Politics

Three more COVID-19 deaths in 24hours

In the past 24 hours, Guyana recorded three additional Coronavirus related deaths, taking the total number of deaths in the country to 95. An 84-year-old woman, a 67-year-old man and a 61-year-old man who were all from Region Four represent the latest fatalities. They were all patients in the hospital, according to the Ministry of […]

Opposition Leader writes Prime Minister to remove Roshan Khan from ERC over racist statements

Opposition Leader Joe Harmon has written to the Prime Minister requesting the immediate removal of businessman Roshan Khan as a member of the Ethnic Relations Commission. Khan who has been serving on the ERC since 2018 has been making a number of racially insensitive statements on Facebook over the past few weeks, triggering widespread condemnation. […]

Telecommunications sector formally liberalised; Govt. announces official end to GTT “monopoly”

In a late night address to the nation, Prime Minister Mark Phillips formally announced the liberalisation of the telecommunications sector with the Commencement Orders being issued which will fully bring into force the Telecommunications Act 2016 (the “Act”) and the Public Utilities Commission Act 2016. The Prime Minister said “the commencement of these Acts is […]

Government rehires James Singh as Head of CANU

The Government of Guyana through the Ministry of Home Affairs has rehired former Head of the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit, James Singh to once again serve in that position. Singh was removed from the position in 2017 under the last government following a Commission of Inquiry into the release of a drug boat and its […]