By News Source Guyana on July 8, 2015
Elections, News, Politics
The APNU+AFC coalition government has indicated that it is not threatened or worried by the selection of former President Bharrat Jagdeo by the People’s Progressive Party as the Opposition leader but the coalition believes it will be up to the people of Guyana to make a determination on his credibility. Minister of State and APNU […]
By News Source Guyana on July 8, 2015
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The government has released details of the new crime fighting strategy which was outlined by President David Granger in consultation with the Commissioner of Police and other security personnel during an urgent meeting on Tuesday. The new strategy which is aimed directly at addressing violent and other criminal activity, includes plans to redeploy police ranks […]
By News Source Guyana on July 8, 2015
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President David Granger will head to Parliament on Thursday, July 9 to address the House on the Venezuelan decree and Guyana’s response. During his address, the President is expected to inform the nation and the international community on Guyana’s updated position on Venezuela’s ongoing threats. President Granger recently returned from Barbados where he spoke extensively on the issue […]
By News Source Guyana on July 8, 2015
Elections, News, Politics
Less than 24 hours after the PPP released its list of candidates who have been selected to serve as Members of Parliament, former Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy has indicated to the People’s Progressive Party that he will be unable to join the party as one of those Members of Parliament. According to reports, […]
By News Source Guyana on July 8, 2015
Elections, News, Politics
Former President Donald Ramotar who served as the Presidential Candidate for the People’s Progressive Party/Civic at this year’s elections, has brushed aside concerns about his absence from the party’s list of representatives for the National Assembly and has declared that he does not intend to seek office in the future unless it is “absolutely necessary”. […]
By News Source Guyana on July 7, 2015
Elections, News, Politics
The opposition People’s Progressive Party has finalized and released its list of parliamentary representatives and the list does not include former President and the PPP’s Presidential Candidate at the May 11 elections, Donald Ramotar. The party made no mention of Ramotar in its release late Tuesday. However, former President Bharrat Jagdeo, who has been tipped […]
By News Source Guyana on July 7, 2015
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The Venezuelan government has withdrawn the No. 1787 decree which coveted Guyana’s oil rich maritime space but has replaced it with a new one which does not have any defining coordinates. According to reports in the Venezuelan media, the new decree No. 1859 poses no decision on land issues and is intended to support and […]
By News Source Guyana on July 7, 2015
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The Guyana Government has reacted with little worry over what seems to be a toughening of Venezuela’s position over its claim of Guyana’s territory with the recall of its resident Ambassador on Monday and the re-examination of its diplomatic relations Guyana. In a Tuesday morning interview, Guyana’s Foreign Minister Carl Greenidge said the move by President Nicolas […]
By News Source Guyana on July 7, 2015
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Former Minister with responsibility for public security under the previous government, Clement Rohee has shot down the move by the current administration to impose the 2am curfew on bars and nightclubs. Rohee reasoned that the imposition of the curfew would be an attack on Guyanese culture. “This country is very open and relaxed and I […]
By News Source Guyana on July 7, 2015
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Police in Berbice are investigating the shooting and robbery of a Canje Businesswoman who is now in a critical condition at the New Amsterdam Hospital. According to a police report, just around 7pm last evening, the businesswoman 39-year-old, Angela Hussain, was in her shop when five men, armed with firearms and cutlasses, entered and held her […]