Elections

President still not ready for substantive appointments to top Judicial posts

Five months after a High Court Judge warned against delaying the appointment of a substantive Chancellor and Chief Justice, President Irfaan Ali has offered no clear indication when those appointments will be made. Instead, at a press conference on Saturday, the President repeatedly dodged questions on the issue, saying that there are two persons acting […]

Opposition prepared for talks with President; but not optimistic talks will take place

The Leader of the Opposition Aubrey Norton today said he is prepared to hold talks with President Irfaan Ali on a number of Constitutional matters, though not optimistic that those talks will take place anytime soon given the Government’s posture towards the Opposition. Last week, the US Ambassador expressed a willingness to broker talks between […]

PPP Government prefers to meet with the people and not their elected representatives in Opposition; -Declares VP Jagdeo

General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo today appeared not to be in agreement with President Irfaan Ali meeting with the Opposition unless they are meeting for Constitutional matters. Last week, the President said he is ready and willing to meet with the Opposition Leader at anytime, although the two have […]

Speaker disallows Opposition motion to discuss and make recommendations for Mahdia COI Terms of Reference

The Speaker of the National Assembly, Manzoor Nadir has disallowed an Opposition motion, which was intended to pave way for the Assembly to agree to the Terms of Reference (ToR) for the Commission of Inquiry (COI) into the deadly Mahdia fire. It was APNU+AFC Member of Parliament, Ganesh Mahipaul who requested leave to discuss, and […]

Bidding period for oil blocks further extended

The bidding period for the 14 Oil Blocks offshore Guyana will now come to an end on September 12, the Government has announced. In announcing the new deadline, the Ministry of Natural Resources explained that while the bidding round has been receiving strong global interest, the extension was necessary. “The government’s continuous efforts to streamline […]

PPP Candidates cannot sit as Parliamentary Secretaries -Appeal Court affirms

The Court of Appeal today upheld a decision of the High Court that People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) 2020 Candidates Vickash Ramkissoon and Sarah Browne are not eligible for appointment to the National Assembly as non-voting members. Brown and Ramkissoon were appointed as the Government’s Parliamentary Secretaries by President Irfaan Ali. However, the Opposition Chief Whip […]