By News Source Guyana on April 17, 2023
News, Politics
With some of its current city councilors switching sides and heading over to the PPP for the upcoming local elections, the APNU is looking to some new faces within its camp to hold on to City Council seats. Chairman of the Guyana Youth and Student Movement, Kibwe Copeland is one of the new faces for […]
By News Source Guyana on April 17, 2023
Elections, News, Politics
Former Mayor of Georgetown and APNU Councillor Patricia Chase-Green has gone red for the upcoming local government elections. Chase-Green who was last elected to the Georgetown City Council under the APNU banner in 2018 has emerged as one of the new faces for the governing People’s Progressive Party in the upcoming elections. The former Mayor […]
By News Source Guyana on April 14, 2023
News, Politics
The Government, through the Attorney General’s Chambers, announced this afternoon that it will bypass the International Decade for People of African Descent Assembly – Guyana (IDPADA-G) and provide the allocated monthly subventions for this year directly to various African organisations in Guyana. In a statement this afternoon, the AG’s office said while part of the […]
By News Source Guyana on April 14, 2023
Caribbean & International, News, Politics
CARICOM Secretary-General Dr. Carla Barnett believes that the regional body has made enormous progress in the past 50 years, from the establishment of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) to the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ). However, Dr. Barnett is of the view that much more can be done to advance the work of the community. […]
By News Source Guyana on April 14, 2023
News, Politics
Talks between the Government and the International Decade for People of African Descent Assembly – Guyana (IDPADA-G) on the reinstatement of the monthly subvention to the organisation have broken down. Due to the break down, the Chief Justice, Roxane George has taken a decision to hear the case in full come June. The two sides, […]
By News Source Guyana on April 14, 2023
News, Politics
The Guyana Press Association has again raised concerns over the treatment of journalists in Guyana. The Association is now requesting international assistance to fight the harassment and cyber bullying of media workers in Guyana. In a release this morning, the GPA condemned the latest attack on Kaieteur News Journalist Davina Bagot on the Facebook page […]
By News Source Guyana on April 13, 2023
News, Politics
Despite an earlier pledge by the Government to get the process started for the construction of an oil refinery by the first quarter of this year, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo today declared that no final decision has been made on Guyana establishing its own refinery. “The government is not yet ready to cross that bridge”, Mr. […]
By News Source Guyana on April 13, 2023
Crime, News, Politics
Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan is set to retire on May 15, 2023, having served as a judicial officer for almost 16 years. Chief Magistrate McLennan, who is also a Colonel in the Guyana Defence Force, is currently on pre-retirement leave. Senior Magistrate Sherdel Isaac-Marcus is currently performing the duties of Chief Magistrate. Chief Magistrate McLennan […]
By News Source Guyana on April 13, 2023
News, Politics
Guyana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hugh Todd has lobbied the Permanent Representatives of the Group of Latin America and Caribbean States (GRULAC) at the United Nations to support Guyana’s candidacy for a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council for the period 2024-2025. Minister Todd made the pitch on Wednesday during a […]
By News Source Guyana on April 13, 2023
News, Politics
The Opposition, while registering its lack of confidence in the Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), today said it will take necessary steps to ensure that the Elections Secretariat is not swamped with ‘political appointees.’ “We will do what it takes to ensure that GECOM gets proper personnel, generally, because as it stands, they […]