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President David Granger will meet with the Chairman and Commissioners of the Guyana Elections Commission on Friday at 11 o’ clock. As a follow up to yesterday’s meeting with the Opposition Leader, the President, through his State Minister, wrote the Elections Commission Chairman and Commissioners, inviting them to the meeting. In a statement yesterday, President […]
The President is likely to meet with the full Guyana Elections Commission in the coming days to discuss preparations and needs for the hosting of credible elections. Last week, the President wrote to the Chairman of the Elections Commission, retired Justice James Patterson, inviting him to consultations. Today, Minister of State Joe Harmon said he […]
The meeting between President David Granger and Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo ended this midday with no agreement on an election date. However, the two leaders have agreed to meet again. President Granger will now meet with the Guyana Elections Commission and after that meeting, he will be expected to invite the Opposition Leader to another […]
With the President giving an undertaking to “discuss the issues raised” in the Opposition Leader’s letter to him, the meeting between the two is set for tomorrow morning at the President’s Office. In a statement this evening, Mr. Jagdeo said that while he shares the misgivings of many that nothing positive will come out of […]
Political Advisor to the People’s Progressive Party, Peter Ramsaroop, was today questioned by investigators attached to the Criminal Investigations Department of the Guyana Police Force. Speaking to News Source this afternoon, Mr. Ramsaroop said the questioning surrounded his friendship with former Government Member of Parliament, Charandass Persaud. He said he was questioned for over eight […]
For the second week, Opposition nominated members of the Guyana Elections Commission, walked out of a meeting of the Commission over elections preparations. The three Commissioners, Bibi Shadick, Robeson Benn and Sase Gunraj, left the meeting early as they preferred the issue of discussion, to be more about preparations for elections. Commissioner Robeson Benn said […]
The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority is toughening up its approach to the aviation sector in Guyana and the operators and pilots who traverse the skies. At a press conference this morning, the Head of Civil Aviation, Egbert Field announced that sanctions will be taken against those pilots and or operators who use the airspace in […]
Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo has responded to the President’s invitation for them to meet and discuss the hosting of elections and funding for the same elections. But Mr. Jagdeo has put forward a number of demands that he wants met before the meeting could take place. The meeting is scheduled for tomorrow, March 6 at […]
General Secretary of the Guyana Trades Union Congress, Lincoln Lewis, believes it is time for the impasse with the Rusal Bauxite Company to go to arbitration. Speaking to reporters today after a meeting with officials of the Labour Department, the veteran trade unionist said the Minister could invoke provisions of the labour laws and force […]
Despite a call by the Opposition nominated members of the Guyana Elections Commission for a full withdrawal of all the advertisements related to house-to-house registration, the Guyana Elections Commission is pushing ahead with the process. Public Relations Officer at the Guyana Elections Commission, Yolanda Ward, told News Source today that the Elections Commission had voted […]
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