Last Updated on Monday, 10 January 2022, 21:03 by Denis Chabrol Opposition Leader Joseph Harmon and Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform, Aubrey Norton held talks on Monday on the decision by that party that Mr. Norton should take over that constitutional post. Mr. Norton could not be reached for comment as calls to his phones went unanswered, and ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 9 January 2022, 23:09 by Denis Chabrol Labour Minister Joseph Hamilton on Sunday warned teachers that they could lose part of their salaries for each day that they remain off the job and that their Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) has not followed procedures to address and settle grievances. “Teachers in Guyana ought to be properly advised ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 9 January 2022, 18:07 by Denis Chabrol The People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) has invited the Working People’s Alliance (WPA) and the Justice For All Party (JFAP) to meetings to discuss rejoining A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), and the WPA has already laid down several minimum conditions while the JFAP is not interested. A top ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 9 January 2022, 23:15 by Denis Chabrol The People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) on Sunday condemned the Guyana government’s approval of events with large gatherings, although thousands of Guyanese are being infected with the coronavirus. The Prime Minister, Mark Phillips, who chairs the National COVID Task Force, when contacted, said “we will investigate and issue a ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 8 January 2022, 22:13 by Denis Chabrol The Guyana Teachers’ Union on Saturday officially asked the Ministry of Education to close schools for 14 days from next week Monday because of the surge in COVID cases to allow for a careful assessment of the situation. In a separate letter to teachers, GTU President Mark Lyte told ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 8 January 2022, 15:39 by Denis Chabrol Commonwealth Secretary General Baronness Patricia Scotland is in Guyana and on Saturday said she intended to hold talks with officials on the sustainable development goals. Speaking with Demerara Waves Online News just after shopping fruits and coconut water on at Bourda Market, North Road, she said, “I’m in Guyana ...

Leader of the Alliance For Khemraj Ramjattan on Friday slammed efforts by the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) to replace Joseph Harmon with Aubrey Norton as Opposition Leader, saying that he does not care if sticking with the rule of law results in a schism between the PNCR and AFC. “Whatever the law is and constitutional regime is, if that  ...

Last Updated on Friday, 7 January 2022, 15:45 by Denis Chabrol Opposition Leader Joseph Harmon on Friday afternoon strongly indicated that if the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) wants its leader, Aubrey Norton, to replace him and also become the Representative of the List of Candidates, that party would have to take its concerns to A Partnership for National Unity ...

Last Updated on Friday, 7 January 2022, 12:44 by Denis Chabrol Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), Aubrey Norton on Friday said his party has decided that he should enter the National Assembly as Opposition Leader, and that he should also be the Representative of the List. “The party Central Executive has decided that the Leader of the ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 6 January 2022, 17:23 by Denis Chabrol The Ministry of Health says there are now 967 new COVID cases, amid informed speculation that the highly contagious Omicron variant is in Guyana, a situation that has prompted an appeal for isolated persons to stay home. Official statistics also show that 3,374 persons have now been told to ...