Politics

President Irfaan Ali on Wednesday announced that the publicly-owned University of Guyana (UG) would be the seat of the National Defence Institute (NDI) to play a major role in Caribbean security, even as he urged that the Caribbean Examinations Council be asked to offer a security subject. “This partnership is about positioning us, as a country, as a university and ...

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM), under the chairmanship of Guyana, early Tuesday announced that Haiti’s Prime Minister Dr Ariel Henry has agreed to resign after an already brokered transitional presidential council, with no ties to criminal activity, has been established. “The transitional presidential council will hold the relevant and possible powers of the Haitian presidency during the transition period until an ...

Amid persistent calls by sections of Guyanese for government to use some of the oil earnings to pay increased wages and salaries, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo on Sunday sought to calm expectations that the country has a huge chunk of money pouring into the economy to do so. “How are we going to distribute what we don’t have?,” he told ...

As Guyana gradually prepares for general elections next year, General Secretary of the governing People’s Progressive Party (PPP), Bharrat Jagdeo on Sunday warned emerging political challengers that they could face stiff response “You got all kinds, some who are trying to challenge us but they better be cautious. They got to come right. It’s a free country politically, but they ...

Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Guyana’s President Irfaan Ali on Friday evening signaled that the regional bloc still recognised Haiti’s Prime Minister Ariel Henry as a legitimate interlocutor and said unspecified progress has been made to find a Haitian-led solution. “Whilst we’re making considerable progress, the stakeholders are not yet where they need to be. You’re acutely aware of ...

The Ministry of Education Thursday night denied reaching agreement with the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) earlier in the day about a multi-year period for pay negotiations. “The government maintains its original position that any multi-year agreement must start from the year 2024, not retroactively,” the Ministry of Education’s Chief Education Officer, Saddam Hussain said in a statement, dismissing earlier articles ...

Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday announced that no more sandpit licences would be granted, leaving Police Commissioner Clifton Hicken and Deputy Police Commissioner Calvin Brutus’ plans to open such an operation in limbo. “Let me make it clear that the government of Guyana has put a hold on all the sandpits,” he told a news conference. Mr Jagdeo made ...

President Irfaan Ali on Thursday said the time has come for government to develop policies to deal with Artificial Intelligence (AI), in light of legal developments in the Developed World. “All three branches of government must, I think, have a conversation on AI and where AI is going because AI would affect the judiciary, AI is already affecting the judiciary ...

President of the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU), Dr Mark Lyte on Tuesday said the union has tabled increased salaries and other financial issues for discussion with the Ministry of Education when the two sides hold their first meeting on Thursday since a court-ordered mediation agreement. He said the union dispatched a letter on Tuesday to the Ministry of Education indicating ...

In the wake of an even worsening security crisis as a result of the escape of over 4,000 prisoners from Haiti’s major prison, the 15-nation Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on Tuesday said it was hoping for a swift resolution to the situation there by Haitians themselves. “The complexity requires us in these consultations to ensure that a Haitian-led and a Haitian-owned ...