GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Demerara Waves - April 17, 2021 - Opposition Leader Joseph Harmon on Friday said there is no law allowing a Commission of Inquiry into general elections, even as he ruled out A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) participating in such a probe.
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GEORGETOWN, April 17, 2021 - The government of Guyana continues to be haunted by its embarrassing 'NO' vote in relation to a global call for concrete action for the elimination of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and the comprehensive implementation of and follow-up to the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action, has become a cause for much confusion.
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KINGSTON, Jamaica, April 16, 2021 - The Jamaica police say they are unable to pursue the domestic abuse case involving central Westmoreland MP George Wright and his alleged consort, businesswoman Tannisha Singh, as neither party is prepared to give a statement to the police and neither are they able to get witnesses to participate in the investigation.
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KINGSTON, Jamaica, April 16, 2021 - JLP leader Andrew Holness, says central Westmoreland Member of parliament and JLP member George Wright, will withdraw from the Government Parliamentary caucus, to become an independent member, in light of unresolved allegations circulating in the public domain which are causing deep concern to many Jamaicans and the Jamaica Labour Party, including its Parliamentarians.
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KINGSTON, Jamaica: The Opposition Spokesperson on Justice and Gender Affairs, Senator Donna Scott Mottley, is calling on the Jamaica Constabulary Force to bring all resources at its disposal to immediately investigate Member of Parliament of Central Westmoreland, George Wright, who was captured in an April 6, 2021 video recording, allegedly, repeatedly striking an unidentified woman.
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KINGSTON, Jamaica, April 7, 2021 - Opposition Leader Mark Golding says he is deeply troubled by the deteriorating lawlessness in Jamaica, and the lack of any discernible strategy to stem the tide.
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HOPEWELL, Hanover, March 2021 - PNP President Mark Golding has proposed to enact a Cannabis Industry Development Act to support the inclusive development and growth of this industry and to to enable the Rastafari community to reap economic benefits from the cultivation and use of their sacramental herb.
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KINGSTON, Jamaica: The People’s National Party is expressing profound sadness at the passing of Dr Jephthah Ford, who died on Sunday, and extends condolences and sympathies to his brother Dr Japheth Ford, other relatives and friends.
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There is a custom and practice in Guyana’s National Assembly, where the Public Accounts Committee of parliament is chaired by the opposition. The main opposition, A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU/AFC) has appointed David Patterson to chair the committee.
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KINGSTON, March 27, 2021 - Despite herculean attempts by opposition senators on Friday to delay debate on the Disaster Risk Management (Amendment) Act (DRMA), and to impose parliamentary checks on the prime minister's move to create criminal offences by ministerial order without Parliamentary oversight, the opposition failed when the matter came up for a vote in the Senate.
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