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...
Meeting between Gov’t and opposition on Gecom chairmanship set for next Wednesday
Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo today (February 2, 2016) confirmed that the meeting between the Attorney General and his legal representative...
Guyana oil output may surpass T&T’s
(Trinidad Express) Guyana has come a long way from being a recipient of discounted oil under special terms from Venezuela...
Meeting between Gov’t and opposition on Gecom Chairman still pending
President David Granger, today expressed optimism that the meeting between the Attorney General and the Opposition’s Legal representative regarding the...
Justice Kennard to step down to create leadership posts for younger persons- President
Defending his move to ask Justice Cecil Kennard to step down as Chairman of the Police Complaints Authority, President David...
Rex Tillerson, former ExxonMobil CEO, confirmed as Secretary of State
(New York Daily News) WASHINGTON — The Senate voted to confirm Rex Tillerson as the next United States Secretary of...
Thousands of gay men pardoned for past convictions
(BBC) Thousands of gay and bisexual men found guilty of decades-old sexual offences in England and Wales have been posthumously...
Amaila is not ready says Trotman; Natural Gas as energy source being explored
Natural Resources Minister, Raphael Trotman told the House tonight that is would be “woefully false” for anyone to stand in...
Where is the light at the end of tunnel?; Opposition MP says inconsistent power will push away investors
Opposition Member of Parliament, Dr. Vindhya Persaud rising in defense of her party’s motion on the Guyana Power and Light...
Presidents and Ministers 386% and 220% salary increases under PPP/C “unconscionable”-PM
Prime Minister, Moses Nagamootoo has described the salary increases granted to Presidents and Ministers between 1998 and 2014 as “unconscionable...
“We would like to see the studies” on energy; Edghill hopeful that reliable energy source could be realized by 2025
Opposition Member of Parliament, Juan Edghill this evening in the National Assembly tabled a motion calling on the Government to...
VAT is not a social policy but an instrument of fiscal policy- Minister Jordan
The content of the Opposition motion calling for the repeal of the order which removes several items from the Zero-Rated...
“VAT on the dead!” -Opposition question rationale behind removal of key items from Zero-Rated list
Gail Teixeira, Opposition Chief Whip, today moved a motion for the restoration of Zero-Rated items in the Value-Added Tax (Amendment...
Controversial State Assets Recovery Bill presented in National Assembly
Several Bills were this afternoon (Monday, January 30, 2017) presented in the National Assembly including the controversial State Assets Recovery...
Trinidad considering natural gas imports
(Modified from TT Guardian) Chairman of National Gas Company (NGC) in Trinidad and Tobago, Gerry Brooks said the state-owned company...
AFC nominates Nagamootoo to newly created post, Elder Statesman/Political Advisor
Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo by unanimous approval of the Alliance For Change’s (AFC) National Conference, has been appointed to the newly...
AFC elects members to National Executive Committee, Women & Youth Arms
The Alliance For Change (AFC) today announced that it has elected eight new members to its 12 member National Executive...
GWMO supports countrywide protest but prefer giving diplomatic solution a chance
By Mark Murray The Guyana Women Miners Organization (GWMO) has signalled its full support of the current position by the...
Government has had “Enough!” of Deputy Solicitor General’s openly supporting PPP/C- AG
“Enough! Our government could not continue to sustain the Deputy Solicitor General Ms. Pritima Kissoon ‘s unrelenting undermining of its...
