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On the same day that Nicolas Maduro was sworn in to serve another as President of Venezuela, the Permanent Council of the Organisation of American States adopted a resolution to not recognize the legitimacy of Nicolas Maduro’s new term which began yesterday. Guyana was among the 19 OAS members voting in favour of the resolution. […]
Hours after meeting with Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo on Wednesday, President David Granger assured the staff members at the Ministry of the Presidency that the President and the Government will remain in place. According to the President, there will be no closing down of the office since the Government has to govern and the National […]
Given the recent political developments which could see early General and Regional Elections, the Guyana Trades Union Congress believes that it is imperative for the government and the opposition to meaningfully engage civil society groups if the concerns of citizens are to be addressed. In a statement, the GTUC said it looks forward for broadening […]
Details of the letter dispatched to the Canadian High Commissioner to Guyana are being revealed and point to the Guyana Government accusing both the High Commission and Canada itself of being complicit in an effort to topple the government. In the strongly worded letter, Foreign Minister Carl Greenidge fired off at the Canadian High Commissioner […]
A 44-year-old mini-bus driver from Plaisance has been committed to stand a High Court trial for the rape of a disabled young woman. The accused, Sherwin Reynolds appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court this morning and was told that a strong enough case had been made out against him to face a Judge and […]
The two major political blocs – the governing APNU+AFC coalition and the opposition People’s Progressive Party (PPP) have confirmed that they are in preparation for the eventual hosting of General and Regional Elections. Chairman of the APNU and Minister of State, Joseph Harmon expressed appeared on a state-tv talk show on Wednesday and made it […]
Police Commissioner Leslie James this morning again confirmed that there is a current investigation of former Member of Parliament Charrandass Persaud. The Top Cop did not offer details on the investigation, but said the issues are related to national security. He said evidence has been gathered and more evidence is being gathered, adding that he […]
With the British supported, Security Sector Reform Programme entering its implementation phase this year, President David Granger this morning urged the Guyana Police Force to accelerate the reform of the security sector. The President delivered the feature address at the opening of the Police Officers’ Conference which took place in the State House compound this […]
One day after the Canadian High Commissioner to Guyana Lillian Chatterjee was summoned to a meeting by the Foreign Affairs Minister, she said she would have no comment to offer to the media on the Charrandass Persaud exit issue. The Canadian High Commission’s Security Officer, Richard Beliveau, accompanied the former Member of Parliament to the […]
The Joint Statement on yesterday’s high level meeting the Government and the Opposition has been released. The statement reflects some of the issues already explained to the media by the President and the Opposition Leader. According to the statement, the parties “met in an atmosphere of cordiality and iterated their emphatic commitment to work on […]
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