UG staffers to remain on strike until settlement reached

Staff members of the University of Guyana intend to continue with their strike action as the University’s administration continues to make clear its inability to meet their demand for a 60% increase in wages and salaries. On Monday, the staff members held a protest March from the University’s Turkeyen campus to the city to step […]

North West District man found dead with stab wounds

Police investigators have been dispatched to the village of Baramita in the North West District region after the body of a man was found on the side of the roadway with multiple stab wounds. The dead man has been identified as Mark Joseph. He is believed to be a resident of the same Baramita village. […]

Opposition coalition not a threat but let people decide -Rohee

The General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party, Clement Rohee does not believe that the newly announced coalition between the opposition parties will serve as a big threat to his party. The Opposition parties A Partnership for National Unity and Alliance For Change on Saturday announced an agreement that will see them heading into the […]

No more winner takes all politics in Guyana -Granger

Kurt Campbell reports Opposition and APNU Leader David Granger has declared that the days for winner takes all politics in Guyana are over as he announced on Saturday the formation of a pre – elections coalition between the two main opposition parties following weeks of intense high level negotiation. The alliance which was formed between […]

APNU and AFC join forces for 2015 Elections

The two opposition parties which currently hold the majority in Guyana’s National Assembly have decided to join forces as one united front to take on the governing People’s Progressive Party at the upcoming May 11, 2015 elections. The two parties announced their match at a Valentine’s Day press conference at the Georgetown Club. The leaders […]

Chief Justice rules government illegally spent billions

Chief Justice Ian Chang on Friday delivered a written ruling which states that the government acted illegally when it spent money that was disapproved in the National Assembly during the consideration of the 2014 national budget. He was ruling on an application made by Opposition Leader David Granger, asking him to grant a Conservatory Order […]

Granger says promotion of torture cops must be corrected

Leader of A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) David Granger is speaking out against the recent  promotion of two police officers who tortured a 15 – year – old boy.  Granger said the APNU cannot accept the position and the reasons behind the move as provided by the Police Commissioner and the Police Services Commission. […]

PPP closes ranks behind Ramotar as Presidential Candidate

The governing People’s Progressive Party  is restating its full support for President Donald Ramotar as the party’s Presidential Candidate for the upcoming elections. The party released a statement late on Thursday announcing that its central committee met and unanimously endorsed Mr. Ramotar as the presidential candidate. But that meeting came more than two weeks after […]

Policeman under arrest for alleged rape of 14-year-old

The Guyana Police Force has placed one its own under close arrest following a complaint by a 14-year-old girl that she was raped by the police officer who is believed to be in his 20’s. Police sources have confirmed that a rank of the Tactical Services Unit of the Guyana Police Force has been placed […]

APNU and AFC talks expected to end on Valentine’s Day

Valentine’s Day will be the day when the opposition parties are expected to end their courtship and decide whether they will get together or continue on their separate ways.  The “courtship” has been ongoing for weeks now. Although the Alliance for Change (AFC) is getting ready to update its executives on the status of talks […]