By News Source Guyana on July 17, 2019
News, Politics
The Private Sector Commission has released a second and longer statement on the consequential orders of the Caribbean Court of Justice. In the statement issued today, the PSC said it is the considered view of the Private Sector body that the responsibility to uphold the constitution and its provisions on the passage of a no-confidence […]
By News Source Guyana on July 17, 2019
Crime, News, Politics
Police Commissioner Leslie James has announced that he will soon announce a new head of the Special Organised Crime Unit of the Guyana Police Force. The announcement could come within the next 24 hours. Assistant Police Commissioner Sydney James who headed the unit, was recently sent on leave in wake of the scathing findings of […]
By News Source Guyana on July 16, 2019
Elections, News, Politics
The Opposition Leader’s Attorney in the no-confidence case, Anil Nandlall has written the Chief Elections Officer, Keith Lowenfield, requesting that the Commission starts making preparations for elections by September 18. In the letter seen by News Source, Mr. Nandlall outlined the ruling of the Caribbean Court of Justice validating the passage of the no-confidence motion […]
By News Source Guyana on July 15, 2019
Elections, News, Politics
Diplomats from the American, British and European Missions in Guyana are urging Guyana’s leaders to abide by the ruling of the Caribbean Court of Justice in the no-confidence and GECOM Chairman cases and the relevant provisions of the Constitution. In the two-line joint statement, the ABE Diplomats said “the Caribbean Court of Justice – Guyana’s […]
By News Source Guyana on July 14, 2019
Elections, News, Politics
In a statement on Saturday evening, the Guyana Government it accepts that it is an ‘interim’ government, “but emphasises that Cabinet has not stopped functioning and government must continue to provide public services”. In its ruling, the CCJ said the December 2018 no-confidence motion against the Guyana Government was validly passed and that the constitutional […]
By News Source Guyana on July 12, 2019
News, Politics
The Caribbean Court of Justice this afternoon stayed clear of setting any date or timeline by which Guyana should host elections, throwing that issue over to Guyana’s political players. In delivering the consequential orders, CCJ President Justice Adrian Saunders said the Constitutional provisions on the passage of a no-confidence motion are clear and “it would […]
By News Source Guyana on July 11, 2019
News, Politics
The “hammering out” meeting between representatives of the President and the Leader of the Opposition ended today with the two sides agreeing that it is time for the President and the Leader of the Opposition to meet to further hammer out the GECOM Chairman nomination process. Director-General of the Ministry of the Presidency, Joe Harmon, […]
By News Source Guyana on July 11, 2019
News, Politics
The Alliance For Change which is one of the parties in the coalition government does not believe the Caribbean Court of Justice will enter the realm of Guyana’s politics when it hands down its consequential orders for the no-confidence case on Friday. The Opposition wants the CCJ to order that the Government holds elections by […]
By News Source Guyana on July 11, 2019
News, Politics
The Caribbean Court of Justice will be handing down its consequential orders in the no-confidence and GECOM Chairman cases tomorrow. The Court has already ruled that the no-confidence motion against the government was validly passed. As the country prepares for possible early elections, Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo has indicated that the CCJ should order those […]
By News Source Guyana on July 11, 2019
News, Politics
Describing it as “unconscionable”, Public Service Minister, Tabitha Sarabo-Halley announced this morning that the policy of newly hired public servants being forced to work for three months before receiving their salaries will now be something of the past. Sarabo-Halley told reporters that based on her checks and inquiries, there is nothing that could be found […]