by Zena Henry The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers’ Union (GAWU) has restated its commitment to ensuring that every sugar worker who contributed funds to the union as at the end of May last would be paid. This statement comes as hundreds of sugar workers are turning up at the union’s headquarters to retrieve contributions that would have been deducted ...

The People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC) has until July 3rd, 2015 to file its elections petition. This deadline was triggered on June 5th, after the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) finally published, inter alia, the results of Elections 2015, and the names of persons who are to serve as Members of Parliament (MPs) in the 11th Parliament. PPPC General Secretary, Clement ...

Before letting down the LIAT ATR aircraft he was flying on Saturday June 13, Captain Paul DaSilva did the traditional low pass over the VC Bird International Airport on the island of Antigua and Barbuda to close a 29 year career with the “Caribbean Airline.”  DaSilva, a Guyanese-born pilot was greeted by scores of well-wishers, including family members and colleagues, ...

The European Union (EU) on Tuesday called on Guyana to heighten efforts to set a benchmark for reducing greenhouse gases that experts believe cause climate change spawning droughts, storms and floods. “Climate change is a particularly important issue for Guyana and the Caribbean region, and I urge Guyana to follow the EU’s lead by intensifying their domestic preparations to put ...

by Zena Henry Even though a date has not yet been set for the overdue Local Government Elections (LGE), the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) have already expressed an unwillingness to part take in the regional elections if chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Dr. Steve Surujbally should remain. At the party’s press conference, Monday June 15, General Secretary Clement ...

by Zena Henry The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) says it is not prepared to sit and talk with the government on any issue of unity and shared governance if they continue to witch-hunt their supporters in what they believe is “political headhunting and forensic sleuthing.” The party believes that the “unity government” is attacking its members and supporters to prove ...

by Zena Henry President David Granger has promised to appear in Parliament every year to redefine is legislative agenda for the Parliament and outline the direction of the country for that particular year. This is according to Minister of State Joseph Harmon, who told the media on Thursday 11, 2015, that the President’s speech at the re-opening of Parliament was ...

Coverage courtesy Fly Jamaica Plans are in train to speed up the issuance of passports to Guyanese living in the United States (US) and that consular services would be decentralised, according to a top official government official. Minister of State in the Ministry of the Presidency, Joseph Harmon gave the assurance to thousands of Guyanese at an APNU+AFC victory rally ...

Coverage courtesy Fly Jamaica Key influential elected officials of the United States (US) Democratic Party on Sunday highlighted that lobbying for fair elections last month helped defeat the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC) for the first time in 23 years. Addressing thousands of Guyanese at the APNU+AFC victory rally in Brooklyn, Congressman Hakim Jeffries of the 8th District of New ...

Coverage made possible Fly Jamaica A United States Congressman, who represents New York areas densely populated by Guyanese, on Sunday signaled that his country stood ready to support Guyana against Venezuela’s ongoing territorial aggression in the wake of that Spanish-speaking country’s unilateral extension of its maritime boundary to include Guyanese waters. Congressman Hakim Jeffries of the 8th District of New York ...