By News Source Guyana on December 15, 2020
Elections, News, Politics
President Irfaan Ali went ahead and hosted his “working lunch” meeting with three of the four former Presidents this morning, Sam Hinds, Bharrat Jagdeo and Donald Ramotar. All three former are executive members of the governing PPP. Former President and PNC Leader David Granger turned down the invite to the meeting. Mr. Granger said there […]
By News Source Guyana on December 11, 2020
Elections, News, Politics
The People’s National Congress Reform has announced that Former President David Granger has declined an invitation from President Irfaan Ali for him to attend a meeting of former Presidents. The meeting is scheduled for next Tuesday, 15th December at State House. In a statement, the PNC Reform said the invitation letter to a “working lunch” […]
By News Source Guyana on November 20, 2020
Elections, News, Politics
Opposition Leader Joe Harmon said the APNU+AFC Coalition is outraged that the National Assembly and its committees have not been meeting since the passage of the National Budget. During his weekly press conference this afternoon, Mr. Harmon accused the Government of stifling the work of the Assembly by not putting forward any business for a […]
By News Source Guyana on November 20, 2020
Elections, News, Politics
Facing Court action by the Opposition APNU+AFC over her dual citizenship status at the time of her appointment as a Member of Parliament, Tourism Minister Oneidge Walrond remains defiant that she did nothing illegal when she took the oath of office as a Member of Parliament. Speaking to reporters this morning, Minister Walrond said while […]
By News Source Guyana on October 28, 2020
Elections, News, Politics
Opposition Leader Joe Harmon has declared that local government elections which are due next year, must be held on time. In a direct response to the President’s contention that the Elections Commission must first be fixed before local elections could take place, Mr. Harmon said there will be resistance to any plan by the PPP […]
By News Source Guyana on October 26, 2020
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President Irfaan Ali while admitting that he has not seen a copy of the certificate of renunciation of US Citizenship for his Tourism Minister, indicated today that he is comfortable with her explanation on the issue. “She is an honourable woman”, the President told reporters on Monday morning as he explained that he believes she […]
By News Source Guyana on October 15, 2020
Elections, News, Politics
Lead Counsel for the APNU+AFC in the election petition cases and Opposition Member of Parliament, Senior Counsel Roysdale Forde believes the two election petition cases which have been filed could be completed within months. During a virtual press conference this morning, Mr. Forde explained that the two petitions which have been filed by supporters of […]
By News Source Guyana on October 14, 2020
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An investment team from the United States led by the the US International Development Finance Corporation completed a visit to Guyana yesterday with hopes and plans to bring more investment to Guyana under the US Government’s Growth in the Americas Initiative. The agency was formed two years ago. The Development Finance Corporation is the development […]
By News Source Guyana on October 13, 2020
Elections, News, Politics
Chief Justice Roxanne George has set the 22nd October as the date for the case management conference in the election petition cases that were filed by supporters of the APNU+AFC Coalition. The Attorneys for the petitioners have been informed by the Court that the case management conference will be done virtually next Thursday afternoon. That […]
By News Source Guyana on October 12, 2020
Elections, News, Politics
Chief Election Officer Keith Lowenfield was arrested and charged today on allegations of forgery and misconduct in public office. The new charges were filed by the Guyana Police Force as it continues its probe into allegations of fraud at the 2020 elections. He appeared in Court this afternoon and was slapped with three charges of […]