By News Source Guyana on May 11, 2022
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Speaker of the National Assembly, Manzoor Nadir, has urged Parliamentarians to work together for the benefit of the citizens who they represent. In an address on the opening day of a Commonwealth Parliamentary Association seminar on Tuesday, the Speaker said Parliamentarians on both sides should have stronger cordial relations in order to advance the causes […]
By News Source Guyana on May 11, 2022
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A prison escapee who was on the run for over a year was recaptured yesterday morning after he turned up at a hospital in Mahdia seeking medical help with a knife stuck in his neck. The prisoner, 27-year-old Samuel Gouveia is a manslaughter convict who was serving an 18-year jail sentence when he managed to […]
By News Source Guyana on May 11, 2022
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The Ministry of Finance has announced that the Government has made its first withdrawal of US$200 million from the Natural Resource Fund. According to the Ministry of Finance, the money which is equivalent to G$41.7 Billion has been transferred from the Natural Resource Fund to the Consolidated Fund to finance national development priorities. It was […]
By News Source Guyana on May 10, 2022
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Regional Chairman for Region 10 Deron Adams today accused the PPP Civic administration of a deliberate move to marginalize the region despite its public promises to support development across Guyana. Addressing a number of issues facing the region at a PNC Reform press conference, the Regional Chairman said the Government’s promises of jobs, development, and […]
By News Source Guyana on May 10, 2022
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The public consultations on the draft amendments to the Representation of the People’s Act (ROPA) have started. The Government is seeking to overhaul the elections machinery in Guyana following the 2020 General and Regional Elections. So far, the Opposition APNU+AFC has not yet made any recommendations to the process and the coalition is firm that […]
By News Source Guyana on May 10, 2022
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Blaming the current blackout and power supply woes of the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) on the former APNU+AFC government, the Prime Minister’s office announced today that the government has been working to restore the progressive outlook of GPL within a broader framework of cheaper and more sustainable energy production to improve the daily lives […]
By News Source Guyana on May 10, 2022
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Opposition Member of Parliament Vincent Henry today trashed the government’s handling of Parliamentary Affairs and treatment of Opposition Parliamentarians. During his remarks at the Opening of a Commonwealth Parliamentary Association’s Seminar at the Arthur Chung Conference Center this morning, the Opposition MP said the time is ripe for the Guyana Government to answer whether consensus […]
By News Source Guyana on May 10, 2022
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Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo and Opposition Leader, Aubrey Norton got into a face-to-face exchange last evening at a reception that was hosted by the European Commission in Guyana to mark Europe Day. It was the first encounter between the two since Norton was elected as Opposition Leader. The two have been trading barbs at each […]
By News Source Guyana on May 9, 2022
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Committee Members of the Guyana Public Service Credit Union are gearing up to elect a new Chairman from among themselves after declaring today that Mr. Trevor Benn who was voted into the position last year, no longer enjoys the confidence of the full membership of the Committee of Management. During a press conference today, the […]
By News Source Guyana on May 9, 2022
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The issue of overpayment to contractors and poor recording keeping by accounting officers under the former APNU+AFC government was once again at the center of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) work on Monday, when the Committee met to scrutinize the spending of Region 8 for several projects in the infrastructure, health and other sectors for […]