Politics

President challenges credibility of VICE journalist in defence of Vice President Jagdeo in bribe-taking allegations

President Irfaan Ali has rushed to the defense of Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo against bribe-taking allegations and is now questioning the credibility of the international journalist for the Vice News Agency who interviewed the Vice President about the claims. The Vice President has denied the allegations that he has accepted bribes from Chinese businesses to […]

Duncan suspended for 4 sittings after protesting Dharamlall’s “Dildo” remark in National Assembly

Opposition Member of Parliament, Sherod Duncan has been suspended from attending the next four sittings of the National Assembly after he loudly protested a remark by Local Government Minister Nigel Dharamlall who told a female Opposition MP last evening that she was in need of a “Dildo”, which is a sexual stimulation toy. Dharamlall made […]

British wants to see greater transparency in local tendering process for contracts

As Guyana continues to see more foreign investment interest, the British High Commissioner to Guyana, Jane Miller believes there should be greater transparency in the tendering process for contracts, as the country develops and attracts international investors. During a press conference today on the heels of a visit by a group of British investors and businessmen, […]

Guyanese Critic sued for $100 Million by photographer over “Mudwata” claims

Local fashion photographer and video producer Keron Bruce has filed a $100 Million lawsuit against social media commentator, Mikhail Rodrigues, who is known as the “Guyanese Critic”. Mr. Rodrigues was served with the Court documents this morning. In the lawsuit, Mr. Bruce is claiming that Rodrigues has degraded his character in social media commentaries about […]

Chinese Embassy denies Chinese companies pay bribes for big contracts in Guyana

The Chinese Embassy in Georgetown has rubbished claims that some Chinese companies have been paying bribes to acquire large contracts in Guyana. During an interview with international media Vice News, the allegation of Chinese companies paying bribes in Guyana was put to Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo, who the journalist conducting the interview claimed is an […]

Jagdeo continues to deny bribe-taking allegations; Claims Chinese businessman has denied making the allegations

Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo continues to deny allegations that he has been accepting bribes from Chinese businessmen in order for them to land big contracts in Guyana. The allegations first surfaced in an interview with the US-based Vice News Agency. A video recording of the Vice News interview was released by the Vice President’s Office […]