Politics

Co-founder of the Alliance For Change (AFC) Raphael Trotman will be resigning from Parliament next week, and according to his party, that would be in keeping with a promise he had made to do so mid-term. “Mr Trotman had indicated before the staging of its National Conference that he would not be available for nomination as he would be resigning ...

The High Court on Tuesday said the Police Service Commission (PSC) was not properly consulted because there was no Chairman of the Public Service Commission (PSC) but saved the  promotions and the appointment of a Mr Clifton Hicken as acting Police Commissioner under the de facto doctrine. “In the interest of avoiding any unforeseen circumstances of my decision that the ...

Chief Justice Roxane George-Wiltshire on Tuesday ruled that President Irfaan Ali properly consulted with Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton on the appointment of the Police Service Commission and the Integrity Commission. In handing down her decision in the case brought by the Opposition Leader, she said Mr Norton failed to object to any of the names at the time of their ...

The People’s National Congress Reform-led A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) on Tuesday said it was not in favour of the Alliance For Change’s (AFC) choice for Vice Chairmanship of Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Upper Berbice), but AFC Chairman Cathy Hughes said her party was not budging on its principle that it should be allowed to choose its elected leaders. Mr. ...

The International Decade for People of African Descent- Guyana (IDPADA-G) on Monday debunked suggestions by Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo that the Board of Directors has personally received monies from the almost GY$500 million allocated by the government. Already, according to IPADA-G, the government has turned down its formal requests for $58 million in 2020 and 2021 to provide grants. “We ...

President Irfaan Ali on Monday said he has asked the Caribbean Community’s Regional Security System (RSS) to investigate the gunning down of  Ricardo “Paper Shorts” Fagundes outside Palm Court, Georgetown more than one year ago. Dr. Ali briefly made the disclosure, saying that he asked the RSS for help to conduct the probe and not only the allegations by a ...

Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo on Friday said his People’s Progressive Party (PPP) is preparing for Local Government Elections (LGE) befire yearend, amid indications from the Guyana Elections Commission that it could be ready to hold the polls by November, 2022. “The PPP will be contesting Local Government Elections,” said Mr Jagdeo who is also the PPP’s General Secretary. He confirmed ...

The European Union (EU) is exploring the possibility of a team of consular officials coming to Guyana periodically to process and grant Schengen visas to Guyanese t0 avoid them travelling to the Dutch Embassy in Suriname, EU Ambassador to Guyana Fernando Ponz Canto said Wednesday. “Who knows: perhaps, of course, without any commitment, one possibility could be that some officials ...

Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton on Tuesday promised that if the coalition of A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) is reelected in 2025, it would forgive the more than GY$10 billion in University of Guyana student loans. “We will also write off all student’s debt and pay an education stipend to students. Moreover, we will work together with UG ...

Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Retired Justice Claudette Singh on Tuesday dismissed suggestions that she is biased because she votes with the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC)-nominated election commissioners. Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton has repeatedly called for her to resign or face unspecified action in order to professionalise that election management authority. But Justice Singh on Tuesday said ...