News

President and PPP remember “Comrade Navin”

President Donald Ramotar has described the passing of former Agriculture Minister and long-serving executive of the ruling People’s Progressive Party (PPP), Navin Chandarpal as a significant blow to Guyana. President Ramotar, on behalf of the Government and his family, has extended sympathy to the family, relatives and friends of the late Presidential Advisor on Sustainable […]

AFC and APNU demand Nandlall’s removal from office

The Opposition parties Alliance For Change and A Partnership for National Unity are calling for the Attorney General Anil Nandlall to be fired or to demit office following statements he made in a recorded conversation. The APNU and AFC believe that Nandlall should demit office immediately since they are convinced that he has brought the […]

Clinton Urling to head GFF Normalisation Committee

Businessman and former President of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Clinton Urling has been picked by FIFA to head the Normalisation Committee of the Guyana Football Federation which has replaced the ousted GFF President and his executive. The other members of the Committee are Karen Pilgrim, Rabin Chandarpal, Stuart May and Tariq Williams. […]

Former PPP Government Minister Navin Chandarpal dies

Former Government Minister under the Peoples Progressive Party Civic administration, Navin Chandarpal died early on Tuesday morning after a long battle with cancer. Mr. Chandarpal served as Minister of Agriculture for a number of years before becoming a Presidential Advisor. He was a well respected member in the People’s Progressive Party and worked for years […]

Speaker wants National Assembly to meet on November 6

The Speaker of the National Assembly Raphael Trotman has instructed the Clerk of the National Assembly to convene a Sitting of the Assembly for November 6, 2014. Trotman’s decision comes in wake of the government’s refusal to set a date for the National Assembly to reconvene. The Speaker said he sought guidance and legal advice before […]

Government stands by threat warning Attorney General

The Government of Guyana in a late night statement on Monday threw its full support behind Attorney General Anil Nandlall in wake of a recorded conversation between the Attorney General and a Kaieteur News reporter in which the Attorney General warns the reporter to get out of the Kaieteur News environment since men with weapons […]

Glenn Lall files police complaint against AG over death threats

With his lawyer at his side, Publisher of the Kaieteur News, Glenn Lall, filed a police complaint on Monday afternoon against Guyana’s Attorney General, Anil Nandlall over alleged death threats contained in a recorded conversation between the Attorney General and a senior reporter at the Kaieteur News. During the recorded conversation, a voice believed to […]

Granger reminds PNC: “Party is more powerful than any personality”

The People’s National Congress held its General Council  meeting at the Party’s Congress Place Headquarters on Saturday and senior party members were reminded by Party Leader, David Granger that they are all there to serve the people and not because they might consider themselves local celebrities. In a speech that touched on several issues, Mr. […]

Caribbean Airlines accepts findings of crash probe

Caribbean Airlines has accepted the findings of the three-year investigation into the crash of one of its planes at Guyana’s Cheddi Jagan International Airport during landing. No one died in the crash but several passengers suffered injuries. The investigation which was led by the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority found pilot error as the main cause […]