Today, Prime  Minister  of Barbados Mia Amor Mottley, President of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana H.E. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, and President of the Republic of Rwanda. H.E. Paul Kagame met in Sharm El-Sheikh on the sidelines of COP 27 to discuss the furthering of pharmaceutical equity for global public health with President of the European Commission […]

Minister of Natural Resources, VIckram Bharrat MP, has arrived in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt for the 27th conference of parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) – COP27. Minister Bharrat is joining over 100 world leaders at what has been dubbed the “Africa COP” where there will be a renewed focus […]

– following walk-out of National Assembly Government has called out APNU+AFC for failing to fulfil its responsibilities as elected officials after members walked out of the National Assembly on Monday, with critical bills yet to be debated. Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance Gail Teixeira, during a joint press conference, on the sidelines of the […]

The National Assembly on Monday passed the Restorative Justice Bill of 2022 with no amendments, paving the way for the use of restorative justice in Guyana’s criminal justice system. Restorative justice is an approach to problem solving that, in its various forms, involves the victim, the offender, and the community. Restorative justice programmes are based […]

The Ministry of Legal Affairs’ long-awaited Bail Bill was on Monday passed in the National Assembly, and will see the regulation of the granting of bail across the country. Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall, SC, said the bill has been anticipated for a long time since other countries within the region […]

The Ministry of Health wishes to notify the general public that the Patient Care Technician (PCT) programme offered by Universal Emergency Care Inc. located at 145 Crown Street, Queenstown is not associated with the Ministry of Health nor is it part of the training programme offered by the Ministry of Health. This facility is privately […]

The Ministry of Health’s ‘comprehensive and transformational’ Suicide Prevention Bill 2022 was on Monday passed in the National Assembly, enacting the decriminalisation of suicide in Guyana and marking a major step in the country’s move to address mental health countrywide. The bill seeks to provide measures to fight the high number of occurrences of suicide […]

The APNU+AFC opposition on Monday left the dome of the Arthur Chung Conference Centre moments before the important debate of the Constitution Reform Commission Bill 2022 got underway. This move was condemned by Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Mohabir Anil Nandlall, SC, who explained that the constitutional reform efforts require the support of […]

Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn on Monday formally presented to the National Assembly the regulations which grant permission for the use of foreign-issued driver’s licences while driving on Guyana’s roadways. “A person not resident in Guyana shall be permitted to drive on the road for a period of sixty days after his /[her] entry […]

─ as gov’t tables National Registration (Amendment) Bill 2022  The government continues to implement legislative efforts to prevent a repeat of the March 2, 2020, General and Regional elections debacle with the tabling of the National Registration (Amendment) Bill 2022. The bill was introduced to the National Assembly on Monday, by the Attorney General and […]