Politics

The Chairman of  Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica), Daniel Seeram and his father-in-law are under investigation over allegations that they threatened each other with their licensed firearms. Head of the Guyana Police Force Criminal Investigations Department, Wendell Blanhum confirms that a probe is underway. He says that Mr. Seeram’s licensed handgun has been seized pending investigations. Mr. Blanhum also confirmed that Mr. ...

President Irfaan Ali on Sunday said government was turning to Guatemala, Latin America’s second largest sugar producer, to revive the ailing Guyana Sugar Corporation (GUYSUCO) which he insisted would not be closed because of its socio-economic and financial importance. “That is why Guatemala is also coming in to help us.  We are not going to reinvent the wheel so sugar ...

President Irfaan Ali was Sunday tight-lipped on reasons for rejecting opposition nominees to sit on the governing board of the Natural Resources Fund (NRF), suggesting that the parliamentary majoritarian process in the appointments committee in the end held sway in favour of one of government’s nominees. “The parliamentary process is that the committee selects someone of standing in a society ...

President Irfaan Ali on Sunday appeared to hinge any  chance of power sharing  to the opposition agreeing to free and fair elections, just days after People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) Leader Aubrey Norton pegged it to a clean voters list. Against the background of  a United States Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded report recommending that Guyana should move towards power-sharing ...

Mr. Joseph Harmon has resigned as a parliamentarian for A Partnership for National Unity++Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC),  well-placed sources confirmed on Saturday. The resignation  was submitted to House Speaker Manzoor Nadir and a copy was provided to Representative of the APNU+AFC  list of candidates, David Granger. “I have given this decision my deepest thoughts and am of the view that ...

The People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) on Wednesday slammed the Irfaan Ali-led administration for shutting out the opposition from the Natural Resource Fund’s (NRF) Board, dashing hopes of keeping an eye on how the ‘oil money’ would be spent. “By these actions, the PPP has shown again its total lack of interest in transparency, accountability and inclusivity. It continues to ...

In the wake of concerns by the Caribbean Private Sector Organisation (CPSO) about whether Guyana’s local content legislation is breaching Caribbean Community (CARICOM) single market rules, regional leaders have agreed to consider what should the amount of local content and over what period, Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley said Wednesday. Briefing the media on the outcome of the CARICOM mid-term ...

The Guyana Elections Commission on Tuesday appointed a new Legal Officer. He is Attorney-at-Law Mr. Kurt Anthony Da Silva. He is currently serving the President and Judges of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) as a Judicial Counsel. Mr. Da Silva holds a Master of Laws Degree in Public Law from the University of the West Indies.  Shortly after being ...

Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), Aubrey Norton on Tuesday indicated that he was allowing the process for his return to the National Assembly possibly in April to take its course, even as he stayed clear of saying whether he believed that everything will go smoothly. He said he was aware that Representative of A Partnership for National ...

Chairman of A Partnership for National Unity, Aubrey Norton on Tuesday said the opposition coalition would  Wednesday nominate a representative to sit on the governing board of the Natural Resources Fund (NRF) to hopefully guard the manner in which government would be spending the oil revenues. The parliamentary committee on appointments is due to meet on Wednesday. While  the APNU+Alliance ...