Ramotar now blames “media manipulators” for elections defeat

Former President Donald Ramotar in a lengthy Republic Day note has slammed sections of the media who he claimed manipulated reality to bring down the former People’s Progressive Party government with allegations of corruption. Mr. Ramotar, who could not convince his party to make him Opposition Leader after they were defeated at the elections, reflected […]

Cuyuni/Mazaruni man shoots ex-girlfriend dead then kills self over break-up

Residents in the small Amerindian village of Kartabo in the Cuyuni/Mazaruni region have been left shocked by a brutal murder/suicide. Police investigators are heading in to the area after receiving reports that 22-year-old Kartabo resident, Terry Alexander shot his 19-year-old girlfriend dead, injured her mother with gunshots, then turned the gun on himself and committed […]

$350 Million approved to cover meals for prisoners for 2016

A total of $350 million  was approved by Members of Parliament (MPs) on Monday to feed prisoners across Guyana during this year. The sum was approved as MPs considered the estimates of expenditure for the Public Security Ministry, inclusive of the Guyana Prison and Fire Service and the Police Force. Public Security Minister Khemraj Ramjattan […]

Obama pleased with return of Local Government Elections in Guyana

U.S President Barack Obama has written to President David Granger expressing best wishes as Guyana observes its 46th Republic Anniversary and praising the return of local government elections in Guyana. Local Government Elections will take place on March 18, 2015. The last time local government elections took place was back in 1994. In a letter […]

Speaker abides by Justice Chang’s ruling that Ministers Felix and Scott should not sit as Technocrat MPs

Speaker of the National Assembly Dr. Barton Scotland has upheld a decision by outgoing Chief Justice Ian Chang, who ruled on Friday that Minister of Citizenship, Winston Felix and Minister within the Ministry of Social Protection, Keith Scott, ought not to sit in the National Assembly as technocrats. The Chief Justice, who was on retirement […]

Rodney COI believes WPA leader’s death was “state organised”

The Walter Rodney Commission of Inquiry believes that the politician was assassinated as part of a state sponsored operation. The founder of the Working People’s Alliance was killed back in 1980 when a bomb exploded as he sat in a car in Georgetown. Although there was always suspicion that the then PNC government had knowledge […]

AG finds it strange that Justice Chang would come out of retirement leave to make ruling in Technocrat Ministers issue

Guyana’s Attorney General Basil Williams is disturbed by the recent judgment of outgoing Chief Justice (ag.) Ian Chang and the manner in which it was made. Justice Chang who proceeded on retirement leave earlier this year, came off of that leave to rule that two Government Ministers, Winston Felix and Keith Scott could not sit as technocrat […]

Outgoing Chief Justice rules Ministers Felix and Scott cannot sit in National Assembly as technocrats

Outgoing Chief Justice Ian Chang has ruled that Minister of Citizenship, Winston Felix and Minister within the Ministry of Social Protection, Keith Scott, ought not to sit in the National Assembly as technocrats because their names were on the list of candidates for a political party. The two were selected as Technocrat Ministers and became […]