–Minister Teixeira says of Opposition MPs’ efforts to ‘stymie development’ MINISTER of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance, Gail Teixeira, has condemned the conduct of A Partnership for National Unity + Alliance for Change (APNU+AFC) Opposition Members of Parliament (MPs) who caused “massive disarray” during Wednesday’s sitting of the National Assembly. Describing the parliamentarians’ behaviour as “anti-patriotic…
— says Minister Walrond MINISTER of Tourism, Industry and Commerce, Oneidge Walrond, has called out the A Partnership for National Unity + Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) Coalition for apparently believing that they have a “monopoly” over Afro-Guyanese. The Coalition, the minister said, believes that Afro-Guyanese must automatically support them. Speaking at a press conference on…
THE construction of a $51 million multipurpose facility in Section ‘C’ Sophia, Greater Georgetown, is 55 per cent completed, according to Minister of Housing and Water, Collin Croal. The multipurpose facility will include an open-view deck and bleachers with wheelchair access ramp, a basketball court, along with solar floor lights and walkway lighting and a…
–call for recalcitrant MPs to be dealt with ‘condignly’ SEVERAL private sector bodies and a human rights association have condemned the “unparliamentary” behaviour of the A Partnership for National Unity + Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) Opposition parliamentarians, who disrupted a sitting of the National Assembly, on Thursday. What started with loud chants and protests against…
Minister of Governance and Parliamentary Affairs Gail Teixeira, who is a seasoned Member of Parliament, has strongly condemned the seizure of the Speaker’s Mace in the National Assembly and the attempted effort to undermine governance in Guyana. Chaos unfolded in the National Assembly on Wednesday night when Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh attempted to present…
–as citizens prepare for the new year AT the end of the year, it is rather common for Guyanese to engage in gatherings, but with the COVID-19 pandemic still prevalent, health authorities and enforcement officers will be monitoring events and activities to mitigate the spread of the virus. During Thursday’s edition of the COVID-19 update,…
The death of an unvaccinated 69-year-old man of Region Three (Essequibo Island – West Demerara) has increased Guyana’s COVID-19 death to 1,052. The Minister of Health reported that the latest victim died on December 30 and now, December’s death toll has increased to 52. Meanwhile, COVID-19 cases have risen significantly with the ministry recording 157…
–adds extra layers of security, Dr Singh says THE Natural Resources Fund (NRF) Bill which was presented in the National Assembly by the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) and passed on Wednesday evening, corrected the deficiencies of the NRF Act promulgated by the A Partnership For National Unity + Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) administration. Not…
A fish vendor of Walton Hall in Region Two (Pomeroon – Supernaam) lost his life just after noon on Thursday after his home went up in flames. Dead is 60-year-old Ramdass Samdass, a father of two. Unable to help himself he was burnt alive during the fire while his common-law wife Serogene Persaud escaped unhurt;…
THOUGH some may call him a national hero, Personal Assistant to the Speaker of the National Assembly, Ean McPherson, who protected the Parliamentary Mace during Wednesday’s altercation in the National Assembly said he is just a patriotic Guyanese doing his job and he would do it all over again if he had to. McPherson said…
