Attorney General Anil Nandlall SC on Friday confirmed the beginning of construction of several new Magistrate Courts this year along with the completion and extension of others. With the judiciary receiving some $3.5 billion in the 2022 budget, Nandlall told the National Assembly during his budget debate that construction is set to commence on new…
In responding to concerns about the delay in the hosting of local government elections, Minister of Local Government Nigel Dharamlall assured the National Assembly today that Local Government polls will take place this year. During his budget presentation, Mr. Dharamlall said the government believes in democracy and the choices of citizens and will therefore be…
Joseph Harmon, who resigned as the Leader of the Opposition last week, closed out the Opposition’s presentations to the 2022 Budget Debates- a task usually performed by the Opposition Leader. Harmon was not physically present at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre in Liliendaal, Georgetown. Instead, he provided his one-hour presentation via Zoom. The Former Opposition…
Opposition Member of Parliament and Spokesman on Legal Affairs, Roysdale Forde today criticized the government for its “poor management” of the country. He also raised concern over what he sees as the return of extra-judicial killings in Guyana. Contributing on the final day of the Budget debates, Mr. Forde said citizens have witnessed and experienced…
Three weeks after it was forced to shut down its massive Garden of Eden power plant on the East Bank of Demerara (EBD), the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) has repowered three of the five generators with plans to repower the final two shortly. “Currently, three of the five generators, units No.1, 2 and 3,…
One day after he made a dash for his freedom from the Lusignan jail, 18-year-old robbery accused Kavin Singh was recaptured this afternoon in the Good Hope canefields, still shackled at the feet. The man was found in a swampy section of the canefield by members of the Joint Services, who received information that he…
— Minister Sukhai tells House DEFENDING her budgetary allocations in the National Assembly on Thursday, Amerindian Affairs Minister, Pauline Sukhai said that the 2022 budget is centred on further improving the lives of indigenous youths and the economic growth in hinterland communities. During her contributions to the 2022 budget debate at the Arthur Chung Conference…
THE wooden koker door located at Andrews Sluice in the Evergreen/Paradise Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC), Region Two, failed after it came under tremendous pressure from heavy waves during the above-normal high tide period on Thursday. As a result, approximately 70 acres of rice lands and 25 households in the community were affected by flooding. After…
Approximately 70 acres of rice lands and twenty-five families living within the Andrew’s Better Success area in Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) are affected after the sluice door at Andrew’s broke away. The incident occurred at around 17:00hrs on Thursday. The Region Two Administration along with the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) are currently on site…
— will continue to be key focus of the gov’t, says Minister Benn DEMOCRACY, safety and security will always be championed by the current government and shallow rhetoric by the opposition will not deflect the five months delay of the 2020 elections results which saw all three aspects being taken away. This is according to…
