By News Source Guyana on July 19, 2017
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Two persons who were on board a cocaine carrying vessel are in the custody of the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit after 209 pounds of the illegal substance was found aboard the vessel. The bust was made on Monday by the Coast Guard of the Guyana Defence Force during a patrol of the Pomeroon river. Charges […]
By News Source Guyana on July 19, 2017
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Four new Judges will take their oath of office this morning, while a fifth Judge will be elevated to the Court of Appeal. Attorneys, Simone Morris-Ramlall, Damone Younge, Sandil Kissoon and Gino Persaud will all be sworn in to office this morning before President David Granger as new High Court Judges. Justice Rishi Persaud will be […]
By News Source Guyana on July 19, 2017
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A total of 16 communities across Guyana will receive electricity for the time before the end of this year. That announcement was made today by Chief Executive Officer of the Central Housing and Planning Authority, Lelon Saul. Mr. Saul told a media conference this morning that the infrastructural upgrade that the communities have been waiting on […]
By News Source Guyana on July 18, 2017
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Leader of the Opposition, Bharrat Jagdeo, has indicated that he will possibly support the move by businessman Marcel Gaskin, to appeal the Chief Justice’s decision in the Elections Commission Chairman matter that was taken to the Court by Gaskin in his capacity as a private citizen. Most of the Chief Justice’s interpretation of the Constitution […]
By News Source Guyana on July 18, 2017
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The businessman who initiated Court proceedings, seeking an interpretation of Article 161(2) of the Constitution has announced his intention to appeal the decision by Chief Justice Roxanne George- Wiltshire, on the grounds that she went beyond what he had requested. Marcel Gaskin’s application to the High dealt with the Constitutional requirements for the selection of […]
By News Source Guyana on July 17, 2017
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Chief Justice (acting), Roxanne George-Wiltshire on Monday handed down her interpretation of the Constitutional requirements for the selection of a Chairman of the Elections Commission. Businessman, Marcel Gaskin had moved to the Court for the interpretation of the Constitution, under Article 161(2), after the first list consisting of a total of six persons was rejected by President […]
By News Source Guyana on July 17, 2017
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Millions of dollars spent without evidence of contractual agreements and unaccounted vouchers were just two of the oversteps revealed within the Ministry of Indigenous People’s Affairs when it appeared before the Public Accounts Committee on Monday. On what was its third appearance before the PAC over the last month, the Ministry came under heavy criticism for […]
By News Source Guyana on July 14, 2017
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As the United States promises to continue building close ties with Guyana, the US Ambassador to Guyana, Perry Halloway, revealed on Thursday evening that the local embassy granted 72,000 non-immigrant visas (visitor) and 7,000 immigrant visas (permanent) in 2016. Speaking at the Embassy’s celebration of the U.S Independence, Mr. Halloway told invitees at the Georgetown […]
By News Source Guyana on July 12, 2017
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Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo has compiled is preparing to present his third list of nominees to President David Granger for the Guyana Elections Commission Chairmanship job. Mr. Jagdeo told the media today that he currently has a list of 10 names and is in the processing of contacting those candidates. He said the list of […]
By News Source Guyana on July 7, 2017
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The governing APNU+AFC coalition has announced its intention to give more attention to developing Guyana’s manufacturing and services industries and is pushing ahead with plans to expand and diversify the national economy. More resources are likely to be pumped into the development of the manufacturing and services industry. The government said it has decided to […]