Opposition Chief Whip, Christopher Jones on Thursday scolded House Speaker Manzoor Nadir for failing to punish Local Government Minister Nigel Dharamlall for his “dildo” comment to a female opposition parliamentarian but suspended her colleague, Sherod Duncan, who came to her defence. “We also note your decision to suspend Member of Parliament Sherod Duncan but find it interesting that the same ...

A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) frontbencher, Khemraj Ramjattan on Thursday sought to assure the National Assembly that the conditions would not again deteriorate into disorder and disrespect and expected the same effort by the government side. “We on this side of the House would like to share our concerns with what we regard as a deterioration of ...

Local Government Minister  Nigel Dharamlall early Thursday morning said he was provoked by repeated insults from several opposition parliamentarians, including Sherod Duncan, into making the “dildo” comment, but said he was sorry for those who took umbrage. The Minister Wednesday night publicly apologised inside and outside the House to those who felt offended. “I’d like to indicate to you that ...

United Kingdom (UK) High Commissioner to Guyana, Jane Miller on Wednesday said Guyana’s procurement system needed to be strengthened, amid observations that the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) is made up largely of political appointees. “Something I have discussed with the Finance Minister and I know it’s an area of capability that they are still growing in this ...

Opposition parliamentarian Sherod Duncan was Wednesday afternoon suspended from the next four sittings of the National Assembly after he shouted several times in disgust over a “dildo” remark by Local Government Minister Nigel Dharamlall. “You got to get a dildo. That is what you looking for,” Mr. Dharamlall said in response to a heckle. When that remark was made at ...

The Guyana government has set aside GY$21 billion (estimated US$100.4 million) for matters related to the construction of the new Demerara Harbour Bridge including fair compensation to property owners in the  new path of the proposed thoroughfare and ensuring that the toll will not be expensive, Public Works  Minister Juan Edghill said on Tuesday. “We have to look at the ...

Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo on Tuesday night dismissed calls by People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) Leader, Aubrey Norton that he should disclose his assets and income to prove that he is not corrupt. “My assets and income are matching,” he told a media briefing to deal with the fallout from an interview with the United States-based Vice News. Charging that ...

Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), Aubrey Norton on Tuesday urged Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo to disclose his earnings and assets, including foreign bank accounts, to disprove corruption allegations, in the wake of his denials that he does not take bribes from Chinese investors. “If he wants to disprove the allegation, then he can make these bank accounts ...

by GHK Lall Guyana’s Vice President must be given the benefit of the doubt with his spirited denials relative to probing questions about bribe taking on his part (“Jagdeo denies taking bribes from Chinese companies” ⁠— Demerara Waves, February 8, 2022). Since the Vice President struggles to come across as an honorable man, an ethical leader, a principled citizen, I ...

Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo has rejected claims of kickbacks to facilitate Chinese investors doing business in Guyana. In an interview with the United States-headquartered Vice News that was posted on his Facebook page, he admits that he helps people but he denies that he takes bribes. “I help people out but doesn’t mean for consideration. It does not mean for ...