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Attorney General, Senior Counsel Anil Nandlall has announced that the Government will be moving to the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) to challenge the decision of the Court of Appeal in the Parliamentary Secretaries’ case. In upholding the decision of the High Court, the Court of Appeal, on Tuesday, ruled that Vickash Ramkissoon and Sarah […]
The Court of Appeal today upheld a decision of the High Court that People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) 2020 Candidates Vickash Ramkissoon and Sarah Browne are not eligible for appointment to the National Assembly as non-voting members. Brown and Ramkissoon were appointed as the Government’s Parliamentary Secretaries by President Irfaan Ali. However, the Opposition Chief Whip […]
Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn, has sounded the alarm to warn citizens who get into fist fights with the police to desist from that practice, which appears to be growing into a new norm in Guyana. At the launch of the Police Force’s ‘Respect the Road’ campaign on Monday, Mr. Benn said drivers on […]
Workers attached to the Demerara Harbour Bridge Corporation, and related agencies began their work to replace Span 9 on the bridge just after the stroke of midnight. The bridge will remain closed to all traffic until midnight on Thursday. Minister of Public Works, Bishop Juan Edghill visited the site of the replacement works this morning […]
Guyana is experiencing a worrying spike in dengue cases and there are at least four deaths that are being investigatd as being dengue fever related. Advisor to the Minister of Health, Dr Leslie Ramsammy said since last year, there has been a considerable rise in cases. It is suspected that the cases may have reached […]
Acting Police Commissioner Clifton Hicken is concerned about the high number of accidents on the country’s roadways, describing the situation as alarming. In a new effort to curb the lawlessness on the country’s roadways, a national ‘Respect the Road’ traffic campaign has been launched. The Campaign will see several private sector organizations coming on board […]
While brushing aside reports of the President and the PPP’s closeness to the Mohameds family, that is reportedly under investigation for gold and drug smuggling by the US Authorities, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo has revealed that the Government of Guyana discontinued the use of a US lobbying firm after it found out that the Mohameds […]
While dodging questions about whether he intends to extend the Acting Police Commissioner’s time in office as he reaches the retirement age this weekend, President Irfaan Ali on Thursday told News Source that he has not asked the acting Commissioner to proceed on leave, so as it is now, he remains the head of the […]
Five months after the government got approval for its $781.9 Billion budget, the Minister of Finance returned to the National Assembly on Thursday seeking additional money to support some more of the government’s projects. The National Assembly has now approved $31 billion in supplementary funding for the Government. Approximately $4.7B is intended to facilitate village-led […]
With the full backing of the National Assembly, the Government last evening successfully piloted a motion to remove the 20% tax on cell phones. In moving the motion for the ‘Confirmation of the Customs (Amendment of First Schedule) Order of 2023″, the Minister of Finance, Dr Ashni Singh said the removal was in keeping with […]
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