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Safraaz Ahmad Shadood has been accredited as Guyana's first non-resident ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Shadood, who currently serves as Guyana's Ambassador to the State of Qatar, presented his credentials to Deputy Minister for Protocol Affairs Abdul Majeed Al Smari…
As Opposition Members continue with their call for the removal of the Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill, and Public Utilities Minister Minister Deodat Indar, over the ferry tragedy, Prime Minister Mark Phillips informed the House on Monday that one of the persons who was rescued following the sinking of MV Barima, has since died. […]
…as economic crisis deepens due to U.S. sanctions (Kaieteur News) – Every day, flights from Cuba touch down at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport carrying more people fleeing an economy that many say can no longer sustain them. Some arrive to embrace relatives. Others step into the unknown with little more than a suitcase and hope. […] The post ‘Driven Out by Despair’: Thousands of Cubans find refuge in Guyana appeared first on Kaieteur News.
By Renay Sambach (Kaieteur News) – As the National Assembly convened on Monday to approve nearly $55 billion to advance the government’s development projects and programmes, the joint opposition staged a protest, insisting that it should not be business as usual following Guyana’s deadliest maritime disaster. The MV Barima capsised just over a week ago while […] The post Protest erupts in Parliament as opposition demands Edghill, Indar resign over MV Barima tragedy appeared first on Kaieteur News.
…PM says activity irresponsible, reckless (Kaieteur News) – Amid loud chants for the resignation of two sitting ministers of government, a $54.9B request for supplementary funding was approved in the National Assembly on Monday afternoon. As the first business on the agenda, Financial Paper Number One of 2026 to the tune of $54,889,259,163 was approved without […] The post Govt. passes $55B supplementary budget amid parliamentary protest by Opposition appeared first on Kaieteur News.
(Kaieteur News) – Exactly 52 days after it was first tabled in the National Assembly, the Guyana Development Bank Bill was passed in the National Assembly on Friday afternoon without any debate or arguments put forth by the Opposition side. Laid in the House on June 5, 2026 by Finance Minister, Dr. Ashni Singh, the Bill […] The post Development Bank Bill rushed through Parliament without debate appeared first on Kaieteur News.
…calls for suspension of commission, consultation with opposition, agreement on scope and COI members (Kaieteur News) – Transparency Institute Guyana Inc (TIGI) has cast aside the assurances by President Irfaan Ali that an “independent” Commission of Inquiry (COI) will be conducted into the fatal capsizing of the MV Barima vessel on July 18. In a lengthy […] The post Non-nationals on MV Barima COI does not mean independent process – TIGI appeared first on Kaieteur News.
…as former UN under- secretary enters contest Guyana’s hopes of producing the next Secretary-General of the United Nations have become more challenging after Uganda officially nominated veteran diplomat Olara Otunnu, expanding the race to seven candidates. The move comes just days before the UN Security Council begins informal straw polls that will determine which contenders […] The post Rodrigues-Birkett faces tougher race for UN chief appeared first on Kaieteur News.
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