By News Source Guyana on August 23, 2020
Elections, News, Politics
While boasting that it was the best performing new party at the 2020 regional and general elections, the 10-month-old Change Guyana party has announced that it is being dissolved. In a statement signed by the party’s Chairman Nigel Hinds, it’s Prime Ministerial Candidate Mishka Puran and three other executive members, it was noted that the […]
By News Source Guyana on August 23, 2020
Elections, News, Politics
Two days after the Working People’s Alliance through its Secretary announced that the party was withdrawing from A Partnership for National Unity, longtime WPA Member and Party Chairperson, Tabitha Sarabo-Halley has tendered her resignation from the party. Contacted this afternoon, Ms. Sarabo-Halley would only confirm that she has indeed resigned from the party. She said […]
By News Source Guyana on August 23, 2020
News, Politics
The Office of the President on Saturday announced the appointments of theee advisers to the government. Businessman and current Chairman of the Private Sector Commission, Captain Gerry Gouveia has been appointed the National Security Adviser to the Government, while Leader of the Liberty and Justice Party Lennox Shuman will serve as Adviser to the Public […]
By News Source Guyana on August 21, 2020
Crime, Politics
General Secretary of A Partnership for National Unity and recently co-opted Executive Member of the People’s National Congress, Joe Harmon has been given the nod to be the new Opposition Leader when the 12th Parliament is convened. Members of the APNU+AFC coalition who will be heading to Parliament met today to agree on a Leader […]
By News Source Guyana on August 21, 2020
News, Politics
Guyana recorded 35 new cases of coronavirus today taking the total number of cases recorded in the country to 881. 70 new cases were recorded yesterday and 40 new cases were recorded the day before. However, only 77 of the current cases are in institutional isolation. The remaining 333 active cases are in approved home […]
By News Source Guyana on August 21, 2020
Crime, News, Politics
Leader of the People’s National Congress and Chairman of the APNU, former President David Granger has accused the governing People’s Progressive Party of political harassment over the arrest of former Director of Sport, Christopher Jones. In a statement, Mr. Granger condemned what he called the “unwarranted and unlawful deprivation of the rights and freedom of […]
By News Source Guyana on August 21, 2020
Elections, News, Politics
Former Director of Sport Christopher Jones was released from Police custody this afternoon on $100,000 bail, more than 12 hours after he was arrested on allegations of larceny. The Police early this morning ignored an injunction by the Acting Chief Justice and broke into Jones’ Tucville home to remove barber chairs and an air conditioning […]
By News Source Guyana on August 21, 2020
News, Politics
In wake of various social media postings and chain messages questioning the quality of COVID-19 tests being done, the Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony is assuring that there are no fake tests systems in the national system. In a statement today, Dr. Anthony condemned the statements popping up on social media describing them as […]
By News Source Guyana on August 21, 2020
News, Politics
Upset that it may not have been consulted on which one of its nominees would have been chosen for Parliament and a seat on the regional council, WPA Secretary Tacuma Ogunseye announced that the party was withdrawing from A Partnership for National Unity. The WPA is also calling for the withdrawal of the names of […]
By News Source Guyana on August 20, 2020
News, Politics
The Health Ministry revealed this afternoon that a total of 70 new coronavirus cases were recorded today. It is the highest number to be recorded in a single day. Of the 70 new cases, 26 are from Region 4. Region One has recorded 10 new cases, Region Three has 5 new cases, Region Six has […]