Politics
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...
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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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