Last Updated on Sunday, 5 March 2017, 21:09 by Denis Chabrol Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon on Sunday announced the reassignment of several Permanent Secretaries, a move he said, is aimed at ensuring efficiency and accountability in the public service sector, the Ministry of the Presidency said. The reassignments have affected the Ministries of Agriculture, Education, Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs, Legal ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 5 March 2017, 19:54 by Denis Chabrol General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP), Bharrat Jagdeo on Sunday called on his party to welcome back those who had supported the Alliance For Change (AFC)- a call that was issued while former AFC executive member  Dr. Veersammy Ramayya was present. “A lot of people who left ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 5 March 2017, 18:06 by Denis Chabrol Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo on Sunday warned that Peoples Progressive Party (PPP) supporters would engage in street protests if President David Granger unilaterally appoints a Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM). He said Guyana’s constiution does not provide for the President to go ahead and appoint a Chairman ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 5 March 2017, 16:10 by Derwayne Wills Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo today said there were world leaders in the 1950s who were facing pressures from the British government when they attempted to bridge tensions in Guyana between the major political leaders. The first Vice-President made a Ghana Day address today to a gathering at the People’s ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 5 March 2017, 11:34 by Denis Chabrol The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) will be probing the alleged overloading of aircraft with drums of fuel from Eteringbang to Ekereku, but so far the airline in whose direction fingers are pointing has denied doing so. GCAA Director General, Retired Col. Egbert Field told Demerara Waves Online News that ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 5 March 2017, 10:58 by Denis Chabrol City Hall earned a paltry sum of just over GYD$250,000 from the controversial parking meter system, even as Cabinet remains worried about the political implications of the deal between the Mayor and City Council and Smart City Solutions (SCS), according to well-placed sources. Sources said the virtual boycott orchestrated ...