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More than 300 cases of sexual assault are reported monthly in Guyana, according to the Manager of the Sexual offences and Domestic Violence Policy Unit at the Human Services Ministry, Dr Cona Husbands. She also revealed that 70% of those cases involve children as the victims. Dr Husbands shed light on the grim situation on […]
The Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill, has issued a warning to contractors who do shoddy road works that they will be blocked from consideration for future projects. The Works Ministry has been facing criticism countrywide over many of the roadworks being done by overnight contractors. In some cases, the works have been left incomplete. […]
Attorney General Anil Nandlall has hailed the visits of three US Secretaries of State to Guyana over the past five years, boasting that the visits have signaled the US confidence in the Guyana Government. Since 2020, US Secretaries of State, Mike Pompeo, Anthony Blinken and Marco Rubio have visited Guyana. During his weekly Issues in […]
The Working People’s Alliance (WPA) is urging its “sister parties” – A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), and the Alliance For Change (AFC) – to make haste, and sign off on an agreement that would see them contesting the upcoming General and Regional Elections as a coalition. The WPA is warning that the two parties […]
The new US$6.9 million College of Medical Sciences building at the University of Guyana was commissioned today by President Irfaan Ali. With funding from the Government of Guyana and the World Bank, the facility includes a 200-capacity lecture theatre and several science and research laboratories. President Ali said the multimillion-dollar project was conceptualized in 2013. […]
Georgetown Mayor, Alfred Mentore today said the City Council is prepared to challenge the Minister of Local Government, Sonia Parag in Court should there be any attempt by her to block the Municipality from waiving the interest on outstanding rates and taxes owed by property owners in the city. In an interview with News Source […]
Mayor of Linden, Sharma Solomon continues to express his displeasure at the failure of the Ministry of Public Works to engage the Mayor and Town Council and the wider Linden community on the ongoing works on the Soesdyke-Linden Highway. Earlier today, Works Minister Juan Edghill visited the construction site to meet with contractors and engineers, […]
Outspoken Guyanese activist, Melissa Atwell-Holder aka Melly Mel, has promised that she will continue her activism, and she has laid blame for her recent detention in the United States squarely at the feet of the Guyana Government and its hired lobbying firm. US registration information recently revealed that the Guyana Government has hired the services […]
Longstanding Commissioner at the Guyana Elections Commission, Vincent Alexander, is warning that the system of Representative Democracy in Guyana can become skewed if Guyanese are allowed to vote anywhere, regardless of their address. Alexander weighed in on the issue last Friday, moments after the Attorneys in the House-to-House Verification Case wrapped up their arguments in […]
Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNC/R), Aubrey Norton, has urged party members to close ranks and work hard to ensure the party’s success in this year’s General and Regional Elections. However, he has acknowledged that there are some divisions in the party, but insisted that those divisions cannot continue in the face of […]
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