Politics

The Georgetown City Council is challenging the legality of a decision by the Local Government Commission (LGC) to refuse to appoint six officers of the city government’s administration although it had been given the right to advertise, interview and select persons  a committee had deemed fit for the positions. In court papers seen by News-Talk  Radio Guyana 103.1 FM/ Demerara ...

The New Movement (TNM) political party on Thursday appeared to have collapsed with the resignation of six executive members over claims of undemocratic decision-making and a mixture of political and business interests in a privately-owned oil sector company. But TNM Presidential candidate and co-founder, Dr. Asha Kissoon denied that her party has become closely aligned with the governing People’s Progressive ...

President Irfaan Ali says he wants to work together with the administration of United States (US) President Joe Biden to help fight the potentially deadly coronavirus, COVID-19. In a congratulatory letter dated 7th November, 2020, when Mr. Biden was declared the winner, Dr. Ali also indicated that there are other matters that he hoped the two countries could work closely ...

Opposition Leader Joseph Harmon is  hoping that the incoming administration of United States President-elect Joe Biden will improve the political and social conditions in Guyana. “We commit to working with you to rebuild trust between our peoples, strengthening goodwill and re-establishing constitutional democracy and social cohesion in Guyana after a recent period of political and social turmoil and distress,”  Mr. ...

Tourism Minister Oneidge Walrond appeared to have taken the oath of office as a parliamentarian before she had lost her United States (US) citizenship, but the Clerk of the National Assembly Sherlock Isaacs stayed clear of saying whether she has breached Guyana’s constitution. In the Certificate of Loss of Nationality released by the Clerk  of the National Assembly, it shows ...

Dr. Ashni Singh, who previously served as Finance Minister up to 2015, is back at the helm of  the finance sector but this time under the Office of the President. He was sworn in as as a Senior Minister with responsibilities for Finance under the Office of the President. Dr Ashni Singh took his oath in the presence of Cabinet ...

The Republican Party- under the Donald Trump presidency that had repeatedly called on then Guyana President David Granger to concede defeat despite concerns about electoral fraud- is now citing similar concerns in this week’s United States election. Personal Lawyer for President Trump, Rudy Giuliani Wednesday night charged that thousands of mail-in ballots countrywide could not have been verified and that ...

Even as Opposition Leader  Joseph Harmon’s 24-hour ultimatum for the Clerk of the National Assembly, Sherlock Isaacs was  about to expire  on Tuesday for him to show government minister Oneidge Walrond’s loss of American nationality certificate, the United States (US) said persons lose their citizenship immediately on taking an oath before a Consular Officer. US Embassy spokeswoman,  Violeta Talandis told ...

The Clerk of the National Assembly, Sherlock Isaacs on Wednesday said he would be seeking legal advice on Tourism, Industry and Commerce Minister Oneidge Waldron’s renunciation of her American citizenship. “I am going to seek legal advice and I don’t want to make any statement and I am not certain,” he told News-Talk Radio Guyana 103.1 FM/Demerara Waves Online News. ...

The swearing in of 10 Regional Council Chairmen and Vice Chairmen-including those from the opposition- before President Irfaan Ali do not set the stage for political dialogue with the opposition, he said Monday. The President drew a distinction between his role in swearing in the Regional Chairmen and Vice Chairmen, and  political dialogue on a new governance model that his ...