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–no need for FARA registration, no US legal advice sought The People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) on Sunday rejected outrightly assertions by the Chairman of the North American Region (NAR), Ellen Tappin that the party’s Central Executive Committee (CEC) members could be jailed and fined if they seek to exercise control over groups or persons that are not registered under ...

-bitter fallout between PNCR and NAR The People’s National Congress Reform’s (PNCR) decision to cut ties with its North American Region (NAR) over alleged failure to follow instructions and directions, has triggered a warning by NAR Inc that the party’s Central Executive Committee (CEC) members could be jailed in the United States (US) and fined. NAR Inc Chairman, Ellen Tappin ...

The El Salvador-headquartered UNICOMER, which owns the chain of COURTS stores in Guyana and elsewhere, is building a US$33 million retail centre at Farm East Bank Demerara and plans to construct a hotel, officials said Friday. UNICOMER’s Sub-Regional Managing Director (Guyana and the Caribbean), Vincent Gordon said the construction of the 55,000 square-foot River Place commercial plaza on land owned ...

Chief Justice Roxane George-Wiltshire on Friday ruled that the constitutional rights of then Chief Election Officer Keith Lowenfield and his Deputy Roxanne Myers to a fair trial would not be violated because the Representation of the People Act prohibits disclosure of meetings of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM). As a result of the dismissal of the case, according to Attorney ...

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) on Friday said there was insufficient evidence to charge People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC) executive member, Nigel Dharamlall with a sexual offence. A woman, Sarah Hakh, earlier this month alleged publicly that she was raped about four years ago at the Region 2 State House, Anna Regina. Mr Dharamlall had already publicly denied the allegations, ...

As the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP)-led administration prepares Saturday to hold Guyana’s 58th Independence Anniversary flag raising ceremony in the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) stronghold of Linden, Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton on Friday said the APNU+AFC coalition would boycott the event. Among the reasons he cited were the government’s “blatant disregard” for locally elected representatives in the community ...

Concerns were Friday raised about People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) Leader, Aubrey Norton being Congress Director for next month’s party congress which would elect a leader and other officers for the next two years. Congress is scheduled for June 28 to 30. Meanwhile, concerns have been raised about the disbanding of the North American Region (NAR) of the PNCR because ...

Two trade unionists from affiliates of the Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) are asking the High Court to stop the Constitutional Reform Commission (CRC) from carrying out its functions because the labour movement was not consulted about who should be the workers’ representative. Filed through their lawyer, Roysdale Forde, 2nd Vice President of the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU), Julian Cambridge ...

In the wake of persistent concerns about government’s questionable award of contracts and the shoddy treatment of contractors, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday announced that steps were being taken to review the entire process. “Let me put on notice all of those people who are responsible for procurement in public corporations, statutory bodies, the Ministries, Regions, everywhere, all the ...

The Guyana government on Wednesday asked the Court of Appeal to throw out High Court Judge, Sandil Kissoon’s entire decision that the teachers’ strike to demand collective bargaining was lawful and legitimate and so monies from their salaries must not be deducted for day off the jog. Attorney General Anil Nandlall also applied to the Guyana Court of Appeal for ...