Politics

The Working People’s Alliance (WPA) on Monday vowed that it would not return to the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR)-led A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) unless there is democratic and consultative decision-making. “The APNU will have to convince us that it will become a democratic organisation…We made it very clear that the APNU should not become a a substitute ...

Even as the state-owned Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) on Monday continued its one-week long silence on its unprecedented dismal sugar output, the opposition assailed the government for pumping billions of dollars into the ailing loss-making industry and called for a new Commission of Inquiry aimed at finding a solution. The corporation’s Chief Executive Officer, Paul Cheong, who is an executive ...

The opposition Alliance For Change (AFC) on Thursday insisted on the need for legislation to govern the distribution of cash grants, despite resistance by Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo. AFC Leader Nigel Hughes said the legislation should, among other things, allow for a mechanism for people to complain if they do not receive monies. Referring to Mr Jagdeo’s concern about the ...

Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo on Wednesday ruled out the holding of a popular vote alongside next year’s general elections on whether the 2016 Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) between Guyana and ExxonMobil should be renegotiated. “It might be something that we may want to do but I don’t want to complicate the 2025 elections…by talking about referendum now,” he said when ...

The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) on Wednesday ruled that two parliamentary secretaries who were appointed by the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC) administration after the March 2020 general elections could now sit and participate in the National Assembly. CCJ Judge, Winston Anderson said the decision, which was prepared by the President of the Court, Adrian Saunders, was unanimous. Ms ...

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) on Tuesday voted 4-3 to appoint a Civic and Voter Education Manager and a Logistics Manager, according to commissioners from both sides. People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP) Commissioner, Sase Gunraj said Mr Delon Clarke was the preferred choice for the position of Logistics Manager, beating off former Logistics Officer, Colin April, former Assistant Chief Elections ...

People’s Progressive Party (PPP) Election Commissioner, Clement Rohee says no or bad fingerprints would not be used as a reason to disenfranchise Guyanese from voting in elections. “The fact of the matter is no requirement for the digital capture of fingerprints can be imposed to the extent that a Guyanese who is eligible for registration/voting can be denied his or ...

The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) on Monday said the country’s sugar production continued to plummet due to poor management of agricultural operations. While the state-owned Guyana Sugar Corporation’s (GuySuCo) overall production target was approximately 70,000 tonnes, GAWU said that as of October 26, 2024, that company produced 24,711 tonnes or just 39% of its second crop target ...

Anti-corruption activist and former House Speaker, Ralph Ramkarran on Sunday recommended that there be a policy or law governing gifts to government employees, in the wake of revelations that an assistant police commissioner had received millions of dollars in wedding gifts from businessmen. He said Guyana should follow in the footsteps of most developed countries in developing a policy or ...

Ghana’s Foreign Minister, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, who travelled to Guyana earlier this year and successfully lobbied foreign ministers and leaders of independent Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member states, was Friday elected the new Commonwealth Secretary-General. “Truly humbled by the overwhelming support of the Commonwealth Heads of Government in selecting me as the incoming Secretary-General of the Commonwealth. The work indeed lies ...