Speaker of the National Assembly, Manzoor Nadir, has urged Parliamentarians to work together for the benefit of the citizens who they represent. In an address on the opening day of a Commonwealth Parliamentary Association seminar on Tuesday, the Speaker said Parliamentarians on both sides should have stronger cordial relations in order to advance the causes…
Police officers on Wednesday found 24 kilograms (53 pounds) of suspected cannabis in a flat concrete house located at Vigilance South, East Coast Demerara (ECD). The officers visited the area based on information received, a release from Police Headquarters noted. The officers proceeded to search the concrete building which was unoccupied at the time when…
After several weeks of the number of active COVID-19 cases being below 100 and new cases being in single digits, a total of 56 new cases of the virus were detected in the past 24hours, pushing the number of active cases to 203. In its latest COVID-19 report, the Ministry of Health reported that 42…
Marlon Otto Nunes, a 36 year-old minibus driver who resides at West Ruimveldt, Georgetown, was arrested and charged by police officers on Wednesday after he was caught driving on a pavement. In a photo uploaded to social media on Tuesday, Nunes’ white minibus was seen driving along the Providence public road pavement on the East…
A 22-year-old Bartica man was today charged and remanded to jail over the murder of a miner from the same Bartica community. The accused Kellorn Creighton was not required to enter a plea to the indictable charge. The incident took place on the 8th May at Third Avenue Bartica. According to investigators, the 24-year-old miner,…
The autopsy performed on Shaziah Hoosain, the 44-year-old woman who died in an accident along the Hand-En-Veldt Public Road, Mahaica, East Coast Demerara on Monday, found that her death was caused by multiple injuries consistent with a motor vehicle accident. Police Headquarters reported that the autopsy was conducted on Wednesday at the Memorial Gardens funeral…
A group of members of the Guyana Public Service Cooperative Credit Union joined ousted Chairman Trevor Benn today, calling for elections to be held for the Credit Union’s board. Benn was ousted as Chairman last week by the Committee of Management in a no-confidence vote. He has described the move as illegal, saying that it…
– Prime Minister Phillips says at Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) seminar PRIME Minister, Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips, on Tuesday, said parliamentary procedure is the foundation for upholding any country’s democracy, He emphasised that elected members must maintain their responsibility of representing the interests of all citizens. The Prime Minister made the statement during the opening…
THE Government of Guyana has commenced its first round of public consultations on the draft amendments to electoral laws. Leading the consultations, on Tuesday, was Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall, S.C. According to a press release from the Attorney General’s Chambers, the engagement dealt specifically with the draft amendments to the…
–three regional economists advise (Trinidad Express) AS INFLATION rates climb throughout the Caribbean, Governor of the Central Bank of Barbados, Cleviston Haynes, is cautious about wage adjustments to match it. “A wage adjustment to match inflation is really not the first best option for us,” Haynes said at an inflation discussion hosted by the Central…
