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...
‘Diplomatic Community was not disrespected by protest in Parliament’ – Edghill
Following a protest during President David Granger’s address to Parliament on Thursday, November 02, 2017 by members of the People’s...
Patterson should be fired over ‘acting’ omission from CV – PPP
The People’s Progressive Party (PP) believes that retired Justice James Patterson should be fired as head of the country’s elections...
Jordan laments US$17M bailout to save Marriott
Finance Minister Winston Jordan is bemoaning having to pay in excess of US$17M to rescue the Marriott International Hotel from...
AFC-Canada denies decision to leave party was done at ‘backroom’ meeting
Secretary of the Canadian Chapter of the Alliance For Change (AFC) Laurence Williams has denied claims by the party’s ‘elder...
Harmon stands by proposal for women not to be sent to prison
Minister of State Joseph Harmon Thursday stood by the proposal that women should not be sent to prison, except in...
‘Rigged elections’ fuss is crying wolf – Harmon
Minister of State, Joseph Harmon has said the fuss about rigged elections is just “crying wolf before the actual wolf...
AFC probing “pull out” of Canadian Chapter from Party – Nagamootoo
By: Devina Samaroo Executive Member of the Alliance For Change (AFC) Moses Nagamootoo strongly believes the decision by the AFC’s...
Gov’t spent $175.5M on COIs
By: Bibi Khatoon Over $175M was expended by the government to conduct several Commission of Inquiries (COIs) since its assumption...
Gov’t condemns PPP’s “disrespectful” protest in Parliament
By: Devina Samaroo Government Members of Parliament (MPs) have condemned the unprecedented protests by those on the Opposition benches whilst...
GECOM chairman answers critics; admits he was ‘acting’ Chief Justice of Grenada
By Devina Samaroo Justice James Patterson, the new GECOM Chairman, has shut down allegations levelled against him about his role...
Opposition not interested in Deputy Speaker post
The Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo believes that a recent invitation by Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo to select a nominee to...
Almost $20 million spent on PM’s overseas travel
The government today tabled in the National Assembly the overseas expenses associated with travels of the Prime Minister from October...
PPP expected to boycott Granger’s special address to Parliament
The National Assembly will resume on Thursday, November 2, 2017, after a three-month recess. President David Granger is on the...
Jagdeo was willing to submit fourth list of nominees
Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo on Wednesday announced that he was willing to compile a fourth list of nominees if President...
AFC-Canada withdraws support from party leadership
The Canadian faction of the Alliance For Change (AFC) has withdrawn its support from the Party until the leadership publicly...
Guyana, Venezuela to meet again to discuss border row
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Carl Greenidge has reaffirmed Guyana’s commitment to the Good Officer’s process to resolve the border row...
Teachers to get interim salary increase of 6-8%
The Government has agreed to pay teachers an interim salary increase ranging from six to eight percent, retroactive to January...
Mining Syndicates agree to keep Parish Peak reserved
Mining syndicates have decided to drop their demands for concessions at Parish Peak, Upper Demerara after it was confirmed that...
