By News Source Guyana on November 16, 2021
Elections, News, Politics
Contender for Leader of the People’s National Congress, Dr. Richard Van West-Charles said there is a need to urgently re-engage party groups across the country and re-organize the PNCR as a whole and that would be his plan if he is elected as the next Leader of the party. Appearing on the Jumpstart Morning Show […]
By News Source Guyana on November 12, 2021
Elections, News, Politics
The People’s National Congress opened its nomination day for the party’s upcoming elections early this morning at its Congress Place headquarters. Nominations rolled in from various party groups locally and abroad for the positions of Party Leader, Chairman, Vice Chairs, and Executive positions. In the race for party Leader, nominations were submitted for former Chairman […]
By News Source Guyana on November 11, 2021
Elections, News, Politics
Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly and Leader of the Liberty and Justice Party, Lenox Shuman has written to the Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission, urging her to seek help from outside of GECOM for the hiring of the Chief Election Officer and the other top GECOM positions. On Tuesday, the GECOM Chairman joined […]
By News Source Guyana on November 2, 2021
Elections, News, Politics
Opposition Leader Joseph Harmon has issued a call for an independent body to be set up to select the next Chief Elections Officer, pointing out that a number of the persons who have applied for the position are non-starters and ought not to be seriously considered for the job. During a press conference this afternoon, […]
By News Source Guyana on October 27, 2021
Elections, News, Politics
The meeting that was summoned by the Speaker of the National Assembly with the Chair of the Public Accounts Committee Jermaine Figueira and Government Member, Minister Gail Teixeira and which was scheduled for today was postponed. The meeting is now scheduled for Friday. Today’s meeting was called off after the Speaker was informed that the […]
By News Source Guyana on October 27, 2021
Elections, News, Politics
Region Four Chairman Daniel Seeram has disallowed an attempt by the Alliance for Change to move a motion of no-confidence against the Vice Chairman of the Region. Both Seeram and the Vice-Chairman, Samuel Sandy are from the APNU. Although the APNU and the AFC sit on the Region 4 Council as a coalition, the AFC […]
By News Source Guyana on October 23, 2021
Elections, News, Politics
Longtime rights activist and member of the People’s National Congress Reform, Simona Broomes is thinking about joining the race for the leadership of the PNC Reform. Ms. Broomes who served as Government Minister under the APNU+AFC administration and is well known and loved among the PNC’s grassroots supporters told News Source that once she is […]
By News Source Guyana on October 5, 2021
Elections, News, Politics
Chairman of the People’s National Congress, Volda Lawrence, today made a call for unity to prevail in the PNC, as the party gears up for its 21st biennial delegates congress later this year. She made the call while delivering an address at the party’s 64th-anniversary celebration this morning. Ms. Lawrence said the actions of […]
By News Source Guyana on September 30, 2021
Elections, News, Politics
The Guyana Elections Commission is set to roll out public advertisements for seven top positions from tomorrow. GECOM is seeking applicants for the positions of Chief Elections Officer, Deputy Chief Elections Officer, Assistant Chief Elections Officer, Chief Accountant, Legal Officer, Logistics Manager, and Civic and Voter Education Manager. The Commission at its last statutory meeting […]
By News Source Guyana on August 9, 2021
Elections, News, Politics
The Speaker of the National Assembly, Manzoor Nadir this morning disallowed an Opposition request to move a motion to discuss citizens who are unvaccinated against COVID-19 being denied access to government services. Opposition Leader Joe Harmon wanted to raise the issue as a matter of urgent public importance. The Speaker said it was not an […]