By News Source Guyana on November 5, 2024
News, Politics
The Working People’s Alliance (WPA) believes political parties in the opposition must join forces to unseat the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) at the 2025 General and Regional Elections. At present, the main opposition parties – A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) and the Alliance For Change (AFC) – sit in the National Assembly as a […]
By News Source Guyana on November 5, 2024
News, Politics
Opposition Member of Parliament and AFC Executive, Khemraj Ramjattan is challenging the Government once again over the state of the Guyana Sugar Corporation and the main sugar union’s apparent complicity in the state of the sector. The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) recently expressed worry of the low sugar production for this year […]
By News Source Guyana on November 4, 2024
Business, Caribbean & International, News, Politics
Foreign Secretary, Robert Persaud, has urged Guyanese living in neighbouring Suriname to return home to contribute and play their part in Guyana’s new development. Speaking during a job fair organized by the Government and Private Sector over the weekend in Nickerie Suriname, the Foreign Secretary noted that there are a number of opportunities that are […]
By News Source Guyana on November 4, 2024
Business, News, Politics
By Svetlana Marshall With sugar production way below target despite the injection of billions of tax payers’ dollars into the ailing industry, the Working People’s Alliance (WPA) Presidential Candidate, Dr David Hinds believes that the Sugar Industry is at the crossroads, and tough decisions will have to be made. Dr Hinds, a political scientist, said […]
By News Source Guyana on November 1, 2024
News, Politics
Leader of the Alliance For Change (AFC), Nigel Hughes today said Guyana could remain in a state of “perpetual crisis” if the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) and the country’s legislators do not move to address the issues plaguing the electoral system, including the “lack of a credible voters’ list”. The Opposition -APNU and AFC- has […]
By News Source Guyana on November 1, 2024
News, Politics
First Lady Arya Ali highlighted Guyana’s Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) as a blueprint for sustainable growth, while participating in a panel discussion at the International Year of theFamily +30 Conference in Qatar. The event is being hosted by the Doha International Family Institute, and has been examining the impacts of climate change and technology […]
By News Source Guyana on November 1, 2024
News, Politics
The Opposition People’s National Congress Reform is accusing the Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission, retired Justice Claudette Singh of colluding with the Commissioners nominated by the governing People’s Progressive Party to hire two high-level staff members at the Commission as well as siding with the Government Commissioners on critical issues. In a release today, […]
By News Source Guyana on November 1, 2024
Crime, News, Politics
The Acting Chancellor of the Judiciary, Justice Yonette Cummings has ordered Acting Chief Magistrate Faith McGusty to preside over the criminal trial into the alleged election fraud case. The Acting Chief Magistrate made the announcement today as the case was called in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court. Chief Magistrate McGusty replaces Magistrate Leron Daly, who fell […]
By News Source Guyana on November 1, 2024
News, Politics
The second diaspora job fair will be hosted in Nickerie, Suriname this Saturday to target Guyanese living in the neighbouring country. The first Guyana job fair was held in New York a few months ago. The upcoming event will see the collaboration between the Government of Guyana and the Private Sector to host several companies […]
By News Source Guyana on October 30, 2024
News, Politics
Faced with a barrage of criticism over the current state of the Guyana Police Force, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo today assured that the systems in place to detect and guard against corruption and money laundering are working. In the past days, the Opposition has cranked up its calls for the Guyana Police Force to be […]