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Dec 23, 20222 min read

Laws for E-Transactions/E-Payment to be introduced in 2023

Minister of Legal Affairs Anil Nandlall says the Government will introduce bills for E-Transactions/E-Payment to support implementation...

Dec 6, 20223 min read

Bill providing electoral reforms passed - Hefty jail time for electoral fraud and misrepresentation

The Representation of the People amendment bill which according to Deputy Speaker, Lennox Shuman is "desperately needed" was successfully...

Dec 6, 20223 min read

National Registration Bill passes without debate-Presents stiff checks and balances for electors

The National Registration amendment bill was passed early this morning unchallenged in the National Assembly. This bill paves the way for...

Dec 5, 20222 min read

Gov't expends $2.9 B from Contingency Fund

The National Assembly on Monday passed contingency fund advances to the tune of $2,904,841,406 after a series of questions by the...

Dec 5, 20221 min read

$1.7B spent to keep the lights on in Linden for 3.5 months -Prime Minister

Prime Minister, Brigadier (ret'd) Mark Phillips today affirmed that the Government expended $1.7 billion more than was budgeted, "to keep...

Dec 5, 20221 min read

Lindeners must travel to GPHC for CT scans - Health Minister-Only 3 CT machines operable countrywide

Lindeners must travel to Georgetown to benefit from the services of a Computerised Tomography commonly referred to as a CT scan. Minister...

Nov 30, 20222 min read

Hire Purchase Bill passed; sellers cannot repossess without court order if more than 70% paid

Following a heated debate in the National Assembly, the Hire Purchase (amendment) Bill of 2020 was passed. This bill gives added...

Nov 30, 20222 min read

Over $1B spent to repair damaged DHB

More than $1 billion has been expended to rectify the damages to the Demerara Harbour Bridge to ensure the bridge remains operable to...

Nov 8, 20221 min read

APNU+AFC walk out as key debate on Constitutional Reform Bill gets underway

The APNU+AFC opposition staged a walk out earlier today just ahead of the Government’s debate on the Constitutional Reform Commission...

Oct 27, 20222 min read

Gov’t pushes ahead with efforts to upgrade archaic legislation; plans for constitutional reform

With increasing calls for constitutional reform following the events of the 2020 General and Regional Elections, as well as the...

Aug 9, 20221 min read

Support for sugar, new furniture for schools in $44.8B in supplementary budget allocation

The National Assembly on Monday approved the $44 billion in supplementary funding which will go towards several developmental initiatives...

Jul 17, 20222 min read

APNU+AFC threatens legal action after Privileges Committee recommends suspension of 8 MPs

The A Partnership For National Unity + Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) has expressed disappointment over the Privilege committee’s...

Jul 16, 20221 min read

Ramjattan says AFC will not give up its parliamentary seats even if APNU wants them to

Leader of the Alliance For Change (AFC) Khemraj Ramrattan has made it known that his party will not be giving up their parliamentary...

Jul 5, 20221 min read

Gov't to ask National Assembly for more money to do community works

The Government will be moving to the National Assembly for the approval of more money to continue making interventions into communities....

Jun 19, 20223 min read

Following CCJ ruling, Gov’t to table Bill to remove DPP’s excessive power

The Government is expected to table the Criminal Law (Procedure) (Amendment) Bill 2022 in the National Assembly, which seeks to remove...

May 18, 20222 min read

Jail time for non-licensed farmers, Hemp Regulatory body proposed in new Hemp Bill

The Government has moved one step closer to developing a hemp industry as the much anticipated Industrial Hemp Bill of 2022 has been...