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The Government and Opposition found common ground in the National Assembly on Wednesday as they unanimously passed the Trafficking in Persons Bill, with stiff penalties including jail time to stem the crime. The legislation which was presented by Human Services Minister, Dr. Vindhya Persaud has several tough measures to curb trafficking in persons. During the […]
As local Government Elections approach, President Irfaan Ali is making the rounds in several communities across the country. On Wednesday, the President visited several communities on the lower East Coast including Plaisance, Vryheid Lust and Beterverwagting, with his plans to take development to those communities. Some the issues raised by those communities included the state […]
European Union Ambassador to Guyana, Rene van Nes has announced that the EU remains committed to assist Guyana with its electoral reform plans and has brought in a team of electoral experts to assist Guyana with its reform of the electoral system. At Europe Day celebrations on Tuesday, Ambassador van Nes said “there are election […]
The National Assembly has unanimously passed an Amendment Bill, which will now see the use of electric bikes being governed under the same legislative regime as cars, motorcycles and other categories of vehicles. Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn told the National Assembly today that in 2022 alone, there were seven (7) fatal accidents involving […]
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 […]
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