Canada `disappointed’ at Kadir motion
Canada today joined the United States and the European Union in criticising the controversial sympathy motion in Parliament last Friday for the late convicted terrorist plotter Abdul Kadir.
Canada today joined the United States and the European Union in criticising the controversial sympathy motion in Parliament last Friday for the late convicted terrorist plotter Abdul Kadir.
Two men have been remanded after 236.7 lbs of cocaine were found in containers of pepper sauce at the Camex Bond at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri.
Following a stinging rebuke from the US Embassy, the Government of Guyana today said that it regrets the interpretation given to the sympathy motion passed on Friday on the late PNCR MP Abdul Kadir and said it continues to condemn terrorism in the strongest possible way.
The United States Embassy today strongly condemned last Friday’s motion in the National Assembly expressing sympathy on the passing of convicted terrorist plotter and former PNCR Member of Parliament, Abdul Kadir.
Fugitive Troy Thomas is en route to the United States to face justice for criminal acts he allegedly committed in New York in 2011.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Dynamic all-rounder Andre Russell has been named in West Indies’ 15-man World Cup squad, selectors announced here Wednesday.
Government this afternoon announced that ExxonMobil has made its 13th discovery in the Stabroek Block, offshore Guyana.
American Airlines is to begin non-stop daily flights from Guyana to New York from December this year or earlier.
A section of the Georgetown Public Hospital this morning suffered a power cut following an electrical problem.
The police today said that John Lambert, 24, a former soldier, of Lot 158 North Haslington ECD who was convicted and jailed for four years escaped at about 3:39 am today from the Lusignan Prison, East Coast Demerara (ECD).
President David Granger today said that the resignation of four MPs who are dual citizens won’t take effect until all of the requisite constitutional steps are followed.
By a majority decision, the Appeal Court has invalidated the passage of the no-confidence motion against the government, saying that an “absolute majority” of 34 votes were needed.
Reporting on its mission here this week, the Atlanta, Georgia-based Carter Center today said it hopes that Parliament will convene no later than tomorrow to authorize an extension of the three-month election deadline and it noted the constitutional uncertainty than can arise if this is not done.
Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) retired Justice James Patterson has written to President David Granger to indicate that general elections can be held in November following House-to-House registration.
The Office of Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo tonight rebuffed claims made by President David Granger in an address to the nation today on an election date and related matters.
President David Granger in an address to the nation today said that the resolution of the present political challenges requires collaboration and that he is prepared to do his part to ensure credible elections in the “shortest time possible” this year.
The first trial of Nezaam Ali, the Muslim scholar charged with nine counts of child rape, ended in the High Court today with a guilty verdict and a sentence of 45 years in jail.
The Ministry of the Presidency today said that President David Granger has written to the Guyana Elections Commission urging it to present a work programme in the shortest possible time to guide his proclamation of a date for general elections.
A civil society grouping today said President David Granger’s deferring of the responsibility to the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) for the naming of an elections date is unacceptable.
President David Granger will, tomorrow, meet the Chairman and Commissioners of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) at a consultation to be held at 11:00 hours at the Ministry of the Presidency, a release from the Ministry of the Presidency (MoTP) said today.
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