Guyana government tables casino gambling legislation
Monday, January 15, 2007, by Gordon French, Caribbean Net News Guyana Correspondent
GEORGETOWN, Guyana:
“Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee last week tabled the controversial Gambling Prevention
(Amendment) Bill in Guyana’s National Assembly, despite a petition from the Christian community for the Bill to be withdrawn.
Prime Minister Samuel Hinds, government’s point man to hold consultations on the proposed Bill maintained that Guyana
was a secular state and the move to introduce casino gambling was to boost the country’s tourism product.
Church leaders picket Parliament
Security around Parliament buildings was evidently beefed up in an apparent effort to keep protestors at bay. However,
religious activists holding placards gathered outside Parliament shouting slogans and singing religious hymns as parliamentarians
made their way into the proceedings.”
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