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Leader of the Opposition Joseph Harmon has written to the Chairman of CARICOM, Prime Minister Keith Rowley of Trinidad and Tobago, expressing several of the concerns of the Opposition about governance in Guyana. In his letter dated March 18, 2020, Mr. Harmon told Dr. Rowley it was necessary for him to raise, what he sees […]
The spike in new COVID-19 cases continued today with 120 new cases being recorded in the past 24 hours. It is one of the highest single-day increase in cases since the first case was recorded a year ago. The country also recorded two additional deaths today. In total, the COVID-19 pandemic has now claimed 212 […]
The prime suspect in the murder of the 10-year-old boy in Sophia during a home invasion and robbery was expected in Court today to face murder charges, but he was never taken to the Court. Last evening, the Guyana Police Force announced that the teenager was going to be taken to Court today to face […]
Former Government Member of Parliament under the APNU+AFC administration, Charrandass Persaud has been officially accepted by the Indian Government as Guyana’s High Commissioner to India. Mr. Persaud presented his credentials to the Indian Government along with other diplomats on Wednesday. The Opposition APNU+AFC had written the Indian Government objecting to the appointment of Charrandass Persaud. […]
The European Union Election Observer Mission (EOM) submitted its final report of the March 2020 General and Regional elections to Opposition Leader, Joseph Harmon today. The opposition team that met with the EU officials requested time to study the report, but raised several concerns about the elections and other issues. The head of the EU […]
One day after the former Commissioner and CEO of the Lands And Surveys Commission Trevor Benn was questioned about the land deals while he headed the Government agency, the Chief Executive of Cevon’s Waste Management Morse Archer was called in for questioning by the Criminal Investigations Department. Archer’s questioning related to the plot of land […]
The Ministry of Health started administering COVID-19 vaccines to Members of Parliament today. The Speaker and Deputy Speaker along with former Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo were among those vaccinated. A number of Members of Parliament from both sides also received their vaccines, while others including several members of the Opposition said they intend to take […]
The Guyana Public Service Union is seeking the intervention of President Irfaan Ali to address the matter of increases for public servants after none was offered in the past two years. At the press conference today, GPSU President Patrick Yarde emphasized that despite the Union making proposals to the government in the past two years, […]
Guyana continues to experience a spike in new COVID-19 cases. In the past 24 hours, the country recorded 84 new cases with 54 of those new cases being confirmed in Region 4. In the past 15 days, a total of 696 new cases have been recorded across the country. The country also recorded one additional […]
Newly appointed Canadian High Commissioner to Guyana Mark Berman on Wednesday paid a courtesy visit to Leader of the Opposition, Joseph Harmon. During the hour-long meeting, several issues were raised by the Opposition. Mr. Harmon informed the Canadian envoy that the government, though it occupies a one-seat majority in the parliament, governs as though there […]
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