Politics

No record of “official departure” for thousands of Cubans and Haitians who came to Guyana in last five years

Over 17,000 Cubans and 5000 Haitians who entered Guyana between 2013 and April 2018 are unaccounted for, according to an official correspondence from Minister of Citizenship Winston Felix. The revelation has prompted the Parliamentary Opposition to call on the Government to launch a serious investigation into the possibility of human trafficking. Felix wrote the Parliamentary […]

PPP nominated GECOM Commissioners not happy with Commission’s decision not to rehire Vishnu Persaud as Deputy Chief Elections Officer

The Commissioners at the Guyana Elections Commission who were nominated for that position by the People’s Progressive Party called an “emergency” press conference this afternoon to register their disappointment with the decision by the Elections Commission to not have former Deputy Chief Elections Officer, Vishnu Persaud, return to that post. The Commission this afternoon voted […]

PPP appeals Chief Justice ruling on GECOM Chairman appointment

The Opposition People’s Progressive Party, through its Executive Secretary Zulficar Mustapha, has filed an appeal of the Chief Justice’s ruling in that case against the appointment of a GECOM Chairman. Last Friday, the acting Chief Justice dismissed the PPP’s application to challenge the appointment of the GECOM Chairman. In that ruling, the Chief Justice stated […]

Minister Amna Ally hospitalised at GPHC

The Department of Public Information is reporting that Minister of Social Protection, Amna Ally is in good spirits and resting comfortably at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation where she sought medical attention today after feeling unwell. “As a precautionary measure, Minister Ally is being kept for observation and is scheduled to travel overseas on Wednesday, June […]

Hope fading for full implementation of all CSME elements -St. Vincent PM

Hope is fading among regional leaders when it comes to the full implementation of all elements of the CARICOM Single Market Economy (CSME). Some CARICOM leaders believe the realization of the CSME’s full potential will not be accomplished in the foreseeable future. That is the contention of Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines, […]

Chief Justice dismisses Opposition’s challenge to GECOM Chairman’s appointment

A number of Opposition members, including former President Donald Ramotar, left the High Court dejected and refused to speak to the media this afternoon after Chief Justice (acting) Roxanne George-Wiltshire upheld President David Granger’s decision to appoint a Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission from outside the lists provided to him by the Leader of the Opposition. […]

Jagdeo unhappy with PPP MPs work in the Parliamentary Committees

The Opposition People’s Progressive Party today revealed that it intends to step up its scrutiny of the APNU+AFC coalition government at the Parliamentary level. Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo at his weekly press conference this afternoon admitted to reporters that many of his own Members of Parliament have been dropping the ball when it comes to holding the […]