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Political impasse partly due to failure to advance constitutional reform –...
The disagreements over what constitutes a majority for a no-confidence vote (NCV) and the indecisiveness over the implementation of the provision barring dual citizens from serving as Members of...
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Audit of SOCU finds evidence of fraud - -recommends immediate transfers, probes
An audit of the financial records of the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) has uncovered serious irregularities, including the falsification of records, and it has recommended immediate transfers and...
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Felix says less than 900 foreign nationals granted citizenship since 2015 -...
While disclosing that just under 900 foreign nationals have been granted Guyanese citizenship since he took office in 2015, Citizenship Minister Winston Felix says the law was followed in each case and...
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Alberttown businessman says SOCU owes almost $2M for car rentals - -denies...
Even as he denied refusing to cooperate with Guyana Police Force auditors looking into the financial records of the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU), an Alberttown businessman yesterday said that...
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SARA files two more lawsuits for recovery of ‘Pradoville 2’ land
Over two months after moving to the Supreme Court to strip seven ‘Pradoville 2’ land allottees including former president Bharrat Jagdeo of the ownership of the plots they controversially obtained in...
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Superbet manager grilled by cops - -as imbroglio over licence continues
Even as sports betting service Superbet says it has been working tirelessly for almost two years to clear the roadblocks preventing the issuance of its licence to operate, its General Manager Shrikant...
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Time for decisive action against ministers who breach Code of Conduct -...
It is time that government honours its commitment to promote transparency and accountability by taking “decisive” action against ministers who breach the Code of Conduct guidelines, President of the...
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‘Whistle-blowers’ sparked SARA’s probe of oil blocks allocations - -review...
Specific information from several “whistle-blowers” is what sparked an investigation close to a year ago into the issuance of about 20 oil exploration licences here, and with only a desk review done...
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Andaiye, revolutionary rights activist, dies at 77
Co-founder of Red Thread Guyana and former executive member of the Working People’s Alliance (WPA) Andaiye, AA, lost her battle with cancer on Friday and was yesterday remembered as a revolutionary,...
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Integrity body chairman unaware of president’s failure to file declarations -...
While insisting that legal action will be taken against those public officials who have failed to file declarations of their assets and liabilities, Chairman of the Integrity Commission Kumar Doraisami...
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AFC’s Imran Khan says he and wife threatened by ‘thug’ allied to party...
Ahead of tomorrow’s National Executive Conference (NEC), where top positions in the Alliance For Change (AFC) are expected to be keenly contested, Executive Member Imran Khan yesterday claimed he and...
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AFC picks Ramjattan to be leader, PM candidate
With overwhelming support, Khemraj Ramjattan yesterday won the leadership of the Alliance For Change (AFC) and was also endorsed as the party’s choice to be the prime ministerial candidate for...
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GECOM Chairman’s appointment breached constitution – CCJ
Declaring the process used to unilaterally appoint Justice (Ret’d) James Patterson as Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to be “flawed” and unconstitutional, the Caribbean Court of...
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Woman accuses CJIA of victimisation after sexual misconduct report to cops
As the police prepare to send a file to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for legal advice on a sexual misconduct complaint against a senior airport manager at the Cheddi Jagan International...
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Wrongfully dismissed cop Simon McBean reinstated
By Zoisa Fraser Almost 10 years after being wrongfully dismissed from the Guyana Police Force (GPF), Simon McBean was yesterday reinstated by the Police Service Commission (PSC) and he will retain the...
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Reinstated cop happy for chance to serve again
By Zoisa Fraser Following his reinstatement after a wrongful dismissal almost 10 years ago, Police Superintendent Simon McBean reported for duty yesterday at Police Headquarters, Eve Leary.
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Cops under investigation for taking bribes from Haitians being smuggled to...
By Zoisa Fraser Guyana Police Force ranks are currently under investigation for allegedly taking bribes from Haitian nationals journeying from Linden to Lethem, from where they are being smuggled...
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Felix says show me the evidence of smuggling of Haitians - -Teixeira...
Despite credible information that Haitian nationals are being smuggled from Guyana to Brazil, Minister of Citizenship Winston Felix says he wants to see the evidence “How are we confirming that?
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Eric Phillips resigns from SARA after conflict of interest found - -Clive...
Special Assistant at the State Assets Recovery Agency (SARA), Eric Phillips on Wednesday tendered his resignation after being officially informed that his private activities amounted to a “serious...
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Labelling among strategies in proposed alcohol control policy
Saying that proper labelling of alcoholic beverages is an effective strategy to encourage responsible drinking, Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) country...
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Ex-Chancellor refutes AG’s chambers claims of link to law school snag - -CLE...
Former acting Chancellor of the Judiciary Carl Singh yesterday rejected claims by the Attorney General’s Chambers linking him to a purported about-face by the Council of Legal Education (CLE) on the...
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AG tells SOCU, FIU convictions needed
Attorney General Basil Williams SC on Friday sounded a warning to both the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) and the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), saying that they need to secure convictions as...
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House passes milestone juvenile justice bill - -enactment to abolish...
Guyana last night moved closer to abolishing wandering and truancy as crimes with the unanimous passage of the landmark Juvenile Justice Bill, which will see significant reforms in the way juvenile...
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Harmon to run for PNCR Chairmanship - -candidacy expected to be test of who...
With Minister of State Joseph Harmon declaring his candidacy for the post of People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) Chairman at its upcoming biennial congress, political analyst Dr. David Hinds says...
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Bill for lighter ganja penalties for House by end of June, MP says - -High...
Despite an apparent divide between APNU and the AFC on reforming the sentencing for possession of small amounts of cannabis, government Member of Parliament Michael Carrington says that a reworked bill...
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Nandlall, Bar Association Head welcome activation of Judicial Review Act
Though describing Attorney General (AG) Basil Williams’ decision to comply with a High Court order to activate the Judicial Review Act (JRA) as commendable, attorney Anil Nandlall said yesterday that...
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New Top cop urged to take lead in security reform
Leslie James was yesterday appointed as the new Commissioner of Police and President David Granger has urged him to not only steer the force in the right direction but to also take the lead in the...
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Guyanese need more places at law school - -Granger tells CLE meeting
Though emphasising that the number of places available to Guyanese at the Hugh Wooding Law School is inadequate, President David Granger yesterday stopped short of calling on the Council of Legal...
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Guyana joint venture law school a non-starter under CLE Treaty, Chairman says...
Given the wording of the Treaty establishing the Council of Legal Education (CLE), a joint venture arrangement for the establishment of a law school in Guyana cannot be presented for approval, Chairman...
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Public Service Ministry accounts not audited for several years -...
Given that there is no evidence to show that for several years prior to 2014 the accounts of the Public Service Ministry (PSM) had been audited, former Auditor-General Anand Goolsarran is calling on...
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Arguing that the integrity of the upcoming Local Government Elections (LGE) in the Whim/Bloomfield Local Authority Area is under threat, a candidate for the PPP yesterday filed a court action to void...
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PAHO/WHO, health ministry to start work on alcohol control policy
In the coming days, the Pan American Health Organisation and World Health Organisation (PAHO/WHO), with input from the Public Health Ministry and stakeholders, will begin developing a policy for the...
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E-governance broadband project gets US$37.6M injection from China - -digital...
The National Broadband Project moved closer to reality yesterday following the signing of a US$37.6 million loan agreement between Guyana and China and it should be completed by mid-2020.
View ArticleIntegrity Commission slowly receiving declarations from public officials -...
The Integrity Commission will soon start its examination of approximately 300 declarations, including one submitted by Public Telecommunications Min-ister Cathy Hughes, commission Chairman Kumar...
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Integrity body names 87 officials who failed to declare assets - -15...
The Integrity Commission yesterday began identifying public officials who failed to submit declarations of their assets and liabilities by the deadline and its Chairman Kumar Doraisami yesterday said...
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Gov’t postpones parliamentary sitting to brief MPs on no-confidence motion
The parliamentary opposition has expressed outrage at a late decision to postpone yesterday’s sitting of the National Assembly, which government later said was necessary to facilitate an urgent meeting...
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Some ‘Pradoville 2’ beneficiaries settle with SARA - -agree to pay cost...
Several of the persons who were controversially sold land at below market prices in the ‘Pradoville 2 Housing Scheme’ have reached settlements with the State Assets Recovery Agency (SARA) by paying the...
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Video: Gov’t accepts defeat – PM - -feels betrayed by Persaud
While declaring last evening that APNU+AFC felt “betrayed” by the actions of its Member of Parliament (MP) Charrandas Persaud, Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo says that the government has accepted that...
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Jagdeo warns against ‘illegal’ reconvening of National Assembly - -tells...
Warning that the reconvening of the National Assembly next Thursday for routine purposes would be illegal, Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday said that his party will not be in attendance...
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Speaker says no to reversal of confidence ruling - -expected two sides to be...
-gov’t to take case to court Speaker of the National Assembly, Dr.
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CJ expects to rule on no-confidence cases by month end
Acknowledging the public interest, Chief Justice (ag) Roxane George-Wiltshire SC yesterday said she expected to hand down rulings by month end in the three challenges filed on the December 21st...
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AG says SC appointments made at president’s discretion
Attorney General Basil Williams SC on Wednesday said the selection of Senior Counsel (SC) is at the discretion of the president, who can alter the list of candidates recommended to him by the...
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Chief Justice upholds no-confidence vote - -says passage should have...
Finding that the December 21st no-confidence motion against the David Granger administration was validly passed, Chief Justice (ag) Roxane George-Wiltshire SC yesterday said that the 33 votes in its...
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Sittlington says his info was leaked to cover SOCU woes - -denies conflict of...
Breaking his silence after the United Kingdom recently terminated his contract, former Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) adviser Dr.
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‘Breach of constitutional duty’ - -SARA suit seeks recovery of ‘Pradoville 2’...
Arguing that the allocation of lands at ‘Pradoville 2’ was an act of fraud and in breach of the constitution, the State Assets Recovery Agency (SARA) is asking the High Court to strip former President...
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No progress on election date at Granger, Jagdeo meeting - -March 21 deadline...
President David Granger and Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday emerged from a high stakes meeting without reaching an agreement on a date for the holding of general elections and there are...
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[Video] GECOM commissioners split on outcome of house-to-house vote
A falling out over a motion for house-to-house registration yesterday resulted in the PPP/C-nominated members of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) walking out of a meeting dedicated to...
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Appeal Court nixes no-confidence vote in split decision - -says ‘absolute...
The Guyana Court of Appeal, by a majority decision, yesterday overturned the January 31st ruling made by Chief Justice (ag) Roxane George-Wiltshire that the December 21st no-confidence motion against...
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Felix urges Venezuelan immigrants to legalise work status
With several Venezuelan immigrants now working in various jobs around the city, Citizenship Minister Winston Felix has warned that hiring them is illegal if they are not in possession of work permits.
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