Politics

Incumbent Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform, David Granger has not been nominated by any party group for any position. This is the first time in that party’s 60-odd year history that a sitting leader has not been nominated. The PNCR’S Congress is scheduled to be held on December 11. The PNCR did not release the number of nominations ...

In the wake of a leaked letter by Guyana’s Agent for the border case before the International Court of Justice (ICJ), Carl Greenidge, the Foreign Affairs Ministry  late Tuesday night sought to explain its decision to include two border experts in the process. In a letter dated April 7, 2021, Mr. Greenidge objected to  Head of the Frontiers Section, Donnette ...

The opposition Alliance For Change (AFC) and A New and United Guyana (ANUG) disagree with the GY$10 million fines and life imprisonment for a number of election offences but the government said attempts to cheat an election amount to toppling an elected government. ANUG Chairman, Attorney-at-Law Timothy Jonas said the way the proposed amendments to the Representation of the People ...

Attorney General Anil Nandlall on Friday dismissed claims by People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) Aubrey Norton that the proposed break-up of Region Four into four electoral sub-districts is aimed at rigging future elections by creating additional seats. “Region Four remains the same number of seats. We didn’t create more than one district. We kept the district as one and we ...

Executive member of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), Aubrey Norton on Friday accused the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC) administration of splitting Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica) into four sub-districts to rig future general and regional elections. He does not believe that the break-up of Region/District Four is merely about the convenience of counting the votes in the highest populated region ...

Joseph Harmon says the positions of Opposition Leader and Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) should be held  by one person, but his main rival, Aubrey Norton, says if he wins the leadership race the party will have to decide. Tracing the history of the PNCR, Mr. Harmon noted that its  founder-leader Forbes Burnham, as President,  through from ...

Two United States-based Guyanese brothers drowned on Tuesday They have been identified as Ryan and Rawle Fortune of Vryheid’s Lust, East Coast Demerara. They are the nephews of well-known Physical Education Teacher and coach, Johnny ‘Overseas’ Barnwell. Mr. Barnwell told Demerara Waves Online News/News-Talk Radio Guyana 103.1 FM that Rawle visited Guyana last month. “It grieve me to see that ...

After languishing seven years in the political wilderness due to a disagreement with then People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) General Secretary Oscar Clarke, Ms. Vanessa Kissoon’s suspension from her party was Wednesday lifted paving the way for her return to frontline politics. Ms. Kissoon could not be immediately contacted, but a high-level party source confirmed late Wednesday night that that ...

The Rice Producers Association (RPA) on Wednesday floated the idea of importing labour for that grain industry because of a shortage of workers due to lower birthrates, but said so far no application has been made to the government to grant work permits. “For us to address the situation immediately, government needs to import labour and the importation of labour ...

Attorney General Anil Nandlall has sought to justify the splitting of Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica) into four electoral districts. “District number four is a special district in the electoral equation of our country. It is the most populated. It always has the greatest number of controversy so what we are proposing in these amendments, we are subdividing it,”  he said on ...