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...
Judge Blocks Trump Order on Refugees Amid Chaos and Outcry Worldwide
(New York Times)- WASHINGTON — A federal judge in Brooklyn came to the aid of scores of refugees and others...
AFC to review its role at Local Government in Cummingsburg Accord
While the Alliance For Change (AFC) and A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) have been experiencing a good marriage at...
Gov’t steadfast in implementing new tax measures for miners; commit to engagements
Natural Resources Minister, Raphael Trotman is confident that the current disagreements between the mining bodies and the government will come...
UPDATED; AFC re-elects Trotman as Leader, Ramjattan is Chairman, Cathy Hughes is Vice Chair
The Alliance For Change (AFC) held its 5th Biennal National Conference at the Vreed-en-hoop Primary School under the theme “In Unity;...
AFC Feels Confident Supporters’ Trust “Has Not Been Displaced”
The Alliance For Change (AFC) has renewed its commitment to the coalition as it hosts it 5th Biennal National Congress at...
Smart City Clamps Former President’s Vehicle Opposite Freedom House
By Leroy Smith The BMW X3 2007 SUV vehicle which is assigned to Former President, Donald Ramotar had a clamp...
Parking meters will contribute to decline in business- PPP
The Peoples Progressive Party believes that the full implementation of the Parking Meter project in the City will certainly contribute...
Guyana signs on to five-year UN Multi-Country Sustainable Development Framework
By Mark Murray Guyana has officially signed on to the United Nations Multi-Country Sustainable Development Framework in the Caribbean as...
Nagamootoo declines nomination for leadership posts
The sitting Prime Minister in a statement today says he will not contest the Alliance For Change (AFC) election as...
Edghill bringing motion seeking explanations and measures to power outages
Pointing out that the Government nor the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) has not given any “acceptable explanations” or measures...
Opposition to table motion calling for restoration of zero-rated items
The next sitting of the National Assembly is scheduled for Monday (January 30, 2017). Under Private Member’s business, the opposition,...
Prime Minister distances government from attack on Acting CJ by state owned Newspaper
Prime Minster and Acting President, Moses Nagamootoo is attempting to clarify that the present administration has no issue with the...
India’s pluralistic culture and tolerance being tested by “vested interests”
The Indian Cultural Centre this morning hosted a flag raising ceremony in observance of India’s 68th Republic Day. Addressing a...
Guyana ranked 108 up from 119 in Transparency International’s corruption index
The annual survey which was published on Wednesday (January 25, 2017), ranks 176 countries on a scale of 100 (very...
New Justices of the Peace sworn in
Four Regional Officials were on Friday sworn in as Justices of the Peace(JPs) during the inaugural session of the National...
Time passed for Banks DIH to file suit against GRA- Attorney General
“You can’t sit on your rights and hope that the cost will keep increasing and keep increasing and then you...
Nagamootoo, Trotman and Ramjattan to vie for Leader of AFC position
The Alliance For Change (AFC) will be hosting its National Conference on for Saturday, January 28th at the Vreed-en-Hoop Primary...
CELAC must set up mechanisms to address problems faced by people of the region – President Granger
Ministry of the Presidency – (January 24, 2017) Advancing economic relations and the development of trade between states, ensuring the...
