Politics
Gov’t to ask High Court to extend 90-day general election deadline pending legal challenge of no-confidence motion passed by 33 votes
Former Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall and current Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Basil...
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House Speaker: Let the court decide on no-confidence motion
The opposition-boycotted sitting of the National Assembly on Thursday House Speaker Dr. Barton Scotland on Thursday ruled that the controversy...
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Tough time for gov’t to prove 34 votes needed for no-confidence motion – Attorney-at-law; Norwegian political scientist also says it’s 33
Attorney-at-Law Vivian Williams As legal and procedural uncertainty surrounds whether the opposition People's Progressive Party (PPP)-sponsored no-confidence motion was passed,...
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Granger, Jagdeo enter New Year talking up “political cooperation”
FLASHBACK: Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo meeting with President David Granger. President David Granger greeted 2019 with a pledge to work...
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Political Scientists, Mathematician insist that 33 is “absolute majority”; Attorney General shrugs off foreign citizenship questions
Left to right: Attorney General, Basil Williams, then Solicitor General Kim Kyte, and Queens Counsel Hal Gallop and Ralph Thorne...
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Charrandass Persaud hints at supporting PPP
Charrandass Persaud (standing) addressing Hindus at a mandir in North America. Less than two weeks after voting in favour of...
Read moreDetailsAttorney General’s “absolute majority” of 34 votes differs from globally accepted practice
Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo, Attorney General Basil Williams and President David Granger (file photo) Attorney General Basil Williams has interpreted...
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Former Amerindian Affairs Minister dies
Vibert De Souza Former Amerindian Affairs Minister Vibert De Souza died on Saturday two days shy of his 74th birthday,...
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34 votes needed to pass no-confidence motion; Charrandass Persaud’s Canadian citizenship also cited – gov’t sources
The Guyana Government on Saturday appeared set to challenge the outcome of the no-confidence vote on several grounds, official sources...
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Gov’t failed to check out Charrandass Persaud “signs” leading up to no-confidence vote
Congress Place, the headquarters of the People's National Congress Reform. The People's National Congress Reform (PNCR), the major partner in...
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