Politics

Norton suspects Government might call early national elections; Urges supporters to be mobilised

Predicting that President Irfaan Ali will call General and Regional Elections long before 2025, Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton believes that the Opposition needs to be mobilised since he is of the view that the Opposition would be victorious at the elections. “We will continue to campaign until they call the elections, and we guarantee, when […]

Guyana recorded 36.4% growth rate in first half of 2022; Consumer prices increased by 4.9% -Finance Ministry

The Ministry of Finance has reported that Guyana recorded an overall real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth of 36.4 percent in the first half of this year, with the non-oil economy growing by 8.3 percent. According to the Ministry, the growth reflects the Government’s supportive policy stance. With the growth rate expected to continue to […]

IDPADA-G refers Ramson to Ministry of Finance completed audit for information on group’s finances and spending

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the International Decade for People of African Descent Assembly-Guyana (IDPADA-G), Olive Sampson has referred the Culture Minister Charles Ramson Jr. to the Ministry of Finance for all of the financial information that he has requested from the organisation.  In a response to the Culture Minister’s letter seeking financial documents, the […]

Guyanese jurist sworn in as new Chief Justice of Belize

Distinguished Guyanese-born Jurist, Justice Louise Blenman today vowed to improve the Belizean Justice System moments after being sworn-in as the Chief Justice of Belize. “I shall use my best efforts to improve the administration of justice in Belize. I am committed to ensuring that the most important court users, mainly the litigants, are provided with […]

Motion seeking early hearing of Election petition appeal filed

The APNU+AFC Opposition has filed a motion seeking an early hearing of its appeal to Chief Justice Roxane George’s decision that there is nothing unconstitutional about Section 22 of the Election Laws (Amendment) Act and Order 60 (Recount Order). The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) had relied on Order 60 and the Elections Laws (Amendment) Act […]