Politics
Not all of US$27 million electricity generation sets operable; several to be activated in coming days
Minister of Public Works II, Deodat Indar on Tuesday said only nine of the 17 reconditioned containerised electricity generation sets...
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President, US Secretary of State hold talks on Haiti
President Irfaan Ali and US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken. Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Chairman, President Irfaan Ali and United States...
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Cassava rushed to drought-stricken Rupununi; opposition flays govt for water shortage
A section of the gathering in South Central Rupununi at the meeting with President Irfaan Ali and his delegation. Two...
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UN Human Rights Committee, Guyana differ on if “credible” vs “verifiable and factual info” used to question govt
The United Nations Human Rights Committee (UNHRC) and the Guyana government on Thursday remained at loggerheads over the basis for...
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Commission of Inquiry into 2002-2006 violence will be held- Jagdeo
FLASH BACK: Bodies of those killed in the Bartica massacre being transported by boat. Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday...
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Jagdeo, Norton in bitter row over recruitment of Bangladeshis, other foreign healthcare workers
Mr. Aubrey Norton Mr. Bharrat Jagdeo Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton on Thursday accused the People's Progressive Party Civic (PPPC) administration...
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UN Human Rights Committee tells Guyana to address “root causes of corruption”
The United Nations Human Rights Committee (UNHRC) on Thursday asked Guyana to take steps to stamp out corruption especially in...
Read moreDetailsUN Human Rights Committee “concerned” about 2002-2006 extrajudicial killings; calls for investigations, compensation to families
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance, Gail Teixeira, flanked by support staff, responded to questions by the United Nations Human...
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Guyana asks Inter-Parliamentary Union to condemn Venezuela’s annexation of Essequibo
IPU President, Tulia Ackson (centre) flanked by APNU+AFC parliamentarian Dawn Hastings-Williams, House Speaker Manzoor Nadir, Attorney General Anil Nandlall and...
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Chicken pox outbreak at Lusignan Prison; APNU+AFC, govt at odds over response
The Ministry of Health (MOH) on Tuesday confirmed that an outbreak of chicken pox at the Lusignan Prison has afflicted...
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