asks FBI to prosecute him for false report Burke demands that government produce the evidence The Guyana government has asked the United States (US) for assistance to institute a series of charges in both countries against New York-based Guyanese political activist, Rickford Burke for several offences he has allegedly committed on social media. “These authorities have been invited to explore ...
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Opposition, gov’t in bitter clash over sugar industry
The opposition A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) parliamentarians and Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha on Friday clashed over government’s request for parliamentary approval of GY$4 billion that was spent on the ailing sugar industry. Mr Mustapha, in response to APNU+AFC’s Khemraj Ramjattan, said GY$397 million was spent on fuel for irrigation, GY$81 million on other aspects of drainage ...
Read More »OPINION: Ambassador Theriot on ‘No information sharing’, here comes the implications
by GHK Lall “They have to keep these investigations very close-hold because they can be compromised by anyone and so we tend to not share a lot of information until the investigation reaches a certain stage and so I regret that people feel they’ve been left in the dark but in the United States it would be exactly the same ...
Read More »Guyana disagrees with Human Rights Commission’s findings on violations in Amerindian community
Guyana on Thursday signalled that it would not abide by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) recommendation that that the Akawaio community of Isseneru in Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) be compensated for violation of their land, health and other rights. After speaking with Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance, Gail Teixeira, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo said Thursday she related that ...
Read More »Hemispheric Human Rights Commission rules Guyana govt must compensate Amerindian village for land, health, other violations
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) has ordered the Guyana government to compensate the Akawaio community at Isseneru (Region 7: Cuyuni-Mazaruni) for violating their rights to land, mining by themselves and health services. “Such reparations should include compensation, satisfaction and any other measures that may be appropriate in accordance with Inter-American standards, including the provision of the required health ...
Read More »Streamline – what’s in a word?
by GHK Lall On the grand occasion of the celebration of Indian Arrival Day, the PPP Government initiated what comes across as the curious celebration of its own. It came in the form of “Gov signals intent to “streamline” social media news entities” (Demerara Waves, May 5). On the face of it, this intent signaled from the Hon. Prime Minister’s ...
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