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The seven-member Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) is now grappling with a call by opposition-nominated election commissioner, Charles Corbin for a judicial review of whether leader of The New Movement (TNM) Dr Asha Kissoon is properly a parliamentarian, another opposition commissioner Vincent Alexander said Tuesday night. Mr Alexander said himself and the third opposition-backed election commissioner, Desmond Trotman would join Mr ...

by GHK Lall This is why Vice President, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo is so dead set against an opposition face and mind around public procurement. Dr. Terrence Campbell, the opposition nominated member on the Natural Resources Fund (NRF) investment committee had his say. Dr. Jagdeo says that itemizing what is done with monies withdrawals from the NRF would be a difficult ...

by GHK Lall The political opposition in Guyana found itself on the receiving end of a favor from the Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC). It needs to be militant. No question about that around here. I think that this applies at the collective opposition level, or that of the individual parties. The visibility, level of energy, and degree of potency ...

The main opposition People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) on Friday sought to assure Guyanese of the law governing procurement to guarantee the opposition a seat on the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB), a day after the incumbent People’s Progressive Party (PPP) refused to do so. “I want to give a commitment here and now to the people of ...

Amid opposition claims that the People’s Progressive Party Civic administration was using the GY$100,000 cash grant as a means of capturing vital information to rig next year’s general elections, government said steps were being taken to ensure that there is no fraud. “As part of efforts to ensure a robust and transparent process that upholds the integrity of the $100,000 ...

Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday said the Guyana government would be taking advantage of the new Donald Trump-led administration to dispel a number of opposition-fomented lies against his administration. “We’re looking forward to debunk all of the lies particularly with the new administration when it takes office in January,” he told a news conference at his ruling People’s Progressive ...

By Dr. Randy Persaud, Professor Emeritus Sound policy agendas and effective communication of those policies are the backbone of successful political parties in competitive political systems. This is especially true in countries where the values of democracy undergird political conduct. Yet, many never seem to get this basic lesson. In Guyana, for instance, instead of sound policies and corrersponding media ...

by GHK Lall The appointment of a substantive commissioner of police is a done deal, save for the formalities. In normal circumstances, I would be the first to say a word of goodwill to the incumbent in waiting, Mr. Clifton Hicken. Most citizens would agree that there is nothing normal about either the Guyana Police Force or, for that matter, ...