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-by Kurt Campbell- Two days after a Regional Commission on the use of Marijuana established by the CARICOM Heads of Government, wrapped up a one day visit to Guyana, Guyana’s Attorney General, Senior Counsel Basil Williams, said there have been no discussions at the Cabinet level on decriminalizing marijuana use here. While two other CARICOM […]
State employees have received the commitment of the governing APNU+AFC coalition that they will be protected, once they expose instances of corruption and corrupt practices within the administration and by extension the public service workforce. Attorney General Basil Williams told reporters earlier today that the government will continue to let state employees feel comfortable to make […]
Almost two months since President David Granger received the findings of a Commission of Inquiry into an alleged assassination plot against him, he is still studying the report and the recommendations. President Granger shied away from the issue this afternoon when asked by News Source, instead asking that questions be directed to his Minister of […]
The Opposition People’s Progressive Party called an urgent press conference on Saturday to demand the firing of Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission, Justice James Patterson, over his admitted omission of the word “acting” on his curriculum vitae, when pointing out his role as Acting Chief Justice in Grenada. PPP Member of Parliament, Priya Manickchand […]
Public Health Minister Volda Lawrence, has been shielded from any blame in relation to the emergency purchase of $632 million worth of drugs by the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation, according to the first-ever report tabled in the National Assembly by the Public Procurement Commission. Laid in the National Assembly on Thursday, the report noted that […]
The Commission of Inquiry Report into the 2016 Camp Street Prison disturbances and deaths, recommended the decriminalizing of possession of small amounts of marijuana for personal use and also for alternative sentencing for low-level drug offenses. The authors of the report believe the move could have assisted in efforts to tackle overcrowding in the prison. […]
Responding to criticisms of his appointment as the Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission, retired Justice James Patterson on Thursday brushed aside reproaches that have sought to downplay his ability to perform effectively in the post. Mr. Patterson told reporters today that he was not bothered by the criticisms. In an effort to clarify his […]
With loud heckling from the Opposition benches, President David Granger addressed the Parliament, outlining some of his government’s accomplishments and plans. Opposition Members held up placards and shouted various slogans at the President as he delivered his speech for close to an hour. At one point of his speech, President Granger asked “What about some […]
Still refusing to be a part of any formal budget consultations with the government and amid insistence of non-cooperation, Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo now wants the APNU+AFC government to include its proposed measures in its 2018 National Budget. Ahead of the presentation of the government’s 2018 fiscal plan to the National Assembly, the Opposition People’s […]
The Ministry of Public Health is reassuring citizens that the tablets being distributed for filarial prevention are safe and it is confident that all of the drugs being administered as part of the nationwide campaign are safe. The statement comes in wake of the death of a young child whose relatives claim that she became […]
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