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Former Speaker of the National Assembly, Senior Counsel Ralph Ramkarran has added his voice to concerns being expressed over Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo’s recent comments while speaking to an Indian audience in New York. The Opposition Leader has come up against a torrent of criticism from the government and sections of society even as he […]
Public Security Minister, Khemraj Ramjattan joined up with Minister of Social Protection, Volda Lawrence and Minister within the Ministry of Natural Resources Simona Broomes on Saturday to lead a team of vibrant Trafficking In Persons (TIP) advocates on an awareness walk from the Promenade Gardens to Durban Park, Homestretch Avenue. The walk dubbed “I give hope” […]
The rotation of Foreign Services officers is of paramount importance to the Government and a system is currently being developed to ensure these individuals do not serve in the same diplomatic position for more than three years. This was expressed by President David Granger during the recording of his weekly television programme, “The Public Interest.” […]
President David Granger on Thursday cast aside criticisms surrounding the appointment of several former Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Officers within his government and on special commissions and said that those appointments were based entirely on experience and competence. “No body criticized PPP, why criticize me?” the President asked as he dismissed the claims that preference […]
The coalition government announced on Wednesday that it was looking at ways to ensure that more small contractors and companies are incorporated into the public procurement process. In fact, the government wants to enforce the law that allows for small contractors to secure 20 percent of government work. With billions of dollars granted each year […]
Trinidad and Tobago led the way in 2015 with deporting the highest number of Guyana nationals from its shores. According to documents presented to the Guyana Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Relations, between January 1, 2015 and June 30, 2016, 157 Guyanese nationals were deported from the twin-island Republic. 119 of them were deported for overstaying […]
The Opposition Member of Parliament are following their Leader and standing by their man and his statements on Guyanese of indian origin being attacked in Guyana since the new government took office. At a Wednesday press conference, PPP Member of Parliament with responsibility for legal affairs, Anil Nandlall said the government’s criticism of Jagdeo’s statements […]
The Parliamentary Opposition on Wednesday refused to entertain questions on the political future of its MP Charles Ramson Jr. who is likely to give up his Parliamentary post to study abroad. Despite the weekly press conference being geared towards addressing matters related to parliamentary affairs, Opposition Chief Whip Gail Teixeira blocked questions on Ramson’s political […]
The Preliminary Report of the Commission of Inquiry (COI) established to probe the circumstances surrounding the fire at the Hadfield Street Drop In Centre, which resulted in the deaths of two young children has found that there were “bad policy arrangements for fire”, State Minister Joseph Harmon disclosed on Wednesday. The report was handed over […]
Two days after 14 Venezuelan nationals who came to Guyana to seek employment were ordered deported from the country by a Magistrate, the government said it was open to assisting suffering Venezuelans on a humanitarian basis. Guyana shares borders with Venezuela and said it remains open to helping the neigbhouring country in its time of […]
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