Politics

The Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) is accusing Attorney General Anil Nandlall of engaging in a “reprisal” because of concerns that the association has raised about the process of the Guyana’s Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative. GHRA’s Co-President Mike Mc Cormack challenged Mr Nandlall to prove that he was not being singled out for unfounded claims in retaliation for his views ...

Wealthy City businessman, Nazar ‘Shell’ Mohammed has entered the political landscape on the People’s Progressive Party Civic’s (PPPC) ticket for the June 12 Local Government Elections (LGE) but on Thursday ruled out getting into national politics. “I’m semi-retired now so I can make a contribution to my community. I’m a strong community activist,” said Mr Mohammed who is Chairman of ...

The owner of Movietowne, Derek Chin said despite having been encouraged by then President Bharrat Jagdeo to set up a branch in Guyana and sold 10 acres of government-owned land, there was no corruption to enable his US$50 million investment in the mall at Liliendaal, Greater Georgetown. He also praised then Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh and then Head of ...

Guyana’s President Irfaan Ali on Friday assured the United States that this South American nation is ready to guarantee America’s energy security, as the Congressional House Ways and Means Committee said its visit here was aimed at laying the groundwork to displace China as a preferred business partner in Latin America and the Caribbean. “I even asked the Congressional delegation ...

Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton on Thursday said the opposition coalition continued to maintain its national unity thrust and would expect professionalism from Guyana’s security forces, in the wake of controversial appeals to Afro-Guyanese sympathy from police and soldiers should there be mass protests against discrimination. “The opposition APNU+AFC, including the People’s National Congress Reform, have always and will continue to ...

Several members of the United States Congress’ House Ways and Means Committee are in Guyana for high-level talks with President Irfaan Ali and other top government officials, Foreign Secretary Robert Persaud said Friday. The seven-member delegation arrived late Thursday night and were Friday morning due to hold engagements with American Ambassador to Guyana Sarah-Ann Lynch and her team.  They are ...

Even as the Working People’s Alliance (WPA) reacted to Opposition Leader Aubrey N0rton’s guarded view of its Executive Member Tacuma Ogunseye’s appeal to racial sympathy by the predominantly Afro-Guyanese security forces, Prime Minister Mark Phillips on Wednesday hinted that stern action would be taken against those who are bent on stirring racial tensions. “Our democratically-elected government is committed to the ...

The Working People’s Alliance (WPA) on Tuesday scolded four People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) members for publicly criticising Tacuma Ogunseye and Rhonda Layne, effectively encouraging the governing People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC) to prosecute them for crimes. “What our sister and brothers on the other side did was to deliver two prisoners to the PPP,” WPA Executive Member David Hinds ...

Government will pass new legislation over the next eight months to protect personal data and govern the registration of Guyanese and foreign workers before they are issued Guyana Resident and Work Permit cards, Attorney General Anil Nandlall said Tuesday. He also said that in addition to Data Protection legislation that has been already drafted, the US$34 million contract between government ...

Several elected officials from the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR)-dominated A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) on Saturday said they did not endorse offensive remarks about Indo-Guyanese at a Working People’s Alliance (WPA) public meeting. And a former PNCR General Secretary, Geeta Chandan-Edmond distanced herself from statements by WPA Executive Member Tacuma Ogunseye that Afro-Guyanese should expect support from the ...