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A motion which was piloted by Opposition Member of Parliament Ganesh Mahipaul to get the Clerk and the Speaker of the National Assembly to act more swiftly with submitted motions caused a furore in the Assembly today between Members of the Government and Opposition. Mr. Mahipaul’s motion sought to amend Standing Order 22 to provide […]
Leader of the Alliance For Change (AFC), and former Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan, believes that the nation is in the dark about the security issues plaguing the country with there being no meeting of the Parliamentary Oversight Committee on the Security Sector in some three years. “We did our first meeting in 2020, […]
Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton, today urged the Government of Guyana to reconsider its position to appeal the recent High Court ruling of Justice Sandil Kissoon, who ordered the Environmental Protection Agency, (EPA) to issue an Enforcement Notice to Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL) and its parent company, Exxon Mobil to ensure it provides […]
Four days after the bloodied lifeless body of Kim Halley was found in a room at the Alpha Hotel at Ogle, East Coast Demerara, her husband was charged and remanded to jail for the crime. The accused, 52-year-old Junior Halley, was not required to enter a plea to the murder charge today when he appeared […]
Leader of the Alliance For Change, (AFC) Khemraj Ramjattan has fired off at the Government over its decision to appeal the recent High Court ruling which mandated ExxonMobil and its subsidiaries to provide unlimited insurance coverage. Last week High Court Judge, Sandil Kissoon ordered the Environmental Protection Agency, (EPA) to issue an Enforcement Notice to […]
Weeks after the High Court ruled that President Irfaan Ali’s suspension of the Chairman and members of the Police Service Commission in 2021 was unconstitutional and unlawful, the Government through the Attorney General’s Chambers has moved to the Court of Appeal asking for the entire decision to be set aside. In ruling in favour of […]
The Guyana Government has announced that it will be challenging the decision of High Court Judge Sandil Kissoon, who on Wednesday ordered the Environmental Protection Agency, (EPA) to issue an Enforcement Notice to Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL) and its parent company, Exxon Mobil to ensure it provides unlimited insurance coverage to safeguard […]
Chairman of the A Partnership of National Unity and Opposition Leader, Aubrey Norton today announced that the APNU has filed Court action to postpone or altogether stop the local government elections scheduled for 12th June, amid allegations of fraud, concerns the party have with the Guyana Elections Commission, the current voters list and other issues. […]
In the past year, press freedom in Guyana has worsened and that has resulted in the country dropping 26 places on the press freedom index compiled by the international group, Reporters Without Borders. The report with the rankings was released on World Press Freedom Day, which was observed on Wednesday. The report assesses press freedom […]
An international arrest warrant has been issued for the Guyanese couple wanted for the murder of Guyana Police officer, Quincy Lewis. The two suspects, Thakurdial Samaroo and his wife Naqeeba Zahid Zafarali, are believed to be hiding out in the United States. This week, International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) issued the red notice arrest warrants […]
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