By News Source Guyana on May 22, 2017
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(MOTP) President David Granger, on Sunday, said that global partnerships to combat terrorism cannot exclude small states, since conflict between and within such states, or between a small state and other states, can endanger the peace of all countries. The President, who was at the time speaking on the side lines of the Arab-Islamic-American Summit […]
By News Source Guyana on May 20, 2017
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Just a few months after calling on the government to charge members if irregularities were unearthed, the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) has now back peddled and condemned a move which saw two of its Members of Parliament (MPs) and four other supporters being charged for financial irregularities at the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB). On […]
By News Source Guyana on May 20, 2017
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The reactivation of local democratic organs is to promote the values of representativeness, inclusiveness and effectiveness, and this translates to the elimination of partisan political interest, President David Granger has said. The President made this assertion during the opening ceremony of a two-day Inaugural Municipal Conference which commenced on Friday. The event, which is being held […]
By News Source Guyana on May 19, 2017
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Two serving Opposition Parliamentarians and a former Deputy Permanent Secretary were among six persons charged on Friday for a multi-million-dollar fraud at the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB), dating as far back as 2011. The former GRDB Board members were slapped with five separate charges totaling over $400 million to which they were not required […]
By News Source Guyana on May 18, 2017
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A team from the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) was earlier today, dispatched to the flood-affected communities of Kaibarupai, Sand Hill, Chenapou and Waipa in, Region Eight. This was disclosed by Minister of State Joseph Harmon who has responsibility for the CDC and the coordination of disaster response. He was at the time updating the media […]
By News Source Guyana on May 18, 2017
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The government is defending the appointment of a Ministerial Council of Legal Advisors for Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Basil Williams SC. On Thursday, State Minister Joseph Harmon explained that the five persons selected, which includes retired Judges, had volunteered their services. But he also confirmed that while the team of advisors will […]
By News Source Guyana on May 18, 2017
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President David Granger will participate in the upcoming Arabic Islamic American Summit along with other world leaders to discuss security partnerships to counter and prevent the growing threat of terrorism and violent extremism around the world. United States President, Donald Trump is also expected to attend the Summit, State Minister Joseph Harmon announced on Thursday. […]
By News Source Guyana on May 18, 2017
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An international oil expert, hired by the Government of Guyana as a consultant, has declared that it may not be feasible for Guyana to invest in an oil refinery. Guyana is currently preparing for major oil production by 2020, and there have been calls for the country to invest in an oil refinery of its own. […]
By News Source Guyana on May 17, 2017
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Guyanese are being reminded that there are still safeguards against injustices caused by maladministration. The reminder came from the President as Justice Winston Patterson was sworn in as the country’s new Ombudsman. Justice Patterson, a retired Judge, replaces the late Justice Winston Moore. President David Granger administered the Oath during a simple ceremony at State House […]
By News Source Guyana on May 17, 2017
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While recommitting to ensuring the protection of judicial independence, President David Granger on Wednesday presided over the swearing in of two female Jurists as Court of Appeal Judges. Chief Justice (ag), Roxanne GeorgeWiltshire and Justice Dawn Gregory-Barnes took their Oath of Office at State House in the presence of other senior government functionaries, the Chancellor […]