APNU’s newest front bencher, Shadow Local Government Minister Ronald Bulkan received a blistering baptism in the National Assembly last evening as he gave his presentation on the Local Authorities (Elections) (Amendment) Bill 2014, which seeks to postpone local government elections to December 1st 2014, or a date before.
A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) MPs yesterday finally submitted proposed amendments to the anti-laundering bill for consideration in the select committee of Parliament which will require an additional day for drafting and consideration by the committee.
GPL’s Chinese-funded US$45 million Transmission Upgrade programme will not put an end to the company’s technical losses says Prime Minister Samuel Hinds who adds that about US$100 million more will be needed to work on secondary distribution circuits and feeders.
Government on Tuesday once again concluded the work of the select committee responsible for the revision of anti-money laundering legislation in the absence of opposition members, setting up a potential clash on the crucial bill when the National Assembly meets next week.
The fallout from blacklisting because of non-compliance with international requirements can be “quite significant” for countries like Guyana, according to a UK expert in this area John McKendrick QC.
A fire which erupted around 10 pm on Saturday gutted a Chinese-operated clothing store along Regent Street and a woman had to be dramatically rescued by firemen from a neighbouring building.
The overseers of both the delayed East Bank and East Coast four-lane expansion projects are optimistic that whatever works that are incomplete will be finished by the stipulated deadlines.
An amendment to the Evidence Act, passed on Thursday in Parliament, will now make it easier for mothers in paternity disputes to prove their case in a court of law as well as speed up the presentation of evidence in other matters.
Persons found guilty of firearm-related crimes will be liable to pay up to $5 million in fines and/or subjected to as much as ten years imprisonment under the newly passed Firearms (Amendment) Bill which also takes aim at trafficking in guns and ammunition.
Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) Executive Chairman Komal Samaroo says the company is in the process of training employees who will be used to help wrestle US, Canadian, and other international markets shares from the hands of more established rum producers.
While the $500 million EU-funded Doppler Radar system here has failed to deliver the goods, its counterparts in Barbados and Trinidad are producing streams of data and frequent dangerous-weather warnings.
A push cart operator was stabbed to death on Saturday night following an altercation with a woman over $1,000.
The anti-money laundering bill will have a second chance in a select committee of parliament after the opposition made it clear on Thursday night that it would be defeated if the government put it to a vote.
The contract for the construction of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)-funded US$24 million Sheriff Street- Mandela Avenue Expansion Project is likely to be tendered by August next year.
The US$238 million in capital costs needed by Guyana Goldfields Inc.
Anti-money laundering specialist Toussant Boyce says stakeholders should be hesitant to describe the posture taken by CFATF to Guyana as a blacklisting and should stick to the language the body used in outlining its position.
The Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF) has urged its members to consider implementing measures to insulate themselves against financial risks emanating from Guyana, after finding that the country has failed to take sufficient steps to reform its anti-money laundering deficiencies.
A miner died from a bullet yesterday afternoon after gunning down two persons at a Middle Street business and shooting dead two cops who responded to the scene during a hair-raising standoff that drew dozens of cops.
APNU and the AFC effectively killed the government’s hopes of passing the anti-money laundering bill before a November 18th deadline set by the CFATF when they voted against its third reading last night in the National Assembly.
Guyana will lose out on around US$20M of the payment it would have received under its forest protection agreement with Norway for last year, once increased deforestation is confirmed by independent verification exercises to be completed by month end, according to Natural Resources Minister Robert Persaud.
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