By News Source Guyana on January 21, 2020
Elections, News, Politics
The Ministry of the Presidency has announced that President David Granger will return from Cuba today after completing his scheduled medical evaluation. According to the President’s office, the Team of Cuban Medical Specialists confirmed that the President’s medical examination shows that he has improved to the satisfaction of his doctors and that he is in […]
By News Source Guyana on January 19, 2020
Elections, News, Politics
In a fiery speech on Friday night at a Public Meeting at Wismar, APNU+AFC Member and former Regional Chairman Sharma Solomon implored his fellow Lindeners to focus on moving forward and never to allow Guyana to return to PPP rule. “Forward Ever, Backward Never”, the crowd chanted as Solomon told them that “my message to […]
By News Source Guyana on January 17, 2020
Elections, News, Politics
With the political campaigns in full swing, the Ethnic Relation Commission is warning political parties about some of the statements being made by their leaders and campaigners. At a press conference today, officials of the ERC reminded that political parties could find their candidates being removed from contesting the elections for breaches of the Racial […]
By News Source Guyana on January 14, 2020
Elections, News, Politics
Founder of the United Republic Party, Dr. Vishnu Bandhu has been forced to withdraw from the upcoming elections as a candidate because of his dual citizenship status. Bandhu who was the Presidential Candidate for the URP signed the declaration claiming that he does not hold the citizenship of another state, although he does. He has […]
By News Source Guyana on January 13, 2020
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Prime Ministerial Candidate of the People’s Progressive Party Civic retired Brigadier Mark Phillips introduced himself to the party’s support base in Albion on Sunday as a true PPP candidate who wants to continue serving his homeland. Mr. Phillips used the platform to dismiss claims by the APNU+AFC’s Joe Harmon that he was a token candidate […]
By News Source Guyana on January 10, 2020
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Chairperson of the Guyana Elections Commission retired Justice Claudette Singh, today defended her integrity after coming under criticism from PPP General Secretary Bharrat Jagdeo about some of her decisions at the Guyana Elections Commission. Justice Singh said the Commission has done a lot of hard work to arrive at nomination day for the elections and […]
By News Source Guyana on January 9, 2020
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Opposition Leader and PPP General Secretary, Bharrat Jagdeo today expressed his disappointment over recent decisions coming out of the Guyana Elections Commission. At his weekly press conference, Mr. Jagdeo raised concern about GECOM recent move to begin a process to correct the information contained on the Revised Voters List to include information gathered during the […]
By News Source Guyana on January 8, 2020
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On the same day that he declared that he will be picking his Prime Ministerial nominee after the elections, President David Granger back peddled on that position this evening and announced that AFC Leader Khemraj Ramjattan will be his Prime Minister in a new APNU+AFC Government. Speaking before a large gathering for the coalition’s second […]
By News Source Guyana on January 7, 2020
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One of the newest political parties, Change Guyana intends to push for a full renegotiation of the oil contracts if it is elected to government. At a press conference today, the party’s Prime Ministerial Candidate, Nigel Hinds said the current oil contracts rob the Guyanese people of a good deal. “The Petroleum Sharing Agreement has […]
By News Source Guyana on January 5, 2020
Elections, News, Politics
by Ravin Singh Before a large crowd of cheering supporters, Presidential Candidate of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) Irfaan Ali announced that he intends to send his rival, incumbent President David Granger into retirement. “I saw Mr. Granger attack me. But my mother taught me to respect the elderly. So Mr. Granger, I will respect […]