Last Updated on Saturday, 6 February 2016, 21:43 by Denis Chabrol President David Granger and General Secretary of the opposition People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC) differ on whether the planned closure of the Wales Sugar Estate would impact on the number of votes their parties would receive at the upcoming Local Government Elections. Granger is confident that the decision by ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 6 February 2016, 21:52 by Denis Chabrol Rescue plans for Wales Sugar Estate have been floated, even as calls have intensified for government to commission a socio-economic study of the impact of closing that West Bank Demerara operation of the state-owned Guyana Sugar Corporation (Guysuco). Speaking at a panel discussion Friday night on the topic “”The ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 6 February 2016, 9:01 by Denis Chabrol The absence report of the Commission of Inquiry into the public service is all that is holding back the APNU+AFC administration from engaging public service unions in a collective wage bargaining manner. This is according to President David Granger who was at the time responding to concerns raised about ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 6 February 2016, 7:40 by Denis Chabrol Against the backdrop of numerous comments that the APNU+AFC and People’s Progressive Party (PPP) should not contest Local Government Elections (LGE), President David Granger has defended the coalition’s decision to contest saying LGE is for everyone. President Granger during an appearance on Public Interest stated that LGE does not ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 6 February 2016, 14:49 by Denis Chabrol The Police Officer, who was severely injured in a road accident late Friday night, has been identified as Assistant Commissioner (Administration), Balram Persaud. Traffic Chief, Dion Moore said the circumstances that led to the accident were not known as investigators have been unable to interview Persaud. After the accident ...