By News Source Guyana on August 23, 2020
Elections, News, Politics
While boasting that it was the best performing new party at the 2020 regional and general elections, the 10-month-old Change Guyana party has announced that it is being dissolved. In a statement signed by the party’s Chairman Nigel Hinds, it’s Prime Ministerial Candidate Mishka Puran and three other executive members, it was noted that the […]
By News Source Guyana on August 23, 2020
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Two days after the Working People’s Alliance through its Secretary announced that the party was withdrawing from A Partnership for National Unity, longtime WPA Member and Party Chairperson, Tabitha Sarabo-Halley has tendered her resignation from the party. Contacted this afternoon, Ms. Sarabo-Halley would only confirm that she has indeed resigned from the party. She said […]
By News Source Guyana on August 21, 2020
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Former Director of Sport Christopher Jones was released from Police custody this afternoon on $100,000 bail, more than 12 hours after he was arrested on allegations of larceny. The Police early this morning ignored an injunction by the Acting Chief Justice and broke into Jones’ Tucville home to remove barber chairs and an air conditioning […]
By News Source Guyana on August 18, 2020
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced four key appointments that Foreign Affairs Minister Hugh Todd hopes will add to the improvement of Guyana’s foreign relations. Former Foreign Minister, Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, who up to recently was employed at the Food and Agriculture Organisation, will serve as Guyana’s new Ambassador to the United Nations. She will […]
By News Source Guyana on August 7, 2020
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Leader of the Liberty and Justice Party and former Toshao Lennox Shuman is calling on members of the indigenous community to be patient with the new government following complaints about under-representation in the new cabinet. The only indigenous person in the new cabinet is the Minister of Amerindian Affairs, Pauline Sukhai. In a statement, Mr. […]
By News Source Guyana on August 7, 2020
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The PPP Civic Government wants all political appointees out of the government system by Monday and those who refuse to resign will be terminated. In a statement this afternoon from the Office of the President, Minister of Paliamentary Affairs and Governance Gail Teixeira said there is no witch-hunting but there is a need for those […]
By News Source Guyana on August 7, 2020
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Leader of the People’s National Congress and former President David Granger has issued a warning to the governing People’s Progressive Party over what he has described as the party’s “dangerous pattern of aggression” since its return to Government. In the past few days, a number of Government workers who worked in the Ministry of the […]
By News Source Guyana on August 6, 2020
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As the APNU+AFC coalition prepares to take up 31 seats on the Opposition side of the National Assembly, the parties in the coalition have started the process of identifying nominees for the Member of Parliament positions. APNU and PNC Leader, Former President David Granger is the Head of the Coalition’s list and this morning he […]
By News Source Guyana on August 6, 2020
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Former President David Granger has not ruled out a return to the National Assembly to serve as Leader of the Opposition again. In an interview with News Source this morning, the PNC Reform and APNU Leader said discussions are still ongoing on the persons who will be heading to the National Assembly to take up […]
By News Source Guyana on August 5, 2020
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Nineteen Ministers of Government took their oath of office before President Irfaan Ali this afternoon at the Arthur Chung Convention Centre, promising to serve without fear or favour. Longtime executive of the People’s Progressive Party, Zulficar Mustapha will be heading the Agriculture portfolio as the new Minister of Agriculture. Pauline Sukhai will return to head […]