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FBI wants to “intensify” efforts with Guyana to go after drug traffickers, money launderers, other organised criminals

The United States’ Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) wants to work even more closely with Guyana to pursue perpetrators of organised crimes such as drugs traffickers, money launderers and human traffickers, Attorney General Anil Nandlall said Tuesday. “The team wishes to intensify its relationship with the Government of Guyana in the investigation, prosecution, and in securing convictions in these types ...

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Guyana asks US to take action against persons allegedly perpetrating racial hostility, terrorism

Attorney General Anil Nandlall on Tuesday said he again asked the United States’ Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) for help to crackdown on persons on American soil who are allegedly spewing race hate and fomenting terrorism in Guyana. “He informed the team that the State of Guyana has already lodged formal complaints with various important offices and agencies in the ...

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President recommits to key benchmarks in talks with US Secretary of State

President Irfaan Ali  has cited the need for key aspects of good governance in Guyana’s development, in face-to-face talks with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Washington DC. In a video release of opening remarks between the delegations of both sides, the Guyanese leader said Guyana’s “balanced development strategy and in doing so staying true to the value system ...

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Egbert Field’s contract as Civil Aviation Authority Chief to be renewed

The Guyana government has publicly assured that the contract of the Director-General of the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority, Retired Lt. Col. Egbert Field that his contract would be renewed. He has written to the government informing that his contract expires on August 2. “Mr. Field’s letter is being addressed with the view to the renewal of the contract,” Public Works ...

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US govt invites Ali, Jagdeo to meet with Secretary of State, Congressional leaders

President Irfaan Ali and Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo left Guyana for the United States (US) to meet with American Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken and other top elected leaders and decision-makers, the Office of the President here said. “At the invitation of the US Government, the delegation will meet with high-ranking US Government officials, including the Secretary of State and ...

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President announces steel, cement, financial stimulus for home builders

President Irfaan Ali on Friday night announced free ‘steel and cement’ packages as well as no down-payment and reduced interest rates to persons who would like to build their own homes. He told the opening of the 2022 International Building Expo that persons who would like to construct a house for GY$6 million and lower, the government “will support home ...

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8 opposition parliamentarians suspended for “collective vulgarity” in the National Assembly

The eight opposition A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) parliamentarians were early Friday morning suspended for allegedly participating in unrest in the National Assembly, despite pending High Court action to block consideration of the Privileges Committee Report. The opposition legislators want the court to find that their constitutional right to a fair hearing has been violated because they ...

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Opposition, govt tangle on outreaches to Afro-Guyanese communities

The governing People’s Progressive Party Civic’s (PPPC) boast that it has been working to resolve issues in Afro-Guyanese communities has been greeted by a sharp reaction from the opposition A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC). Public Service Minister Sonia Parag told the National Assembly that her administration’s outreach to communities in all 10 administrative regions appeared to be ...

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8 APNU+AFC parliamentarians ask High Court to block suspension, challenge constitutionality of hearing

Eight opposition parliamentarians on Wednesday moved to the High Court to challenge the constitutionality of their impending suspension from sittings of the National Assembly because they allegedly participated in an unrest in the National Assembly last December. The lawsuit was filed jointly one day before Thursday’s sitting of the National Assembly at which the Report could be brought up for ...

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Legal action looms over impending suspension of opposition parliamentarians

Eight opposition A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) parliamentarians could be suspended from four to six sittings for their alleged role in disorderly behaviour late last year in an effort to block debate and passage of the Natural Resource Fund law. But already, one of the lawmakers, Ganesh Mahipaul, said he and his colleagues were not given a ...

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