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Speaker of the National Assembly, Dr. Barton Scotland this afternoon decided to stay away from reconsidering the resolution of the no-confidence motion and instead tossed the contentious issues regarding the no-confidence motion and vote over to the Court, saying that the Assembly will be guided by the Court’s ruling, In response to a request from […]
Guyana Goldfields has announced the appointment of former US Ambassador to Guyana, Perry Holloway as the Company’s Senior Vice President, in charge of Strategy & Corporate Affairs. His appointment took effect on January 1, 2019. In a statement, the company said Mr. Holloway is a career diplomat with more than 30 years of international experience […]
Emergency access to medical services are expected to improve in the Region Seven community of Bartica, with the commissioning of a water ambulance. The water ambulance was handed over to the town by Minister of Public Health, Volda Lawrence. It was built by local contractor, Sunrise Marine Incorporated.C With an $11M price tag, the water […]
by Ravin Singh The Government of Guyana in a statement on Wednesday, said it is aware of on-going investigations by the Guyana Police Force (GPF) into the intended purchase of US$1M in gold by its legislative defector Charrandass Persaud. Mr. Persaud has denied that he was bribed for his vote. News Source reported on Monday […]
By Ravin Singh The opposition People’s Progressive Party (PPP) is of the view that the scheduled sitting of the National Assembly on January 3, 2019 will be in violation of the Constitution and that the party will not be attending. This position was articulated by opposition Chief Whip, Gail Teixeira in a letter to Speaker […]
Guyana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Carl Greenidge has briefed a senior US government official on Venezuela’s recent incursion into Guyana’s waters to interfere with the work of an ExxonMobil contracted research vessel. On Tuesday, Minister Greenidge met and held talks in Brazil with the Senior Director of the United States National Security Council’s Western Hemisphere Affairs, Mauricio Claver-Carone. […]
The Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission, Justice James Patterson, has indicated that he will be back at work next Tuesday in time for the Commission’s statutory meeting. Concerns about Justice Patterson’s health were put on the front burner recently after reports surfaced that he had fallen ill. While not going into the details of […]
Guyanese! I wish you a happy, healthy and hopeful New Year, 2019! Your government starts the year by recommitting to consolidating Guyana as a safe society with a stable economy and strong parliamentary democracy. The Constitution is supreme. All citizens could expect improvements in their personal well-being and quality of life. Your government, through prudent management, has […]
President David Granger has conferred the honour of Senior Counsel on five legal practitioners who have displayed a high quality of service in the legal profession and in their knowledge of the law, with effect from January 1, 2019. The long-serving legal practitioners are Mrs. Shalimar Ali-Hack, Mr. Stephen Fraser, Mrs. Carole James-Boston, Mr. Robert […]
Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo lashed out at the Government on the last day of the year, over its announcement to seek a review of the no-confidence motion vote by the Speaker of the National Assembly. The Government has dispatched a legal brief to the Speaker asking him to review his acceptance of the no-confidence motion, […]
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