Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance, Gail Teixeira says Opposition Leader, Aubrey Norton, is gravely misinformed about the regulations that govern the primary list of electors for the local government elections (LGE). The minister on Tuesday addressed Norton’s allegations of the 2022 Preliminary Voters’ List (PLE) violating the constitutional rights of voters. Norton had claimed […]
– Norris Witter, Christopher Jones take stand The trial in the challenge to the Natural Resource Fund Act 2021 (NRF) continued today before Justice Navindra Singh, at the High Court, Georgetown. On 13 September 2022, when the trial commenced, Mr. Khemraj Ramjattan, Member of Parliament and Leader of the Alliance for Change, testified for the […]
– as Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Substances Control (Amendment) Bill passed Amendments to the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Control (Amendment) Bill of 2021 were passed on Monday evening in the National Assembly, paving the way for the removal of custodial sentences for persons in possession of 30 grammes or less of cannabis. Attorney General […]
The government has taken a significant legislative step to minimise alcohol-related road accidents and fatalities through the passage of the Intoxicating Liquor Licensing (Amendment) Bill, in the National Assembly on Monday. Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall, SC, emphasised the correlation between the Liquor Licensing Amendment Bill 2022 and the Motor Vehicle […]
Residents of Tucville’s ‘Big yard’ who had applied for house lots were on Tuesday given the option of selecting land or a turn-key home, as part of the government’s efforts to improve their living conditions. Some 27 families who were displaced following a fire in Tiger Bay several years ago are currently residing in the […]
– €5m grant from EU for sustainable activities His Excellency Dr Irfaan Ali said the Forest Partnership between Guyana and the European Union is timely and underscores the strong commitment to continuing the bold, ambitious, and innovative programme on climate, the environment, and forests. The Head of State made this assertion at State House today, […]
– Calls it a manifestation of actionable South-South cooperation His Excellency Dr Irfaan Ali said that the launch of the Pharmaceutical Equity for Global Public Health is a manifestation of actionable South-South cooperation. He said that it is a model through which “the countries of the South can assume greater responsibility for responding to health […]
Prime Minister, Brigadier (Ret’d), the Honourable Mark Phillips said that in order to ensure Guyana’s long-term economic development, particularly in the oil and gas industry, opportunities for local businesses and citizens must be provided. He emphasised the Government’s commitment to ensuring that all avenues in the oil economy are made available to local businesses and […]
The Education sector will receive a major boost to expand access to a quality education at the Secondary level as well as to improve technical and vocational training (TVET) with an External Loan Agreement in the amount of SDR (Special Drawing Rights) 31,900,000 tabled in Parliament today by Senior Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh. The […]–IMF Reports favourably on Government’s policies in its September Country Report As Guyana’s economy continues to show positive growth and lead as one of the fastest growing economies in the world, Senior Minister in the Office of the President with Responsibility for Finance Dr. Ashni Singh today presented the country’s 2022 Mid-Year Report published by […]