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Patterson rejects police force apology for name on no-fly list; constitutional court action looms

The Guyana Police Force on Wednesday apologised publicly to opposition parliamentarian David Patterson for inadvertently keeping his name on an immigration department “watchlist” up to Tuesday but he hours later rejected the apology. “The Guyana Police Force would like to apologise to Member of Parliament Mr David Patterson, whose name inadvertently remained on an Immigration Department’s watchlist,” that civilian law ...

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Patterson’s name mistakenly left on ‘no-fly’ list- Police Commissioner

Police Commissioner Clifton Hicken said opposition parliamentarian David Patterson’s name mistakenly remained on the Immigration Department’s ‘no-fly’ list, causing the politician to miss a flight to the United States. Mr Patterson was expected to be part of an opposition A Partnership for National Unity and Alliance For Change delegation to attend a conference with other opposition lawmakers on the political ...

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City Council hopes to hammer out tax debt deal with Guyana Revenue Authority

A delegation of Georgetown City Councillors, Treasurer, Town Clerk and other officials were Wednesday morning hoping to negotiate with Commissioner of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA), Godfrey Statia the settlement of an almost GY$2 billion debt. “We have to show them that out of the meeting we had at the Finance (Committee) level, from the Council’s perspective what we can ...

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David Patterson blocked from leaving Guyana to meet US officials

A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) parliamentarian David Patterson said immigration officers blocked him from leaving Guyana for the United States (US) where he and other opposition parliamentarians were due to meet with American congressmen and other officials on the political and economic conditions in Guyana. He said he had already cleared customs and immigration and was in ...

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Brazil calls for peaceful, ICJ-driven solution to Guyana-Venezuela territorial controversy

South America’s economic and military powerhouse, Brazil on Tuesday reiterated the need for a peaceful solution to the territorial controversy between Guyana and Venezuela through diplomacy and the International Court of Justice (ICJ). “Normally,what we are in favour is that we need a peaceful solution and especially that both sides recognise the jurisdiction which Venezuela doesn’t do, but anyway the ...

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Oct 5 is City’s Budget Day

The Georgetown City Council will be presenting its 2023 budget on Thursday, October 5 after the Finance Committee meets on October 2 to finalise details for the package of expenditures. The decision was made at Tuesday’s statutory meeting of the Mayor and City Councillors. After exchange of views by People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC) Councillor and A Partnership for National ...

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Forbes Burnham’s son-in-law picked as Ambassador to Venezuela

People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) member,Dr Richard Van West Charles has been selected to become Guyana’s Ambassador to Venezuela, Foreign Affairs Minister Hugh Todd said Tuesday. He told Demerara Waves Online News that about seven weeks ago, Guyana formally asked Venezuela to accept Dr Van West Charles as Ambassador. That process can take up to 12 weeks in some cases. ...

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City Council adjourns meeting due to heat, “activities”

In a rare instance of almost bipartisan agreement, Georgetown City Councillors on Monday agreed to postpone the statutory meeting, citing the extremely hot conditions of the upper flat of the Kitty Market and post Caribbean Premier League (CPL) T20 cricket “activities”. The major public event on Monday was the Cricket Carnival Parade through sections of Georgetown. “Today might have been ...

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Women and Gender Equality Commission urges National Assembly to actively consider reports

The constitutional Women and Gender Equality Commission (WGEC) on Monday begged House Speaker Manzoor Nadir to take steps to ensure its reports find themselves before bipartisan parliamentary committees in order to influence public policy. WGEC Chairman, Indranie Chandarpal issued the appeal at the presentation of the commission’s Annual Report (2021-2022) in the National Assembly’s Chamber, Parliament Building. She said the ...

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Teachers Union asks Chief Labour Officer to intervene in salary dispute

Faced with no progress in negotiations for at least a 20 percent increase in teachers’ salaries as well as other benefits, the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) has formally asked the Ministry of Labour to help break the deadlock, according to letters. GTU General Secretary Coretta Mc Donald on September 21, 2023 notified Chief Labour Officer, Dhaneshwar Deonarine that the union ...

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