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by Kurt Campbell Following the allegations made by self-confessed Guyanese drug lord, Barry Dataram earlier this week, that Agents of the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit were involved in drug trafficking, the National Security Committee, headed by President David Granger is taking steps to launch an investigation. The President told reporters at his office on Wednesday morning […]
Leader of the Team Benschop group and Georgetown Constituency #4 Candidate, Mark Benschop is not happy with the public relations efforts by the Elections Commission to properly inform and educate the public about the local government process. Local Government Elections will be held on March 18, 2016. The last time Guyana hosted local government polls […]
The opposition People’s Progressive Party on Monday said it is optimistic about the upcoming local government elections but in the same breath the party is expressing fears that the electoral process could become a victim of fraud. At his weekly press conference, PPP General Secretary Clement Rohee said the Party remains positive about scoring big […]
Minister within the Ministry of Communities Valerie Patterson, who holds responsibility for the Housing Sector, has announced a major discount offer by the Central Housing and Planning Authority for persons who have been allocated house lots. During her first press conference since taking over the portfolio in January, Minister Patterson announced that persons who have […]
by Kurt Campbell The Firearms Act was successfully amended in the National Assembly on Friday to increase the annual fees for firearm licenses despite pleas for reconsideration from the opposition People’s Progressive Party. These increases were proposed in the 2016 National Budget by the government along with a series of measures to enhance revenue. The […]
People’s Progressive Party member Ms. Sheila Veerasammy was on Thursday sworn in as the newest member of the National Assembly and will occupy a seat on the opposition benches. Ms. Veerasammy has replaced Dr. Clive Jagan who recently tendered his resignation because of ill-health. Her name was extracted from the PPP’s list at the 2015 […]
Chancellor of the Judiciary (ag), Justice Carl Singh has cleared the way for the return of Government Ministers Winston Felix and Keith Scott to the National Assembly as technocrats while the government appeals the ruling by outgoing Chief Justice, Ian Chang. Attorney General Basil Williams filed the appeal on Friday and the Chancellor granted a […]
(Reuters) Jamaica’s opposition narrowly won a general election on Thursday, with its message of deep tax cuts and massive job creation winning over voters weary of years of tough IMF-mandated austerity measures. The Jamaican Labour Party (JLP) led by Andrew Holness had won 33 of the 63 seats with almost all votes counted, according to […]
by Kurt Campbell The role of Community Policing Groups came in to sharp focus at the opening of the Annual Police Officers Conference on Thursday morning. In his first address to the Annual Police Officers’ Conference, President David Granger called on the Guyana Police Force to do more to ensure that citizens’ safety within their […]
President David Granger has described the report of the Walter Rodney Commission of Inquiry as deeply flawed and he believes that it has left Guyanese still starved of the truth even after $500 Million was spent on the Commission by the last government. The President’s statement came two weeks after the report was left at […]
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