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APNU Jaipaul Sharma on Thursday confirmed that he has resigned as a member of parliament. Speaking to reporters outside the Public Buildings as the budget debate continued Sharma said his decision was as a result of the statement made by education minister Priya Manickchand about his father. According to Sharma, he believed that the government is looking to use his ...

Speaker of the National Assembly Raphael Trotman on Thursday lifted a ban on the participation of Education Minister Priya Manickchand in the budget debate. At the start of the day’s sitting Trotman said he was inclined to rescind the ban following a review of the tape of the incident that led to the action. During Tuesday’s session APNU Shadow Human ...

Minister of Education Priya Manickchand on Wednesday apologised to the National Assembly for the disruption caused by a comment she made the previous day but was adamant about not offering an apology to APNU parliamentarian Jaipaul Sharma. During Tuesday’s session APNU Shadow Human Services Minister Volda Lawrence was urging government to do more to assist victims of sexual assault and ...

President Donald Ramotar has defended his decision not to confine the Commission of Inquiry to the date on which co-founder of the Working Peoples Alliance (WPA), Dr. Walter Rodney was killed in a bomb-blast death outside the Georgetown Prison three decades ago. The WPA, A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) and the Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) have all expressed ...

There is a call for a change in the VAT regime and a standalone ministry if the tourism sector is to be taken seriously and progress. Wednesday’s call came from AFC parliamentarian Catherine Hughes as debate on the $220B budget estimates continued. The government has been talking about the potential of the sector to be a big revenue earner for ...

Three men, accused of stealing GUY$3.6 million worth of items, were Wednesday granted little more than GUY$1 million bail on separate charges of breaking and entering a house owned by an overseasd-based Guyanese and stealing a number of items. They are Patrick Dundas,23, and two carpenters-41 year old Leon McKenzie and 34-year old Michael Chabrol. They were initially placed on ...

Assistant Commissioner George Vyphuis on Wednesday emphasised the importance of the police working with the public as he ended a 35-year career in the Guyana Police Force. Speaking during a farewell parade at Police Headquarters, Eve Leary, Vyphuis noted that he always had a close relationship with the civilian population. “During my career I had a very strong connection with ...

A Partnership for National Unity parliamentarian Vanessa Kissoon was Wednesday evening taken to the GPHC after falling ill during budget debate. Kissoon, a `Region 10 representative, was assisted from the parliament chambers by colleague MP Dr. George Norton around 6.15 PM. She was seen by members of the medical team on standby at the Public Buildings before she was transported ...

APNU shadow health minister Dr. George Norton says the training of nurses locally has been described as a “serious chronic disease.” Norton’s remarks were made during Wednesday’s budget debate in the National Assembly. $369M budgeted for human resources development including nurses. According to him, the results of the recent nursing exams at the three nursing schools show a serious deficiency ...

The American government is continuing to churn out more youths with work, life and literacy skills. The embassy here said the US Agency for International Development (USAID) last week Friday  held a graduation ceremony at the Georgetown Club to honor 33 youth who completed 2work and life skills training and 24 youth who completed literacy training through the USAID Skills ...