Politics

Opposition will now participate in electoral reform consultation -says Ramjattan

The Opposition APNU+AFC appears to have changed its mind about attending next week’s stakeholders’ consultation for the country’s electoral reform process. Earlier this week, Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton said that the Opposition will not take part in the process.  Today, AFC Leader Khemraj Ramjattan confirmed the Opposition’s participation in the consultations. “The AFC stands committed […]

13th March 2023 is date for Local Government Elections

The Government of Guyana today announced that Local Government Elections will take place on the 13th March, 2023. The announcement was made this afternoon after the Minister of Local Government, Nigel Dharamlall wrote to the Chairman of the Elections Commission retired Justice Claudette Singh informing her of the appointed date. The Elections Commission Chair earlier […]

Chief Justice to hear Ramps Logistics case against Government over Local Content Certificate next month

The Attorneys representing the State and Ramps Logistics (Guyana) are gearing up for a legal battle over the non-issuance of a Local Content Certificate to the company, months after its application was filed. The Ramps Logistics’ case against the Minister of Natural Resources, the Director of the Local Content Secretariat and others, came up in […]