Politics

The President of ExxonMobil Guyana, Alistair Routledge on Tuesday said well-known Attorney-at-Law Nigel Hughes and his law firm are not in a conflict of interest because he is now the leader of the Alliance for Change (AFC) political party. “We comply with all laws and regulations here and internationally and we don’t believe we have any conflict of interest, any ...

Traffic management will receive a significant boost with the passage of the amendments to the Motor Vehicles and Road Traffic Act, which took place Monday evening in the National Assembly. The amendments, which bring the utilisation of 24-hour surveillance cameras on major roadways into law, aims to help police identify drivers who violate speed limits and refuse to wear seatbelts ...

Guyana’s criminal justice system is poised for greater efficiency with the passage of the Criminal Law Procedure (Paper Committal) Bill 2024, which abolishes preliminary inquiries. The bill was given the green light on Monday as the National Assembly got underway at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre (ACCC), Liliendaal, reported government’s Department of Public Information. It provides for the implementation of paper ...

The Alliance for Change (AFC) has set up a two-man internal party oil and gas sectoral committee to insulate its leader, Attorney-at-Law Nigel Hughes from dealing with such matters, but People’s Progressive Party (PPP) General Secretary Bharrat Jagdeo discarded that as insufficient. “Until we attain government I will have no input in or involvement with the AFC Oil and Gas ...

The National Assembly is next Monday set to amend the Fugitive Offenders Act to allow for the use of evidence that would not otherwise be accepted under the laws of Guyana to facilitate the extradition of persons. “A record of evidence of the case against the person, including evidence that would not otherwise be admissible under the laws of Guyana, ...

Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall on Friday updated Chief Justice of Belize, Guyana-born Louise Esther Blenman on a number of projects during her courtesy call ahead of a major regional law conference that opens in Guyana next week. “The Hon. Attorney General welcomed the Hon. Chief Justice and updated her on a number of projects being ...

Returning Officer of the People’s National Congress Reform’s (PNCR) elections, Vincent Alexander on Friday announced the results of that party’s Central Executive Committee. “The party wishes to highlight that the elected CEC reflects the country’s diversity across ethnic, gender, age, and regional lines. One-third of the committee members, for example, are women. Several regions are also represented, including regions #3, ...

The Alliance For Change (AFC) is not in a rush to coalesce with other political parties, but its main priority is to first boost its support base, according to party leader, Nigel Hughes. “We are going to be working assiduously over the next few months to build the AFC and reimage the AFC so our focus is going to be ...

General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC), Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday said Alliance For Change (AFC) leader, Nigel Hughes’ insistence on remaining ExxonMobil’s lawyer is unethical and amounts to double standards but Mr Hughes said he has not been responsible for the company’s portfolio for the past 24 years. “What is it saying all along? That we have ...

The People’s National Congress Reform’s (PNCR) internal elections that were held on June 30 were “transparent”, Returning Officer Vincent Alexander said on Thursday. “I’m even more proud of its transparent and open conduct of the election in a country where elections are associated with notoriety,” he said in a video release on the PNCR’s Facebook page. Leader-nominees Roysdale Forde and ...