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Guyana’s National Assembly Wednesday night approved an amendment to the Acquisition of Lands for Public Purposes Act to allow for the State to immediately possess privately-owned lands after the issuance of the order and payment of 80 percent of the compensation. Attorney General, Anil Nandlall said the owners enjoy a “right of law” to be compensated at market value. He ...

Guyana’s Acting President Carl Greenidge Friday night announced that Parliament has been reactivated and the 65-seat National Assembly would soon meet, following the Court of Appeal’s ruling that the no-confidence motion was not validly passed by 33 votes. “Henceforth, the situation as regards Parliament is restored to the position as at 21st of December prior to the vote. Arrangements will ...