Politics

Opposition Leader Joseph Harmon on Wednesday accused Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo of hatching a plan to put People’s Progressive Party (PPP) supporters at the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to rig the elections. “They want to dismantle the Elections Commission and put in its place their own cronies that can carry out their instructions  so you will never again have free ...

Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo on Tuesday announced that the Representation of People Act would be amended to ensure votes are counted transparently, even as he called on the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) takes steps to remove the Chief Election Officer Keith Lowenfield and Deputy Chief Election Officer Roxanne Myers. “We will be drafting shortly amendments to the Act that will ...

Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo on Tuesday said cabinet did not give the go ahead for Taiwan to open a trade and investment office in Guyana, a decision that government has since scrapped after China publicly scolded this South American nation. “It did not, as far as I know when I had a briefing on this matter, had the approval of ...

Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh Monday night announced that Friday, February 12 will be Budget Day 2021. He made the announcement following last weekend’s consultation with the private sector, trade union movement and other stakehokders. “We received a lot of very good suggestions  from those who were gathered; many of those who were gathered,” he said about the ongoing consultative ...

Opposition Leader Joseph Harmon has warned the Indian government that Guyana’s proposed appointment of Mr. Charrandass Persaud as High Commissioner could hurt relations between the two Commonwealth member nations. “The people of Guyana have always enjoyed cordial relations with the government and people of India and we are concerned that Mr. Persaud’s appointment may place a significant strain on this ...

The opposition APNU+AFC says the now aborted decision by the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC)-led government to allow Taiwan to set up an office in Guyana has damaged long-standing relations with China that will take hard work to revive. “It will now take years and considerable diplomatic and other scarce resources to repair and rebuild trust with the Chinese after ...

The Guyana government on Thursday backed down from its decision to grant approval for a Taiwan Office to be opened here, a day after the disclosure by the United States (US). “The Government has not established any diplomatic ties or relations with Taiwan and as a result of the miscommunication of the agreement signed, this agreement has since been terminated,” ...

Guyana has granted permission to Taiwan to open an office in Georgetown to facilitate trade and investment, but government has assured that the South American nation’s One China Policy remains intact, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ambassador Elisabeth Harper said Wednesday night. “Guyana has not recognised Taiwan as a State. We continue to accept the One China ...

Venezuela Tuesday evening agreed to release the two Guyanese-registered fishing vessels that were intercepted by that country’s Navy 13 days ago, a top government official confirmed. Sources said the captains of the Lady Nayera and Sea Wolf were informed at about 6 PM that they were free to leave the Venezuelan port of Guiria. The two crews comprising of 12 ...

Leader of the small opposition Liberty and Justice Party (LJP), Lenox Shuman may emerge as the Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), if the major opposition coalition of A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) continues to insist that current chairman, David Patterson must remain as chair. Efforts by the government members of the PAC to remove David ...