Last Updated on Sunday, 8 January 2017, 15:46 by Denis Chabrol Now that the President has found the list of names submitted by the Opposition Leader for Chairmanship of GECOM unacceptable, I feel that it is timely and appropriate to offer a few comments. First, I thought the composition of the list was provocative, if not mischievous.  My initial reaction ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 8 January 2017, 14:38 by Denis Chabrol Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo on Sunday declined to immediately react to President David Granger deeming the list of nominees for post of Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) “unacceptable”, but his People’s Progressive Party (PPP) believed the Guyanese leader appeared set to unilaterally name someone. “Let’s see who ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 8 January 2017, 13:20 by Denis Chabrol ​President David Granger says Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo’s list of six names for GECOM Chairman is “unacceptable.” He said the Constitution provides for the person to have been a judge. “The only thing about the list is that it comprises six names,” Granger told a media brunch. He noted ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 8 January 2017, 8:50 by Denis Chabrol Vendors, who once occupied the plot of land at the corner of Hadfield and Lombard Streets- Parliament View- were early Sunday morning removed from there. Several stalls were demolished, while most of the vendors were  present to relocate their goods to a small plot of land south east of ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 8 January 2017, 8:47 by Derwayne Wills Former speaker of the National Assembly and long-standing legal professional, Ralph Ramkarran called on President David Granger in a recent facebook post to face the media, after not holding a press conference since October 2015, and discuss what he called government’s contradictory positions on the 165 megawatt Amaila Falls ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 7 January 2017, 18:46 by Denis Chabrol Veteran broadcaster Ron Robinson, who is a household name in Guyana, has been removed from his acting position as the state-owned TV network’s programme manager after failing two rounds of probations, which ended December 31, 2016. “I feel that I have been unjustly treated by the Board, and it ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 7 January 2017, 19:10 by Denis Chabrol Outgoing PPP general secretary Clement Rohee did not re-contest the position against de facto party leader, Bharrat Jagdeo, instead nominating Dr Frank Anthony who lost against Jagdeo by 13 votes. Jagdeo, the party’s incoming General Secretary, spoke with the media after his win today saying his positions as PPP ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 7 January 2017, 12:22 by Denis Chabrol Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo was Saturday elected as General Secretary of his People’s Progressive Party (PPP), a move that appeared set to see him consolidate power among a new guard of party leaders. Sources confirmed that the 35-member Central Committee voted to replace long-time PPP member, Clement Rohee at ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 7 January 2017, 11:18 by Denis Chabrol A man from Vigilance, East Coast Demerara has been arrested after police said they uncovered a handgun concealed in a Video Cassette Recorder (VCR). He reportedly threatened to kill his mother, police said. The 22-year old man, police said, has since admitted to being in possession of the .32 ...

Last Updated on Friday, 6 January 2017, 17:13 by Denis Chabrol Guyana has decided to set up a ministerial sub-committee to help craft a  Diaspora policy, following recent concerns by New York-based Guyanese that they are being left out of decision-making. Minister of State, Joseph Harmon said the roadmap for crafting the Diaspora Engagement Policy has alread received support from, ...