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The Alliance For Change,which forms part of the Coalition government, is standing behind President David Granger’s decision to reject the Opposition Leader’s first list of nominees for the GECOM Chairman job based on the list being unacceptable. AFC Leader and Minister of Public Security, Attorney Khemraj Ramjattan, told a media conference on Friday that the […]
Opposition Leader and former President, Bharrat Jagdeo is threatening to move to the Court over the interpretation of the Constitutional requirements for the post of Elections Commission Chairman. Mr. Jagdeo told a media briefing today at PPP Headquarters, Robb Street, that he is still awaiting clarification from the President on his interpretation of the Constitutional […]
IRVING, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–ExxonMobil announced today positive results from its Payara-1 well offshore Guyana. Payara is ExxonMobil’s second oil discovery on the Stabroek Block and was drilled in a new reservoir. The Payara-1 well targeted similar aged reservoirs that were proven successful at the company’s Liza discovery. “This important discovery further establishes the area as a […]
President David Granger, today, presented to Justice Claudette Singh, her Commission of Appointment as Senior Counsel. Justice Singh was named among the nine legal practitioners to be vested with this honour. However, she was unable to attend the ceremony last week when peers were awarded ‘Silk’, as she was overseas. With some 40 years of […]
President David Granger is not budging from his position when it comes to the Constitutional requirements for job of Elections Commission Chairman and today he said the Constitution is very clear on the matter. In a statement issued by his office, the President said he is committed to fulfilling the Constitutional requirement within the ambits […]
Guyana inched closer towards establishing its own Law School today, with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of Guyana and the University College of the Caribbean and Law College of the Americas. The MoU has formalised the Public-Private partnership for the establishment of the Law School which will carry the name […]
Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Senior Counsel Basil Williams, has added his interpretation of the constitution regarding the appointment of a Chairman for the Guyana Elections Commission. President David Granger on Sunday rejected the six nominees submitted by the Opposition Leader after he found that they were all “unacceptable” for the job based […]
Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo has written to President David Granger, requesting that he offers some clarity on his interpretation of the qualifications for the job of Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission. The President on Sunday announced that he found the six nominees submitted by the Opposition Leader to be “unacceptable” for the job based […]
The Secretary General of CARICOM, Ambassador Irwin LaRoque, believes that 2017 has the potential to be an “ascending year” for the regional body as the Community continues to grapple with issues of low growth, correspondent banking, climate change, crime and security and restrictions and access to concessional development financing. He made that observation on Monday, […]
Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo on Monday said he will be responding to a letter he received from the President, requesting that he submits a new list of persons who are “not unacceptable” to be considered for the position of Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission. Mr. Jagdeo told News Source earlier this evening that he […]
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