Opinion

Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act

When the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Tuesday sanctioned Nazar Mohamed  and his son, Azruddin Mohamed, their company, Mohamed’s Enterprise, and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Home Affairs Mae Toussaint Jnr Thomas it did so under the rubric of the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act and Executive Order (EO) 13818.

Ms Mae Toussaint Jr Thomas

The government was less than enlightening last year about Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Home Affairs Mae Toussaint Jnr Thomas being subjected to a secondary inspection by US Customs and Border Protection at Miami Airport.

Congratulations to this edifying initiative

Dear Editor, My attention was drawn to a news item announcing the launch of “A National Parent Teachers Association Guyana (PTAG)” which is aimed towards fostering a collaborative environment where educators and parents unite in order to enhance education and instil good values and guidance for our children.

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