By News Source Guyana on October 28, 2020
Elections, News, Politics
Opposition Leader Joe Harmon has declared that local government elections which are due next year, must be held on time. In a direct response to the President’s contention that the Elections Commission must first be fixed before local elections could take place, Mr. Harmon said there will be resistance to any plan by the PPP […]
By News Source Guyana on October 27, 2020
News, Politics
The Government of Guyana, through the Ministry of Natural Resources, is currently probing reports of the smuggling of Venezuelan gold into Guyana for sale on the international market. Venezuelan miners have been finding it difficult to attract international buyers as the country continues to face major international sanctions by the United States. It is suspected […]
By News Source Guyana on October 27, 2020
News, Politics
The country’s COVID-19 death toll reached 121 today after the passing of two elderly persons who were both residents of Region Four. According to the Ministry of Health, the 82-year-old man and 81-year-old woman both passed away while being patients in a medical institution. So far in October, a total of 39 deaths have been […]
By News Source Guyana on October 27, 2020
News, Politics
US Carrier, Jet Blue Airlines has announced that it will finally begin its Guyana service from the 11th December. The airline was scheduled to begin its service between Georgetown and New York earlier this year, but those plans were grounded as the coronavirus pandemic crippled the airline industry. However, in a message to staffers this […]
By News Source Guyana on October 26, 2020
News, Politics
With the liberalization of the telecommunications sector and more companies expected into the market, the Public Utilities Commission is moving to add more expertise and monitors to closely monitor the operations of all of the companies. During a virtual town hall meeting on Facebook this morning, PUC Chairperson, Attorney Dela Britton explained that since the […]
By News Source Guyana on October 26, 2020
News, Politics
There is a cloud moving over whether local government elections will take place in Guyana next year as required by the Constitution. The Attorney General was quoted in the Stabroek News as stating that it is appearing unlikely that the timetable will be kept for the local elections because of all the fall out after […]
By News Source Guyana on October 26, 2020
Elections, News, Politics
President Irfaan Ali while admitting that he has not seen a copy of the certificate of renunciation of US Citizenship for his Tourism Minister, indicated today that he is comfortable with her explanation on the issue. “She is an honourable woman”, the President told reporters on Monday morning as he explained that he believes she […]
By News Source Guyana on October 25, 2020
News, Politics
Despite her claims that she renounced her American citizenship before taking the oath as a Member of Parliament, the APNU+AFC Coalition has issued a call for the Minister of Tourism, Oneidge Waldron to resign over her dual citizenship. In a statement on Saturday, the Minister admitted that she was still a dual citizen when she […]
By News Source Guyana on October 23, 2020
News, Politics
The APNU+AFC Coalition has issued a call for the Guyana Elections Commission to put itself in a state of readiness to begin a house to house registration process that would ensure a clean and credible voters list. During the coalition’s weekly press conference today, Executive Member Aubrey Norton said with the election petition cases moving […]
By News Source Guyana on October 23, 2020
News, Politics
PPP Member of Parliament Sanjeev Datadin has been appointed as a Special Prosecutor in the Police criminal charges filed against the Chief Election Officer and the Deputy Chief Election Officer and the Attorneys representing the two officials have objected to the move. Attorney Nigel Hughes today told the Court that Mr. Datadin is a sitting […]