Politics

Jagdeo offers “no comment” on appointment of a Chancellor of the Judiciary ahead of meeting with President

Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo on Tuesday declined to offer any comment on the appointment of a substantial Chancellor of the Judiciary, ahead of a meeting with President David Granger on the issue. The Opposition Leader and the President will meet on Wednesday, as the Law requires, to consult on the appointment of a Chancellor. Mr. Jagdeo confirmed the […]

BREAKING: PNC’s Sandra Adams passes away suddenly

Principal Political Secretary of the People’s National Congress, Sandra Adams, died this morning after reportedly suffering a massive heart attack. Ms. Adams, who also served as Assistant National Director for Community Development in the Government, was only recently discharged from the hospital after spending several days for a heart related ailment. She was the sister […]

National Emergency Monitoring System remains activated with heavy rainfall and flooding

In light of the existing weather, Minister of State Joseph Harmon is assuring that the National Emergency Monitoring system remains activated on a 24-hour basis with the ten administrative regions being actively monitored. The Minister, who was speaking during his post-cabinet press conference, said monitoring is being conducted via social media, television, HF radios, mobile […]

Four more long serving Attorneys appointed Senior Counsel

The Ministry of the Presidency today announced the appointment of four long serving Attorneys as Senior Counsel. The four persons are: Mr. Kalam Azad Juman Yassin, Mr. Fitz Le Roy Peters, Mr. Andrew Mark Fitzgerald Pollard and Ms. Josephine Whitehead. In January earlier this year, after a 20-year hiatus, President Granger elevated nine legal luminaries […]

Unreasonable to compare Exxon’s Guyana agreement with agreements in more matured oil countries -Exxon Country Manager

-by Kurt Campbell- Hours after the government released the contract it shares with the ExxonMobil company, the US oil giant hosted a press engagement to provide its own overview of the agreement with the hope of helping to make public discourse more constructive. Setting the tone ahead of Government’s press engagement slated for Friday, ExxonMobil […]