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The Caribbean Court of Justice this afternoon stayed clear of setting any date or timeline by which Guyana should host elections, throwing that issue over to Guyana’s political players. In delivering the consequential orders, CCJ President Justice Adrian Saunders said the Constitutional provisions on the passage of a no-confidence motion are clear and “it would […]
The “hammering out” meeting between representatives of the President and the Leader of the Opposition ended today with the two sides agreeing that it is time for the President and the Leader of the Opposition to meet to further hammer out the GECOM Chairman nomination process. Director-General of the Ministry of the Presidency, Joe Harmon, […]
The Alliance For Change which is one of the parties in the coalition government does not believe the Caribbean Court of Justice will enter the realm of Guyana’s politics when it hands down its consequential orders for the no-confidence case on Friday. The Opposition wants the CCJ to order that the Government holds elections by […]
The Caribbean Court of Justice will be handing down its consequential orders in the no-confidence and GECOM Chairman cases tomorrow. The Court has already ruled that the no-confidence motion against the government was validly passed. As the country prepares for possible early elections, Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo has indicated that the CCJ should order those […]
Describing it as “unconscionable”, Public Service Minister, Tabitha Sarabo-Halley announced this morning that the policy of newly hired public servants being forced to work for three months before receiving their salaries will now be something of the past. Sarabo-Halley told reporters that based on her checks and inquiries, there is nothing that could be found […]
On the heels of the recent state visit to Guyana by the President of Ghana, the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry today signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Guyana-Ghana Chamber of Commerce. The agreement seeks to provide the platform for cooperation between the two chambers in the area of trade and business development […]
Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo is making it clear that the ruling by the Caribbean Court of Justice on the issue of the Elections Commission Chairman has not changed the Guyana Constitution. The CCJ in its ruling found that the President’s unilateral appointment of a GECOM Chairman was flawed and not in keeping with the Constitution. […]
The meeting between representatives of the President and the Leader of the Opposition in the GECOM Chairman selection process continued on Tuesday with the Government side rejecting five of the eleven resubmitted nominees put forward by the Leader of the Opposition. Director-General of the Ministry of the Presidency Joe Harmon told reporters after the meeting […]
On the same day that the Attorney General moved to the Appeal Court over a judgment that could see the Finance Minister facing jail time for not honouring a Court order to pay over US$2million in a judgment against the state, the President has stepped in and granted the Finance Minister a respite of the […]
Having failed to get the Full Court to put a stay on a High Court Judge’s order for the Finance Minister to pay up a judgment against the Government or face jail time, the Attorney General has now taken the matter to the Court of Appeal. The case is related to the awarding of judgment […]
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