Last Updated on Wednesday, 31 July 2024, 23:09 by Writer The National Assembly on Wednesday unanimously amended the Matrimonial Causes Act to allow for a wife or husband to petition the court for divorce without showing fault, and for an ex-wife to provide cash maintenance of her ex-husband. Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Anil Nandlall told the House ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 31 July 2024, 22:25 by Writer The Guyana government is not anxious to reintroduce a railway system on the coastland, but would likely first have a tramcar service in Georgetown when the country begins generating cheaper electricity, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo said Wednesday. “Once you have cheap electricity, then you can go with the tram system ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 31 July 2024, 22:11 by Denis Chabrol Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo is scheduled to leave on Thursday for the United States (US) on “government” and other business, but he declined to divulge details. “I’m travelling to the US for government business and other business,” he said, when asked by Demerara Waves Online News. He said he ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 31 July 2024, 17:17 by Writer by GHK Lall May all Guyanese make the best of Emancipation Day 2024. Closing in on 200 years since the abolition of slavery by the British, and considering the incomparable blunt traumas inflicted on Africans, a special hand of warmth is extended to Guyanese of that historical heritage on this ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 31 July 2024, 16:57 by Writer July 31, 2024 – Houston, Texas – Fulcrum LNG on Wednesday announced that following the Government of Guyana’s public request for proposals, it has been selected to design, finance, construct, and operate the required gas infrastructure to provide gas monetization solutions and support the acceleration of upstream gas developments in ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 31 July 2024, 16:48 by Writer By Dr. Randy Persaud, Professor Emeritus In practical politics as in everyday life, theory is a bad word. You know the refrain – “that’s just theoretical” – meaning that there is little useful wisdom in what is being said or written. Academics in foreign affairs face quite an uphill task ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 30 July 2024, 20:50 by Writer Guyana on Tuesday backed growing international calls for votes cast in Venezuela’s controversial presidential elections to be verified, even as the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) remained divided on supporting the declaration of Nicolás Maduro as the winner. “Guyana therefore, supports the call for a transparent process of verification of the will ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 30 July 2024, 17:29 by Writer Mobile Money Guyana (MMG), a lead in innovative e-commerce solutions, on Tuesday said software developers have been briefed about its new e-commerce Application Programming Interface (API) that would be used to integrate online platforms with the payment system. The company said its cutting-edge API will enhance e-commerce in Guyana by ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 30 July 2024, 17:23 by Writer The Alliance For Change’s (AFC’s) call for Wednesday’s scheduled parliamentary sitting to be pushed back because it would be on the eve of Guyana’s Emancipation Day celebrations was rejected by House Speaker, Manzoor Nadir. Responding to AFC parliamentarian David Patterson on behalf of the Speaker, Clerk of the National Assembly ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 30 July 2024, 17:14 by Writer by GHK Lall After all the hype, all the calculations and projections, there is the Venezuelan elections result. After all the rhetoric, there is reality. Incumbent President Nicholás Maduro is the winner. It fulfills a mantra that I have learned the hard way, forced to factor into my considerations: expect ...