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Leader of the main opposition People’s National Congress Reform, Aubrey Norton at the weekend hinted that foreigners would be blocked by party polling agents from voting in next year’s general elections. Addressing a PNCR public meeting at Calcutta, Mahaicony, Mr Norton said opposition polling agents would be on the lookout for foreigners who are clearly not connected to Guyana. “Let ...

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 ...

Former Finance Minister Winston Jordan on Friday recommended that government cut various types of “waste” and eventually introduce employee appraisal in order to pay teachers and other government workers increased salaries. Mr Jordan said if waste, due to shoddy public infrastructure projects, corruption, political projects for votes, improper maintenance, waste of public monies and absence of feasibility studies, was reduced ...

The National Assembly has approved an order to increase the University of Guyana (UG) Council from 26 to 32 members as part of a plan to pass a new law to govern that publicly funded tertiary institution, despite fears by the opposition that government was planning to tighten its political grip. “We don’t want to get together with you or ...