THE Parliamentary Select Committee, yesterday, failed to reach an agreement that would see the completion of its review of the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT)

…gov’t prepared to pay capital costs, but consumers must meet operational costs PRIME Minister Sam Hinds has defended the decision to increase the electricity tariffs at Lethem, in Region

A PARTNERSHIP for National Unity (APNU) Member, Mr. Basil Williams was elected Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly yesterday. His was the only nomination for the post to fill

VETERAN Member of Parliament (MP), Ms. Deborah Backer who resigned her seat last Friday, has been replaced by Dr. Karen Cummings. The latter was sworn in as Backer’s replacement

THE National Assembly, after rigorous debate over the importance of local government elections to the democracy, last evening passed the Local Authorities (Elections) (Amendment) Bill 2013, which states that

SCORES of peaceful picketers demonstrated outside Parliament yesterday in protest against the delays by the Joint Opposition in facilitating the passage of the Anti-Money Laundering and the Countering of

SECRETARY GENERAL of the Organisation of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza, yesterday called on political parties and other stakeholders to pass the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing

– Committee to meet one day before deadline THE Opposition continues to employ its delay tactics by proposing three amendments to the AML/CFT Bill that the National Assembly’s legal

– Minister Ramsammy MINISTER of Agriculture, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy has said that Parliament will soon be addressing a Food Safety Bill which will impact on how livestock meat is