By News Source Guyana on April 23, 2015
Elections, News
Guyana’s political leaders are coming under pressure from external organizations to desist from the use of provocative and severe language as Guyanese prepare to head to the polls. The political parties are also being encouraged to sign the Code of Conduct as campaigning heats up across the country. British High Commissioner to Guyana, James Gregory Quinn […]
By News Source Guyana on April 23, 2015
Elections, News
Members of the local business community on Wednesday pressured President Donald Ramotar on several issues they claim are unfair and depressing to the overall business environment in Guyana. Many of them placed their demands on the table which included a review of the incentives offered to foreign companies and the taxation policy of the incumbent PPP […]
By News Source Guyana on April 22, 2015
Elections, News, Politics
In wake of several attacks on past and present members of the Guyana Defence Force and the Force itself on the political platform by the governing People’s Progressive Party, Chief of Staff of the GDF, Brigadier General Mark Phillips has been traveling to the various army bases to brief his troops about their role and […]
By News Source Guyana on April 22, 2015
Elections, News
Speaking before a room of mainly business officials and members of the private sector at the new Guyana Marriott Hotel, President Donald Ramotar announced on Wednesday that once he is re-elected he will issue more commercial banking licenses. He believes the move could allow increased competition in the banking sector which will then trickle down […]
By News Source Guyana on April 22, 2015
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Prime Ministerial Candidate for the People’s Progressive Party Civic, Elisabeth Harper has described as “regrettable and unfortunate”, statements made by Health Minister Dr. Bheri Ramsarran to slap and have women’s rights activist, Sherlina Nageer, stripped for interrupting his road side media interview. In a statement on her Facebook page, Ms. Harper said while Ramsarran has acknowledged […]
By News Source Guyana on April 22, 2015
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Guyana’s Minister of Health Dr. Bheri Ramsarran on Tuesday offered an apology for “harsh words” that he used while berating and threatening women rights activist Sherlina Nageer. Ramsarran’s apology came after the audio recording of his verbal attack on the activist was made public via social media. In the statement issued through the Government Information […]
By News Source Guyana on April 21, 2015
Elections
Businessman and new candidate for the People’s Progressive Party, Clinton Urling, has blasted the APNU+AFC coalition as nothing more than “an old boy’s club” with men fixated on power. Urling was at the time speaking at a poorly attended street corner public meeting in South Ruimveldt on Tuesday evening. He repeatedly defended his decision to […]
By News Source Guyana on April 21, 2015
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Minister of Health and Candidate for the People’s Progressive Party Civic, Dr. Bheri Ramsarran told reporters at Whim, Berbice on Monday that he should have “slapped” and have his supporters “strip” women’s rights activist Sherlina Nageer after she interrupted a road side press interview he was giving and questioned him about maternal deaths in the […]
By News Source Guyana on April 21, 2015
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General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party Clement Rohee said he could not condemn or give a comment on effigies of the APNU+AFC leaders that were put to hang in Essequibo because he had not seen any photographs of the effigies in the daily newspapers. On Saturday two effigies of the APNU+AFC Presidential and Prime […]
By News Source Guyana on April 20, 2015
Elections, News
The APNU+AFC coalition has disclosed that it is considering a management overhaul at the country’s chief health care facility , the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation – GPHC – as it seeks to address the many issues plaguing the local health sector. At a Monday morning press conference, three health care professionals from the coalition spoke of the need […]