Politics
UN 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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France to open embassy in Guyana next year, will issue Schengen visas
Guyanese who would like to visit European Union (EU) member-nations would from next year no longer have to travel to...
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Time for national dialogue on Guyana’s sovereignty- Roysdale Forde
Shadow Attorney General Senior Counsel Roysdale Forde Opposition shadow Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Roysdale Forde has recommended...
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Guyana-supported global parliamentary motion for free and fair elections in Venezuela defeated
Argentine parliamentarian, Lucila Crexell and Speaker of Guyana's National Assembly, Manzoor Nadir. A Guyana-backed motion at the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)...
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Guyana govt approves private sector recruitment of foreign health-care workers; not limited to Bangladeshis- Todd
Foreign Affairs Minister Hugh Todd. Foreign Affairs Minister Hugh Todd on Monday confirmed that government has given approval to a...
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Guyana, Suriname Presidents map way forward for Corentyne River bridge
President Chandrikapersad Santokhi and President Irfaan Ali The leaders of Guyana and Suriname have decided that ministers from both neighbouring...
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New York-based Rickford Burke asks Guyana High Court to quash summons, defamation charges
New York-based opposition activist, Rickford Burke has asked the High Court to quash the serving of a Guyana Magistrates court...
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Haitian smuggling through Guyana created problems in other countries; legitimate migrants will be allowed entry- Home Affairs Minister
Outgoing Chairman of the Council of the Regional Security System , Home Affairs Minister Robeson Benn addressing the Council of...
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