Politics

The Justice For All Party (JFAP) has bailed from the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR)-led A Partnership for National Unity (APNU). In a letter dated September 1, 2020 PNCR Leader, David Granger, the JFAP informed him that the time had come for the party to withdraw from APNU which it described as “the umbrella organisation” for the PNCR and small ...

Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand late Friday night denied claims by A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) that an international Online learning initiative was aimed at hoodwinking Guyanese and capturing their personal information. She said the Commonwealth of Learning has related that if  Guyanese do not register through the Ministry of Education they would have to pay for ...

As sugar production plummets to an all-time low this year, Guyana is turning to India to assist with reopening the sugar estates that were closed about four ago by A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC)-led administration. “As a matter of fact, I recently submitted the Terms of Reference and they (the Indian Government) will be sending two specialists ...

The Working People’s Alliance (WPA), which has broken away from the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR)-led A Partnership for National Unity (APNU),has accused the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) of  again criminalising the State in less than one month after taking back the reins of power. The WPA is accusing the APNU+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) coalition administration and  local and foreign ...

A number of the small political parties that contested general and regional elections earlier this year continue to be given a stake in national decision-making. Two of the newly-constituted board members of the State-owned Guyana Oil Company (GuyOil) have been drawn from the United Republican Party (URP) and A New and United Guyana (ANUG). URP Leader Dr. Vishnu Bandhu and ...

Opposition parliamentarian, Christopher Jones and Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony were Thursday at odds over when the isolation of suspected and confirmed COVID-19 cases begin, with at least one test centre doctor confirming that isolation begins on the day the test was taken, Mr. Jones said he was told that his 13-day home isolation began on taking the COVID-19 test.  ...

Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly Lenox Shuman has given an undertaking to the Clerk of the National Assembly, Sherlock Isaacs that he will shortly submit documents to prove that he is no longer the holder of  Canadian citizenship. Mr. Shuman met with Mr. Isaacs on Wednesday. The Clerk of the National says Mr. Shuman informed him that he will ...

Two of three parliamentarians, who were holders of foreign citizenships before the March 2, 2020 general and regional elections, have provided proof that they have renounced them. Leader of the Liberty and Justice Party (LJP), Lenox Shuman on Tuesday night told News-Talk Radio Guyana 103.1 FM/ Demerara Waves Online News that he was not asked by the Clerk of the ...

The opposition A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) says it will be returning to the grassroots to take their issues to the National Assembly for the government to address them. While maintaining that the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) was declared the winner of the March 2, 2020 general elections based on fraudulent votes, Opposition Leader Joseph Harmon indicates ...

The Ministry of Health says 512 persons have been isolated at home and 67 others are hospitalised.The number of persons in the Intensive Care Unit is 11. 98 others have been quarantined to ascertain whether they will develop coronavirus symptoms. The Ministry of Health says records show that 742 of the 1,373 positive cases have recovered. Although tests show that ...