Politics

by Gary Eleazar The Guyana Police Force is currently investigating an assassination plot against President David Granger –a security challenge that government is taking seriously. This was confirmed by Minister of State, Joseph Harmon, who today (April 20, 2017) during a post Cabinet briefing was asked if the administration was aware of the alleged plot and what actions are being ...

by Ivan Cairo   PARAMARIBO, Suriname; Riot police in Suriname detained several individuals including a union leader during anti-government protests in the capital Paramaribo. During the fourth demonstration since April 6, participants called on the government to stop its “policies of destruction”. Numerous protesters chanting anti-government slogans even called for president Desi Bouterse to resign. Although much smaller in numbers ...

by Gary Eleazar Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo on Tuesday called Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman’s recent pronouncements on how oil revenues will trickle down to ordinary Guyanese “charlatan analysis.” “Now you hear they (administration) gonna give the money to Regions but they have not even decided on element of the Sovereign Wealth Fund but they already talking about how ...

  by Gary Eleazar Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo, says it is currently premature to confirm or deny if the names being bandied in the media, are in fact the persons he is in talks with, as being considered for submission as nominations for Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM). Jagdeo made this pronouncement today (April 18, 2017) after returning ...

President David Granger has named at least three sugar estates that will be retained as part of a restructured Guyana Sugar Corporation. They are Blairmont, Albion and Uitvlugt. “Guyana is trying to preserve its industry. That is why there will be a Blairmont and that is why there is going to be an Albion and we will preserve as many of ...

Despite government’s assurances that the two most senior officials of the State Assets Recovery Agency (SARA) would be appointed by the National Assembly and that no one would be charged criminally, People’s Progressive Party (PPP) back-bencher Juan Edghill countered that the House’s bipartisan appointments committee is government dominated. The SARA Bill, which was approved Thursday night by government’s simple one-seat ...

Government and opposition parliamentarians Thursday afternoon clashed over the political independence of the proposed State Asset Recovery Agency (SARA) and whether it is aimed at top members of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP). Minister of State, Joseph Harmon assured that the State Assets Recovery Agency Bill, being debated, provides for the Director and Deputy Director to be appointed by the ...

Spearheaded by political heavyweight on the Georgetown City Councillor, Oscar Clarke, the Mayor of Georgetown Patricia Chase-Green announced for the first time in almost one year that copies of the controversial parking meter contract will be officially circulated to all 30 councillors. “I would hope that the (City Hall) administration will circulate a copy of the original contract to every councillor. ...

Fearing that government may not be serious about constitutional reform and that’s why they have decided to hand the responsibility to Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo, the opposition People’s Progressive Party (PPP) wants assurances that the David Granger-led administration is committed to fixing the 1980 supreme law. “The president needs to give a commitment that whatever comes out of this body ...

Vice Chairman of the Enmore Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC), Iqbal Dawud on Saturday denied that there was a plot to sell several computers that were seized by  government earlier this week, saying they are the Council’s property and a decision had been taken to sell them because they are outdated. He said the decision was made at a public statutory meeting ...