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Daily Archives: Thursday, 16 January 2020, 15:40

GDF needs patrol vessels, helicopters for oil sector

Last Updated on Thursday, 16 January 2020, 19:50 by Writer The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) is asking for money to buy helicopters and boats to meet the challenges of an oil and gas state, even as President David Granger says the country’s oil-rich maritime zone faces a serious threat. “As the force continues this transformative process, ocean patrol vessels for ...

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URP Leader, Vishnu Bandhu notifies GECOM on giving up US citizenship

Last Updated on Thursday, 16 January 2020, 16:26 by Writer The fate of the candidacy of the leader of the United Republican Party (URP), Dr Vishnu Bandhu hangs in the balance as the Guyana Elections Commission’s (GECOM) Chief Elections Officer, Keith Lowenfield has already stated that candidates must be Guyanese citizens only at the time of declaration on Nominations Day. ...

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Fixed election date legislation coming but no-confidence motion remains humbug

Last Updated on Thursday, 16 January 2020, 16:08 by Writer Attorney General, Basil Williams says if the incumbent A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) coalition regains power in March, government will pass legislation to fix the date on which general and regional elections must be held, but he concedes that removing the no-confidence provisions from Guyana’s constitution will ...

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APNU+AFC urges youths to prepare for thousands of construction jobs

Last Updated on Thursday, 16 January 2020, 16:29 by Writer The incumbent A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) Wednesday night promised to generate thousands of jobs in the construction of bridges and houses should it be reelected at the March 2, 2020 general elections. This was made known to about 200 party faithfuls by APNU+AFC’s Volda Lawrence at ...

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