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Just over a week following a meeting with President David Granger and several Government Ministers, Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo has opened up about that meeting and sternly called on the government to set aside what he said was a “campaign mode” that it continues to revel in and “get on with business of managing the […]
Two People’s Progressive Party nominated Commissioners of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) have resigned. The two Commissioners are Mahamood Shaw and Athmaram Mangar. The resignations were confirmed by Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo on Tuesday. He said that two names have already been submitted as replacements for the resigned members. He gave the reasons for the […]
The APNU+AFC government is defending its decision to appoint former Alliance for Change (AFC) Member of Parliament and 2015 elections candidate Dr Veersammy Ramayya as the Regional Executive Officer (REO) of Region #6. In an invited comment on Friday, State Minister Joseph Harmon brushed aside criticisms and contended that the appointment of an REO is […]
The Board of Directors of the state-owned National Communications Network (NCN) and the Guyana Chronicle were finalized at the Tuesday, September 1 meeting of Cabinet. The announcement was made on Friday by State Minister Joseph Harmon who also announced the appointment of the Board for the Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA). The Boards have not […]
Internationally recognised Guyanese diplomat, Sir Shridath Ramphal has issued a call for Guyanese politicians to take greater responsibility in promoting and ensuring social cohesion in the country. The call was issued on Thursday at the opening ceremony of the Social Cohesion Round-table at the Arthur Chung Convention Centre, Lilliendaal. “Political leaders have a particular responsibility to […]
Weeks after resigning from the Alliance for Change (AFC), which makes up the six party coalition government in Guyana, Dr Veerasammy Ramayya has been appointed the Regional Executive Officer (REO) of Region Six and is now back in the bosom of the party he complained about just a few weeks ago. Dr. Ramayya, early in […]
Opposition Leader and former President Bharrat Jagdeo wants legislation to be introduced that would result in all members of parliament and former Presidents, declaring assets that they might have stashed outside of Guyana. In an interview with News Source, Mr. Jagdeo said there have been many accusations about members of the former government and other […]
The Berbice Bridge Company (BBCI) is refuting government’s claim of a delay on its part for the introduction of the reduction of tolls commencing September 1. The bridge company in a release on Saturday said it notes with regret the government’s statements on the issue, while claiming that it is as anxious as all Guyanese […]
The government on Friday expressed worry with the delay of the Berbice River Bridge company to agree to the reduction in the toll for crossing the bridge as proposed by the government, with effect from next Tuesday. According to Finance Minister Winston Jordan, the company’s Directors recently took a decision to have the matter decided […]
The Public Servants Staff College which was promised by President David Granger days after being elected, will become operational next month. The President has been lamenting the need for public sector reform to build what he envisions to be a neutral and professional public sector. In an invited comment on Wednesday, President Granger announced that the […]
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