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ENVIRONMENT

Air quality “non-negotiable” as stricter flaring rules enforced offshore -EPA Head

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Air quality protection remains one of Guyana’s top regulatory priorities in the oil and gas sector, says Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Head Kemraj Parsram, who highlighted stronger safeguards now embedded in ExxonMobil’s environmental permits. Speaking on the Starting Point podcast hosted by Kiana Wilburg, Parsram said the EPA has significantly strengthened its conditions for emissions […]
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AUTOMOTIVE

Illegal driver’s licence holders given six weeks to surrender before names go public -Pres Ali

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“We have to prosecute all parties involved” Drivers who secured licences without passing the legally required exams are being given six weeks to surrender themselves and restart the process, or have their names published in the newspaper, President Dr. Irfaan Ali warned on Tuesday. The Head of State issued the stern caution while addressing ranks […]
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INFRASTRUCTURE

GPL promises more stable connection for Demerara–Berbice as maintenance wraps up

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After months of frustrating blackouts across Berbice and sections of the wider Demerara–Berbice grid, GPL’s Chief Executive Officer, Kesh Nandlall, says the utility is now better equipped to keep the lights on this holiday season. Residents have faced repeated outages in recent months, triggered by technical faults, feeder burns, transmission line disruptions and extended shutdowns […]
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COURT

Constitutional rights claims don’t apply to extradition, treaty not deficient, U.S. already gave written safeguards -AG

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Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall, SC, says the constitutional concerns being raised in the extradition proceedings for Nazar and Azruddin Mohamed have no basis in law, and the alleged deficiencies in the Guyana–U.S. extradition treaty have long been settled by the courts. Following Monday’s hearing before the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court, Nandlall […]
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COURT

Lawyers for U.S. government rejects constitutional challenge

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-calls defence bid “frivolous” as Mohameds fight extradition King’s Counsel Terrence Williams of Jamaica, representing the United States government, firmly rejected the defence’s argument that amendments to Guyana’s Fugitive Offenders Act render the extradition proceedings against Nazar Mohamed and his son Azruddin Mohamed unconstitutional. The defence placed the 2009 amendments—specifically Section 8 3(a) and Section […]
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COURT

Anderson flags severe implications for Guyana as Mohameds extradition case continues

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As extradition arguments got underway in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court on Monday, U.S. journalist and Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) researcher Thomas Anderson is warning that Guyana’s global credibility is now tied to how the high-profile case involving businessmen Nazar and Azruddin Mohamed unfolds. Anderson says court filings out of Florida reveal that a “Restricted Unredacted Indictment”, […]
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COURT

Mohameds extradition challenge faces pushback as KC Williams calls defence application premature

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A legal battle over the extradition of Nazar Mohamed and his son, Azruddin Mohamed, intensified on Monday as prominent Jamaican King’s Counsel Terrence Williams argued that the defence’s application is premature and should be dismissed. The Mohamed duo, through their attorneys, are challenging specific 2009 amendments to the Fugitive Offenders Act—Sections 3(a) and 3 (b)—claiming […]
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