Last Updated on Wednesday, 17 June 2015, 3:48 by GxMedia In the face of intensified aggression by Venezuela to lay claim over the Essequibo Region, the Indian Arrival Committee (IAC) on Tuesday called on the main opposition People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC) in the National Assembly and send a unified message to Guyana’s western neighbour. “The IAC recognizes that at ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 16 June 2015, 19:50 by GxMedia by Zena Henry The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers’ Union (GAWU) has restated its commitment to ensuring that every sugar worker who contributed funds to the union as at the end of May last would be paid. This statement comes as hundreds of sugar workers are turning up at the ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 16 June 2015, 19:05 by GxMedia The People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC) has until July 3rd, 2015 to file its elections petition. This deadline was triggered on June 5th, after the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) finally published, inter alia, the results of Elections 2015, and the names of persons who are to serve as Members of ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 16 June 2015, 17:06 by GxMedia Before letting down the LIAT ATR aircraft he was flying on Saturday June 13, Captain Paul DaSilva did the traditional low pass over the VC Bird International Airport on the island of Antigua and Barbuda to close a 29 year career with the “Caribbean Airline.”  DaSilva, a Guyanese-born pilot was ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 16 June 2015, 16:23 by GxMedia The European Union (EU) on Tuesday called on Guyana to heighten efforts to set a benchmark for reducing greenhouse gases that experts believe cause climate change spawning droughts, storms and floods. “Climate change is a particularly important issue for Guyana and the Caribbean region, and I urge Guyana to follow ...

Last Updated on Monday, 15 June 2015, 17:36 by GxMedia by Zena Henry Even though a date has not yet been set for the overdue Local Government Elections (LGE), the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) have already expressed an unwillingness to part take in the regional elections if chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Dr. Steve Surujbally should remain. At ...

Last Updated on Monday, 15 June 2015, 17:29 by GxMedia by Zena Henry The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) says it is not prepared to sit and talk with the government on any issue of unity and shared governance if they continue to witch-hunt their supporters in what they believe is “political headhunting and forensic sleuthing.” The party believes that the ...

Last Updated on Monday, 15 June 2015, 1:51 by GxMedia by Zena Henry President David Granger has promised to appear in Parliament every year to redefine is legislative agenda for the Parliament and outline the direction of the country for that particular year. This is according to Minister of State Joseph Harmon, who told the media on Thursday 11, 2015, ...

Last Updated on Monday, 15 June 2015, 1:46 by GxMedia Coverage courtesy Fly Jamaica Plans are in train to speed up the issuance of passports to Guyanese living in the United States (US) and that consular services would be decentralised, according to a top official government official. Minister of State in the Ministry of the Presidency, Joseph Harmon gave the ...

Last Updated on Monday, 15 June 2015, 1:04 by GxMedia Coverage courtesy Fly Jamaica Key influential elected officials of the United States (US) Democratic Party on Sunday highlighted that lobbying for fair elections last month helped defeat the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC) for the first time in 23 years. Addressing thousands of Guyanese at the APNU+AFC victory rally in ...