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The National Budget was passed on Thursday even as the Opposition APNU+AFC continued its protests in the National Assembly over the alleged assault of one of its members, Tabitha Sarabo-Halley. At the start of the examination of the budget estimates, Opposition Chief Whip Christopher Jones rose to his feet to again express concern over the […]
Addressing his first Police Officers’ Conference this morning, President Irfaan Ali laid out the case for further reforming and rebranding of the Guyana Police Force. The President told senior and junior Police Officers that as there is a need to restructure and reposition the Guyana Police Force, the way the Force is seen by members […]
In wake of the Guyana Government’s condemnation of an incursion by Venezuelan Fighter jets over Eteringbang, Region 7 on Tuesday, the Venezuelan government is rejecting the claims and is now accusing Guyana of making false accusations. “The Ministry of Popular Power for Foreign Relations of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela vigorously rejects the inaccuracies and […]
Following the filing of a Police complaint by Opposition Member of Parliament Tabitha Sarabo-Halley that she was physically assaulted by Government Minister Kwame McCoy, the Minister has denied the allegation. In a statement last evening, McCoy admitted that there was an “exchange of words” between him and Sarabo-Halley, but said there was no physical assault. […]
Guyana has formally dispatched a protest note to the Government of Venezuela registering its condemnation of the violation of Guyana’s sovereignty with a flyover in the Eteringbang area by Venezuelan fighter jets. The Venezuelan Ambassador was summoned to a meeting yesterday with Foreign Minister Hugh Todd and presented with the protest note. On Tuesday, two […]
The Government of Guyana will make $1.1 Billion available to the Guyana Elections Commission, (GECOM) for the holding of Local Government Elections Commission, (LGE) later this year, according to Governance Minister, Gail Teixiera. Ms. Teixeira was at the time responding to questions by Opposition Members during the consideration of the budget estimates in the Committee […]
Tempers flared in the National Assembly this afternoon forcing the Speaker to suspend the sitting of the Committee of Supply after Opposition Members protested his decision not to allow the Opposition Leader to raise a report of physical assault on one of its members by a Government Minister. Opposition Member of Parliament, Tabitha Sarabo-Halley complained […]
A midday in the engine room of the MV Barima in Port Kaituma has grounded the ferry vessel as an investigation has been launched into the source of the fire. In a statement from the Transport and Harbours Department, it was confirmed that the fire was first spotted in the engine room of the vessel, […]
Senior Government officials have confirmed to News Source that the Guyana Defence Force and other security agencies are probing the presence of an unuthorized military jet in Guyana’s airspace. On Tuesday, the military fighter jet was spotted flying over Eteringbang in the Region Seven area. Some miners captured the flyover on camera and alerted the […]
One day after the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Health informed the Linden Hospital CEO Rudy Small of his removal from that position, the Health Ministry has made a decision to reinstall Small in the post and the Permanent Secretary has now been instructed to reinstall him with immediate effect. Small was removed after […]
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