Politics

Afro-Guyanese being excluded from Guyana’s oil wealth -MP Walton-Desir tells US National Action Network Conference

Opposition Member of Parliament, Amanza Walton- Desir has called for a collective approach to deal with the issues faced by people of African descent in different parts of the world, especially in countries like Guyana. Speaking at the 2023 National Action Network Convention in New York which had the US Vice President Kamala Harris and […]

LGE-2023: Independent Candidates hope for breakthrough in race for City Council

Leader of the recently formed Independent Citizens for Progress (ICP), Bobby Vieira believes that once elected to the municipality of Georgetown, his group will be able to advance much needed change for the country’s capital city, Georgetown. Vieria stated that while Guyana has been independent for more than fifty years, Georgetown has seen little to […]

Jagdeo welcomes PPP newcomers as party eyes clean sweep at LGE

With a large band of supporters during the nomination day proceedings today, the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) is hoping to make a clean sweep across the 80 Local Authorities Areas come June 12 when the Local Government Elections are held. Moments before the PPP submitted its List of Candidates for the Municipality of Georgetown, General […]

LGE-2023: Patricia Chase-Green and Malcolm Ferrier among PPP Georgetown Candidates for Local Elections

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 […]

Government to bypass IDPADA-G and give monthly subventions directly to African groups

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 […]

Guyana Press Association seeks international help to address cyber attacks on journalists

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 […]