By News Source Guyana on September 10, 2019
News, Politics
Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo and a team from his party met with the full Guyana Elections Commission this afternoon and indicated that the March 2020 timeline for elections is not acceptable. Speaking to reporters just after the more than one-hour meeting, Mr. Jagdeo said the March 2020 timeline should not even be debated since he […]
By News Source Guyana on September 9, 2019
News, Politics
The Guyana Civil Defence Commission is working along with other groups to gather information on Guyanese nationals who have survived Hurricane Dorian in The Bahamas and want to return home. Reports surfaced over the weekend that there are Guyanese nationals who are seeking the Guyana government’s help to have them flown home to Guyana. This […]
By News Source Guyana on September 6, 2019
Elections, News, Politics
Today’s meeting of the Guyana Elections Commission ended once again with no firm decision being made on the way forward for national elections, but with a possible March timeline for elections being presented. The proposal with a timeline for elections in March 2020 was put before the Commission by the GECOM Secretariat today. The Opposition […]
By News Source Guyana on September 6, 2019
Elections, News, Politics
The Opposition People’s Progressive Party is once again demanding that the Guyana Elections Commission immediately begins preparations for elections. The party has reiterated its opposition to the merger of data from the just concluded house to house registration exercise and the existing national register of registrants. Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo has indicated that the party’s […]
By News Source Guyana on September 6, 2019
News, Politics
The Government of Guyana is of the view that the Guyana Elections Commission must be allowed to function independently and given the space needed to get the job done as it prepares for early elections. At a press conference this morning, Director-General in the Ministry of the Presidency, Joe Harmon told reporters that GECOM should […]
By News Source Guyana on September 5, 2019
News, Politics
The Guyana Power and Light Company is advising customers in Demerara and Berbice that they could experience periods of service disruptions as the company faces a deficit of 23 megawatts of power in its system. In a statement, GPL explained that due to a defective transformer at its Onverwagt, Berbice substation, it is unable to […]
By News Source Guyana on September 4, 2019
News, Politics
Veteran Trade unionist and General Secretary of the Guyana Trades Union Congress, Lincoln Lewis, believes that persons seeking employment with local contractors in the oil and gas sector and those already employed, need to seriously look at becoming unionized. Over the past few weeks, there have been complaints from many workers attached to companies that […]
By News Source Guyana on September 4, 2019
Elections, News, Politics
Repair works are still ongoing at the Demerara Harbour Bridge following that Monday morning accident involving a barge and tug. The bridge remains open to light vehicular traffic. In an update today, the management of the bridge indicated that laden and unladen trucks are still being prevented from crossing the bridge, as the repair works […]
By News Source Guyana on September 3, 2019
Elections, Politics
Commissioner of the Guyana Elections Commission, Sase Gunraj, described today’s statutory meeting of the Commission as another “wasted day with wasted discussions”. The Opposition nominated member of the Commission said based on the discussions that took place today, the Elections Commission is a far way from holding discussions on the actual holding of elections. “We […]
By News Source Guyana on September 3, 2019
News, Politics
The accident that closed down the Demerara Harbour Bridge on Monday and most of Tuesday has also impacted on garbage collection in the city. One of the companies contracted to carry out garbage collection in Georgetown is Puran Brothers, which is a company based in West Demerara. With the bridge being closed on Monday, the […]