Last Updated on Wednesday, 9 September 2015, 18:40 by GxMedia Despite vigorous objection by the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC) about short notice, government used its one-seat majority on Wednesday for the tabling, debate and passage of amendments to a key local government law that is necessary to pave the way for local elections in December. PPPC back-bencher, Juan Edghill ...
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Govt rubbishes Jagdeo’s ERC claims; mulls reviving process
Last Updated on Wednesday, 9 September 2015, 17:16 by GxMedia Rejecting claims by the opposition People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC) that the Social Cohesion drive was aimed at supplanting the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC), government on Wednesday said it was considering taking a motion to the National Assembly to appoint the nominees that were agreed to by the last Parliament ...
Read More »Nagamootoo best man to lead national unity talks with PPP- Trotman
Last Updated on Wednesday, 9 September 2015, 16:39 by GxMedia The Guyana government on Wednesday confirmed that Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo is leading a team into National Unity talks with the opposition People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC) and that he is the best man for the job. Minister of Governance , Raphael Trotman said government believed that Nagamootoo was the ...
Read More »Official search for woman missing at Kaieteur National Park virtually called off
Last Updated on Wednesday, 9 September 2015, 15:21 by GxMedia The official search for the Guyanese woman who went missing during a tour to the Kaieteur National Park has been virtually called off and rangers have been asked to keep an eye out for any signs of her. The Department of Natural Resources and the Environment also announced that the ...
Read More »Suspected goat thief shot; two accomplices nabbed
Last Updated on Wednesday, 9 September 2015, 14:04 by GxMedia At about 0530h. today Wednesday September 09, 2015, the police responded to a report of suspected larceny of goats, police said in a statement. On arrival at the Helena No. 2 Public Road, Mahaica, ECD, three men and a woman were seen in a motor vehicle with two goats. The ...
Read More »Govt to take action if housing developers don’t build
Last Updated on Wednesday, 9 September 2015, 10:51 by GxMedia Private developers who are in possession of hundreds of acres of land in prime areas on the East Bank of Demerara were urged to start, or in some cases, resume works or the government will take necessary actions, according to the Government Information Agency (GINA). This came as Minister within ...
Read More »BREAKING: Guyanese arrested in Greece for cocaine-in-scrap metal shipments
Last Updated on Wednesday, 9 September 2015, 10:34 by GxMedia Reproduced from EKATHIMERINI.COM In cooperation with US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) officials, Greek police have smashed a drug ring attempting to smuggle cocaine from South America into Europe, Kathimerini understands.Authorities have arrested three suspects accused of having used a scrap metal import business as a front to disguise their operations. ...
Read More »GUN AMNESTY: More guns, ammo surrendered; none is assault rifle
Last Updated on Tuesday, 8 September 2015, 22:37 by GxMedia One week into the Guyana government’s gun and ammunition amnesty, more such items have been surrendered to police across the country by citizens. So far, no assault rifles or machine guns have been handed over to police. A former law enforcement officer has pointed out that the more than 1,000 ...
Read More »PPP offers to help govt in pending tax cases
Last Updated on Tuesday, 8 September 2015, 22:33 by GxMedia The People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC) has offered to have former Attorney General Anil Nandlall brief his successor, Basil Williams about several tax evasion cases that could rake in about GUY$20 billion if they are won. Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo says he felt, during talks with President David Granger, that ...
Read More »Govt hijacked Social Cohesion from Ethnic Relations Commission- Jagdeo
Last Updated on Tuesday, 8 September 2015, 22:16 by GxMedia The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) on Tuesday accused government of undermining the Constitutional Rights Commissions by pushing a Social Cohesion programme, and instead the Granger-led administration should instead appoint members to the Ethnic Relations Commission. “If the government is so concerned about Social Cohesion, swear in the members of the ...
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