Politics

The High Court on Monday refused to overturn the suspension of eight opposition parliamentarians for their role in an unrest in the Chamber in December 2021 while Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh was outlining the benefits of the new Natural Resources Fund legislation. Justice Damon Younge said the Court not intervene in the work of the Parliament as the Standing ...

Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo has told the High Court that he did not defame the Chairman of the International Decade for People of African Descent Assembly- Guyana (IDPADA-G), Vincent Alexander while dealing with the financial management of that government-funded entity. Through his lawyers C.V. Satram and Ron Motilall, Mr Jagdeo denies that the publications of 19th or 20th August, 2022 ...

Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) Aubrey Norton said his party did not respond militantly to the recent  demolition of houses at Mocha, East Bank Demerara because of that idea was not floated, the layout of that village and fear that persons could have been injured by police. “No one approached me to say we need to be ...

Home Affairs Minister Robeson Benn and Minister of Education Priya Manickchand on Thursday evening stopped short of casting blame on anyone for the fire that destroyed the Christ Church Secondary School in Georgetown, opting instead to urge Guyanese to be vigilant against those who might be targeting schools. “Primarily, it requires the communities, the parents, each and everyone and the ...

The People’s National Congress Reform-led opposition coalition on Thursday announced that legal action would be taken against the government for crushing the homes of several persons as part of the construction of a new East Bank Demerara road from Eccles to Great Diamond. Asked what the opposition expected legal action after the demolition to yield, PNCR Leader Aubrey Norton said ...

Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) Aubrey Norton said the No Confidence Motion (NCM) filed against him in the name of the Florida Chapter is not valid because that group did not meet and that a party leader could only be removed by a Congress. “The party group in Florida never met and passed any no-confidence motion… so ...

Attorney General Anil Nandlall Attorney-at-Law Roysdale Forde on Wednesday differed over whether the President could decide when he prefers to consult the Opposition Leader on the appointment of a substantive Chancellor of the Judiciary and Chief Justice. High Court Justice Damon Younge is expected to rule on March 7, 2023 at 2:30 PM on whether she would grant orders being ...

Just over one week after resigning from the post of Treasurer of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) due to concerns about financial accountability, Mr Faaiz Mursalene wants to pull back the resignation and continue as the man to oversee the coffers. Mr Mursalene said he is confident that PNCR Leader Aubrey Norton and a number of other Central Executive ...

The Florida Chapter of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) has filed a No Confidence Motion (NCM) in party leader Aubrey Norton for failing to deliver on his promises. “The Party’s image has been severely tarnished and a large number of our Members, supporters and sympathizers have lost interest in this  party. The business community from whom we got significant ...

General Secretary of the historically socialist People’s Progressive Party (PPP) and Vice President of Guyana, Bharrat Jagdeo has perhaps for the first time  publicly cited the need to grapple with the realities of “capitalism” as he fended off criticism of government’s position that workers must be free to take up the best paying jobs. Mr Jagdeo reflected on when the ...