By News Source Guyana on June 18, 2019
Elections, News, Politics
Attorney Sanjeev Datadin, who represented the interests of former Member of Parliament Charrandass Persaud in the no-confidence cases, believes the ruling by the Caribbean Court of Justice makes way for a new Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission to be appointed and for the President to dissolve the Parliament. Speaking to reporters moments after the […]
By News Source Guyana on June 18, 2019
Elections, News, Politics
The Caribbean Court of Justice has also ruled that President David Granger’s unilateral appointment of Justice James Patterson as the Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission was flawed and not in keeping with the Constitution. The President rejected three lists of six persons each that were recommended to him by the Leader of the Opposition […]
By News Source Guyana on June 18, 2019
News, Politics
The Caribbean Court of Justice has thrown out the Guyana Court of Appeal ruling on the no-confidence motion against the Guyana Government and has ruled that the motion was properly passed on December 21, 2018. In handing down the judgement, President of the CCJ, Justice Adrian Saunders said the Court has found that 33 is […]
By News Source Guyana on June 17, 2019
News, Politics
In wake of the online fraud involving visa debit cards issued by Republic Bank, the Bank of Guyana is moving to work with all commercial banks to reduce the risks customers might face when they decide to do online shopping. Scores of Republic Bank customers have filed complaints against the bank after noticing deductions to […]
By News Source Guyana on June 17, 2019
News, Politics
An Urban Development Master Plan will be created by an inter-agency task force with the aim of transforming Georgetown and its environs into a 21st century space, ahead of oil production next year. This was announced today at the Regency Hotel where the Central Housing and Planning Authority-led (CHPA) task force was launched. To transform […]
By News Source Guyana on June 16, 2019
Elections, News, Politics
Delegates of the Alliance for Change on Saturday afternoon endorsed the party’s Leader Khemraj Ramjattan as the Prime Ministerial Candidate for the APNU+AFC Coalition. Under the terms fo the agreement which formed the coalition just over four years ago, the AFC would name the Prime Ministerial Candidate. Mr. Ramjattan was endorsed for the position through […]
By News Source Guyana on June 15, 2019
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The Government of Guyana intends to respect and accept whatever ruling comes down from the Caribbean Court of Justice next Tuesday. The Court has indicated that it will hand down its rulings in the three no-confidence case appeals before it on Tuesday. Additionally, the Court will also hand down its ruling on the appeal case […]
By News Source Guyana on June 14, 2019
Elections, News, Politics
Cost of Living and Unemployment are the two major issues of concern to Guyanese. In the opinion poll conducted by the Barbados based, CADRES organisation, 26% of respondents said they see the cost of living in the country as the major national issue. 26% of the persons questioned also said unemployment in Guyana is the […]
By News Source Guyana on June 14, 2019
News, Politics
In the poll conducted by the Barbados based CADRES organisation, it has been revealed that among supporters of the APNU+AFC, Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo is the preferred choice to be the Prime Ministerial Candidate for the next elections. AFC Chairman and Public Minister Khemraj Ramjattan places 5th among coalition supporters who were questioned about 5 […]
By News Source Guyana on June 13, 2019
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As the State Assets Recovery Agency probes the handing out of oil blocks to companies just before the 2015 elections, Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo today declared that he has no interest, financial or otherwise, in any of the oil companies. Responding to a direct question posed by News Source at his weekly press conference this […]