By News Source Guyana on January 20, 2015
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The governing People’s Progressive Party (PPP) on Tuesday evening declared that it is “ready and steady” for the 2015 General and Regional Elections. The party expressed its confidence in regaining the majority in the National Assembly which it lost following the 2011 elections. Though it lost the majority in parliament, the party was able to […]
By News Source Guyana on January 20, 2015
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In welcoming President Donald Ramotar’s announcement of May 11, 2015 as the date for General and Regional Elections, the Alliance For Change (AFC) is calling on the Guyana Elections Commission to urgently publish guidelines against “the abuse of state resources”. General Secretary of the AFC, David Patterson in a Tuesday evening statement to News Source […]
By News Source Guyana on January 20, 2015
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Leader of the Opposition and A Partnership for National Unity, retired Brigadier David Granger on Tuesday evening welcomed President Ramotar’s announcement of May, 11 2015 as the date for General and Regional Elections. Mr. Granger called on the People’s Progressive party to conduct itself properly and run a clean campaign in the lead up to […]
By News Source Guyana on January 20, 2015
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President Donald Ramotar on Tuesday announced May 11, 2015 as the date for national elections in Guyana. His announcement came two months after he suspended the parliament of Guyana to avoid a no confidence motion that the Opposition was preparing to move against his administration. The combined Opposition parties held the majority in the 10th […]
By News Source Guyana on January 20, 2015
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PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – Safety inspectors from the Trinidad and Tobago Civil Aviation Authority (TTCAA) are due to hold discussions with Federal Aviation Administration Air Traffic Control (ATC) officials on Tuesday following the near collision involving the Trinidad-based Caribbean Airlines (CAL) and a fully loaded Jetblue plane at the John F Kennedy (JFK) […]
By News Source Guyana on January 20, 2015
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Members and supporters of the Alliance For Change on Tuesday picketed outside the CARICOM Secretariat at Liliendaal on the East Coast of Demerara over what they believe was the weak response of the regional body to the ongoing suspension of the Parliament in Guyana. Last week, the CARICOM Council of Ministers after being briefed by […]
By News Source Guyana on January 19, 2015
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Three weeks after it vanished without a trace just after takeoff from Mahdia, the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority has decided to call off its search for the missing Air Services Limited Britten Norman Islander aircraft and the two persons who were on board. In a statement on Monday evening, the Ministry of Transport announced that […]
By News Source Guyana on January 19, 2015
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As the price for oil on the international market continues to tumble, the Ministry of Finance in Guyana has announced a 30% reduction in the price for gas, diesel and kerosene. The announcement was made by Minister of Finance Dr. Ashni Singh and comes just two months after he had announced an increase in the […]
By News Source Guyana on January 19, 2015
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Minister of Home Affairs Clement Rohee has distanced himself and his Ministry from the promotion of two police officers who were arrested and charged with torturing a 15-year-old boy who was in custody at the Leonora Police station back in 2009. The two policemen were recently promoted although an internal investigation by the Police Force found […]
By News Source Guyana on January 19, 2015
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Just one week after the General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party, Clement Rohee, declared that foreign governments should not meddle in the affairs of an independent Guyana, he has now found himself trying to defend that statement when compared to the PPP’s calls for foreign help before it got into power in 1992. At […]