Police have arrested two men in connection with the discovery of counterfeit United States money which were found in a house at Dr Miller Street, Triumph, East Coast Demerara. Those arrested are a 22-year-old and a 29-year-old. According to the police, ranks in the division went to a home at the said location at around…
–House Speaker says replica of Mace ensured legal passage of NRF Bill SPEAKER of the National Assembly, Manzoor Nadir, said that the persons responsible for violently snatching his Mace during the 34th sitting of the Twelfth Parliament held on Wednesday night, will not go unpunished. At a press conference hosted virtually on Thursday morning, Nadir,…
See below press statement from the Guyana Oil and Gas Energy Chamber: The Guyana Oil and Gas Energy Chamber (GOGEC) condemns in the strongest form the brazen vulgarity and disruption of the National Assembly proceedings yesterday by the Political Opposition – to prevent the passage of the NRF bill. Guyana is on the cusp of…
See below press statement issued by the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association: The Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) condemns the unparliamentary behavior that played out in the National Assembly last evening. The GGDMA calls on politicians to put Guyana first and to work together in a peaceful and dignified manner in keeping…
The revised COVID-19 guidelines issued by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will not be adopted in Guyana any time soon because the deadly Delta COVID-19 variant is still circulating here. This is according to the Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony, who on Thursday, revealed that the Delta variant remains the…
Additional works being done at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) to realise the government’s vision of a modern port of entry is set to be completed by June 2022, Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill said on Thursday. The works being done by China Habour Engineering Company (CHEC) include the construction of a “super-structure”…
The Opposition is holding firm to its position that the Natural Resource Fund Bill could not have been legally passed in the National Assembly since the Mace was not in its place when the Speaker called for a vote on the controversial legislation during last evening’s sitting. The Mace was grabbed from its position by…
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic and recent floods, Guyana’s rice industry remained resilient and raked in close to $40 billion (US$189,232,690) from the export of 412,810 tonnes of rice for the period January to November 2021. This is a significant improvement from the $30 billion (US $144,178,325) earned during the same period back in 2020. In…
The Government continues to defend the controversial Natural Resource Fund Bill and has started a major public relations drive to justify the Bill and its contents. Minister of Natural Resources Vickram Bharrat lashed out this afternoon at the Civil Society groups that called for the passage of the Bill to be delayed. He said those…
In an effort to make conversations on child abuse easier between adults and children, the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security this week launched two new books – a story book and colouring book – that seek to effectively open the way for certain touchy subjects to be discussed. Subject minister, Dr. Vindhya Persaud,…
