Politics

City Council approves new parking by-laws

With two City Councillors opposing the move, the Georgetown Mayor and City Council on Wednesday afternoon approved the amended parking meter by-laws by majority vote. The approval will now allow for the amended by-laws to be published for public viewing and paves the way for the return of parking meters in the Capital City, Georgetown once full […]

Ramjattan on the side of the Police as probe continues into seawall shooting incident

Even as the Government has ordered an inquest into the shooting deaths of three suspected bandits by the police along the seawall, Public Security Minister Khemraj Ramjattan has said that he believes the Police’s version of the unfolding incident and subsequent deaths. The Security Minister said he intends to support his Policemen until such time that […]

AFC sticks with the Coalition for Local Govt. polls

With Local Government Elections due in November this year, the Alliance for Change (AFC) has confirmed that it will contest the elections as a coalition with A Partnership for National Unity (APNU). The AFC had indicated earlier this year that it was considering whether it should contest the local elections by itself. However, after discussions at […]

Guyana is welcoming to investors, but concerns remain over lack of infrastructure -US Envoy

Guyana remains a welcoming place for investors but many of the potential large investors remain concerned about infrastructure and high electricity rates. During an interview on the Jumpstart morning radio show last Wednesday, US Ambassador to Guyana, Perry Holloway said the recent announcement by American Airlines that it will begin service to Guyana this year […]

Venezuela wants Diplomatic Contacts rather than Judicial settlement of border controversy with Guyana

The Government of Venezuela is maintaining that the International Court does not have jurisdiction in the border controversy issue with Guyana and it therefore rejects the move to the Court for a final settlement of the controversy. One day after Guyana officially filed its application to the International Court in the Hague, the Venezuelan Foreign […]

BREAKING NEWS: Guyana officially files border case application with International Court

One week after Guyana declared that its border case against Venezuela is in good hands with the legal team assembled, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced the official filing of the Application to the International Court to begin hearings on the matter. The filing was done today by Guyana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Carl […]