get work done. At a press conference on Wednesday, Teixeira said the current Public Accounts Committee has met more than the PACs of the last three Parliaments. She […]
Leader of the Opposition Aubrey Norton has shaken up the parliamentary shadow responsibilities for some members of the APNU+AFC Opposition in the National Assembly. According to reports, AFC Leader Khemraj Ramjattan, who previously overlooked the Agriculture portfolio, will now take aim at the security sector as he will shadow the Minister of Home Affairs. Ramjattan […]
By Svetlana Marshall Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance, Gail Teixeira announced today that the Government has written to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) seeking a withdrawal of the precautionary measures granted in favour of Chinese Landing, the Indigenous Carib Community in Region One that has long complained about a series of human […]
Ahead of Monday’s National Budget presentation, the Guyana Public Service Union today said it has made several proposals to the Government that it hopes will be taken on board to provide a more comfortable standard of living for the country’s public servants. The GPSU hopes that this year’s Budget will see Public Servants benefitting more. […]
The Auto and Construction industries along with electronics, have been dominating the list of complaints received by the Competition and Consumer Affairs Commission (CCAC) over the past year. According to the Commission, it received 492 complaints against businesses last year, with a value of over $481.3 million. In a statement today, the CCAC said of […]
The plans for Guyana to have its own Law School are still in the pipeline, with a feasibility exercise for the setting up of the school still ongoing, according to Attorney General Anil Nandlall. The Government has already identified the land where the Law School will be built. During a recent Press Conference, the Attorney […]
The United States Department of Defense plans to work closer this year with the Guyana Defence Force to boost and modernize the country’s defence architecture. U.S Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, Daniel Erikson made that disclosure during a two-day visit to Guyana, which ended on Tuesday. During the visit, he met and held talks with […]
With the Justice System facing an increasing number of cases, Acting Chief Justice Roxane George, is urging citizens to consider the use of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) more. At the opening of Law Year 2024 on Tuesday, Justice George said Attorneys should advise their clients to explore Alternative Dispute Resolution, explaining that ADR is any […]
by Svetlana Marshall The 2024 Law Year opened this morning with the launch of a Strategic Plan for the Judiciary, and announcements by the Acting Chancellor of the Judiciary, Justice Yonette Cummings, that a number of new Magisterial positions have been established by the Judicial Service Commission (JSC). In her address at the Supreme Court […]
Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Senior Cousel Anil Nandlall, is not happy with the time it is taking for the election fraud cases to be heard. At a press conference on Monday, the Attorney General questioned some of the decisions of the Magistrates who have been hearing the matters, pointing out that in […]
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