By News Source Guyana on May 7, 2024
News, Politics
Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo was today re-elected unopposed as the General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party. The recently elected Central Committee of the party met today to elect the members of the Central Executive Committee and the party’s secretaries. Agriculture Minister Zulficar Mustapha has been re-elected to the post of Executive Secretary and President […]
By News Source Guyana on May 7, 2024
Education, News, Politics
With the Government holding firm to its position that it will only negotiate salaries for teachers from this year moving forward and not the 2019-to 2023 period, the Guyana Teachers’ Union has announced that a decision has been taken for teachers to resume their strike action. At a press conference today, GTU officials said the […]
By News Source Guyana on May 7, 2024
Elections, News, Politics
The case against the former Chief Elections Officer (CEO); Keith Lowenfield, the former Deputy Chief Elections Officer (DCEO), Roxanne Myers; and the Region Four Returning Officer (RO), Clairmont Mingo, who along with several others have been accused of electoral fraud, has been adjourned to May 29, as the High Court continues to treat with the […]
By News Source Guyana on May 7, 2024
News, Politics
The People’s Progressive Party has adopted a resolution supporting the stance of the country on the border controversy with neighboring Venezuela. During the discussions at the party’s recent 32nd Congress, the PPP recommitted itself to the case that Guyana has filed against Venezuela at the International Court. The governing party said the government must use […]
By News Source Guyana on May 5, 2024
News, Politics
Scandal-plagued former Minister of Local Government, Nigel Dharamlall, is among the big vote getters emerging from the People’s Progressive Party’s Congress, having finished with the sixth highest number of votes to sit on the party’s Central Executive Committee. Mr. Dharamlall’s tenure as Minister came to an end after he was accused of raping a high […]
By News Source Guyana on May 5, 2024
News, Politics
The governing People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) has elected a new Central Committee, to run the affairs of the party. President Irfaan Ali emerged with the most votes for a position on the Central Committee, followed by current General Secretary of the PPP, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo. The PPP’s Congress wrapped up today following the election […]
By News Source Guyana on May 5, 2024
Caribbean & International, News, Politics
Special Report by Nazima Raghubir A dark cloud looming over the Barima River gives residents of Imbotero a sliver of hope that relief to their water woes is on the horizon. Last Saturday, Simon Lakhan spent four hours in his farm tending to crops while also clearing some additional land for farming. But Lakhan, who […]
By News Source Guyana on May 5, 2024
News, Politics
The governing People’s Progressive Party is not moved by concerns about the flying of its party flag at the Arthur Chung Conference Center, which is the current home to the National Assembly of Guyana. The party’s 32nd delegates congress is currently underway, and its flags have been flying high along the East Coast highway as […]
By News Source Guyana on May 4, 2024
News, Politics
President Irfaan Ali used the opening of his party’s congress today to once again shut down claims that his Government has been openly practicing discrimination. He dismissed the claims, and said the Government’s record is there for all to see that it is open, transparent and works in the interest of all Guyanese. At the […]
By News Source Guyana on May 3, 2024
News, Politics
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that Advisor to the Minister of Health and former Government Minister, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy, has been appointed as Guyana’s new Ambassador to Switzerland and will also serve as Guyana’s Permanent Representative at the United Nations in Geneva. Ramsammy was appointed to the post of Advisor to the Minister […]