By News Source Guyana on August 10, 2020
News, Politics
The Alliance For Change met over the weekend to decide on the nine persons it will be sending to Parliament as part of the APNU+AFC coalition in opposition. News Source understands that youth members, Juretha Fernandes and Sherod Duncan are likely to be among the AFC’s Nine members. The other nominees for Parliament from the […]
By News Source Guyana on August 10, 2020
News, Politics
Guyana and Suriname have started bilateral talks under their new governments, hoping to fast track and push a number of development projects that could benefit the two bordering nations. On Sunday, President Irfaan Ali and Suriname’s President Chan Santokhi held discussions along with their Foreign Affairs Ministers on a number of wide-ranging issues for both […]
By News Source Guyana on August 9, 2020
News, Politics
President Irfaan Ali has assured that his new government will continue with the path set by the last government to ensure a final judicial settlement of the border controversy with Venezuela. Guyana currently has Venezuela before the International Court of Justice seeking a final and binding judgment from the Court that the 1899 Arbitral Award, […]
By News Source Guyana on August 9, 2020
News, Politics
The Health Ministry on Saturday revealed that a total of 16 new cases of coronavirus have been recorded in Guyana. While the Ministry did not reveal the location of the new cases, the majority of new cases over the past month have been coming from the interior regions. As of the 6th August, Region Nine […]
By News Source Guyana on August 8, 2020
News, Politics
President Irfaan Ali has extended a hand to all Guyanese to begin working with him to move the country forward. In his inauguration address at the National Cultural Centre before a large audience, the President said he will serve as the President for all Guyanese including those who did not support him at the recent […]
By News Source Guyana on August 7, 2020
News, Politics
In his first gazetted order, President Irfaan Ali has stripped the Commissioner and CEO of the Lands and Surveys Commission of the power to issue and approve land leases. That power is now back with the President himself. In the published gazetted order, President Ali has revoked the powers which were transferred to the Lands […]
By News Source Guyana on August 7, 2020
Elections, News, Politics
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
Elections, News, Politics
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
Elections, News, Politics
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
News, Politics
A number of senior officials at the Office of the President who served under the last government have been blocked from returning to their jobs. News Source was told that some of the senior officials were prevented from entering the compound of the President’s office this afternoon when they returned from their lunch break. While […]