Politics
Guyana stands firm on sovereignty as ICJ prepares final judgment in border case – PM
Prime Minister Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips addressed the National Assembly on Friday, emphasising that Guyana stands firm on its sovereignty as the International Court of Justice (ICJ) prepares its final judgment in the border controversy case with Venezuela. Guyana has asked the court to confirm that the boundary defined in the 1899 award and demarcated...
Gov’t moves to repeal ‘flawed’ 2015 Fmr. Presidents’ Benefits law
See below the full release from the Ministry of Finance: Senior Minister in the Office of the President with Responsibility...
Minister Singh tables Loan Agreements in National Assembly
See below full release from the Ministry of Finance: The People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) Government continues to manage Guyana’s public...
AFC must resign from Gov’t to rebuild integrity – Ramkarran
Former Speaker of the National Assembly, Ralph Ramkarran is advising the smaller arm of the coalition government to resign if...
Commonwealth Rep. helping to advance Petroleum Commission Bill
The Ministry of Natural Resources is receiving assistance from the Oceans and Natural Resources Advisory Division of the Commonwealth Secretariat...
Gov’t not ready for Seelall Persaud’s return, issues him letter
By Leroy Smith As the Government of Guyana continues to consider the recommendations of the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into...
AFC “deeply disturbed” that its GECOM nominee was rejected
By Devina Samaroo Leader of the Alliance For Change (AFC) Raphael Trotman Friday said his Party is “deeply disturbed and...
Gov’t creating environment for Guyana to ‘flourish’ off oil – Trotman
Minister of Natural Resources Raphael Trotman Friday outlined a series of initiatives the government is currently engaged in to create...
Cummingsburg Accord to be reviewed after Feb. 14 – Granger
President David Granger on Friday, November 24, 2017, shut down his coalition partner’s request for a review of the Cummingsburg...
AFC was against appointment of Dr Scotland as Speaker
The Alliance For Change (AFC) arm of the coalition government did not approve of the appointment of Dr Barton Scotland...
Gov’t violated constitution by blocking police promotions – CJ
Attorney General Basil Williams has failed to defend government’s decision to pass instructions to the Police Service Commission (PSC) to...
Gov’t receives 70 Expressions of Interest to fix sugar industry
Minister of State, Joseph Harmon has disclosed that the government received 70 “unsolicited Expressions of Interest” from investors to turn...
Former Minister Ali Baksh dies
Ali Baksh, a former Minister within the Ministry of Agriculture and a political giant of the opposition People’s Progressive Party...
UG agrees to host Law School
The University of Guyana (UG) has agreed to host the J.O.F Haynes Law School at its Turkeyen Campus and has...
Jagdeo wants free water for pensioners, pension increase in Budget 2018
Even though he did not participate in the budget consultations, Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo believes there is enough fiscal space...
Ramjattan slams ‘rogue elements’ in AFC as more emails emerge
By Bibi Khatoon Chairman of the Alliance For Change (AFC), Khemraj Ramjattan has criticised former members the Party’s Canadian Chapter,...
Jagdeo demands Gov’t come clean on ExxonMobil signing bonus
Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo claims he has knowledge of the US$20M signing bonus ExxonMobil reportedly gave the government but he...
AFC confirms authenticity of ‘Ramjattan email’ on appointment of GECOM Chairman
While the Alliance For Change (AFC) has not denied the contents of the email reportedly written by its Chairman Khemraj...
Pres. Granger expresses condolences over passing of GECOM Commissioner
President David Granger on Monday expressed condolences over the passing of Sandra Jones, who up to the time of her...
Supplementary funding available if GECOM 2018 Budget runs dry – Jordan
Amid concerns about the reduced funds allotted for the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) in 2018, Minister of Finance, Winston Jordan...
Aggrieved public servants urged to seek redress through tribunal
Public Servants who are aggrieved with the decisions made by the Public Service Commission (PSC) can seek redress through the...
