By News Source Guyana on March 29, 2015
Elections, Politics
President Donald Ramotar told thousands of supporters gathered in Kitty that the next PPP government under his watch will continue to make investments in the security sector. Ramotar who is seeking re-election after he was forced to call early elections following his prorogation of the parliament, told the Kitty Rally that he intends to pay […]
By News Source Guyana on March 25, 2015
Caribbean & International, Politics
President Donald Ramotar’s attendance at the April 9 in meeting Jamaica between CARICOM leaders and U.S President Barack Obama has been confirmed. The Guyanese Head of State will be looking to specifically “rekindle” trade and investment relations with the United States and wider international community. The meeting with the CARICOM leaders is expected to address […]
By News Source Guyana on March 25, 2015
Politics
Just two weeks after he was gunned down and even as the Guyana Police Force is still to find his killers, political activist Courtney Crum-Ewing has been described as nothing more than a “nuisance value” by President Donald Ramotar. Speaking at a Berbice meeting over the weekend, President Ramotar distanced his administration from the activist’s […]
By News Source Guyana on March 24, 2015
Politics
More than 200 jobs will be created for persons living along the Essequibo Coast in the near future with the establishment of the Institute of Applied Science and Technology’s (IAST) $100M rice cereal factory. The rice cereal is branded ‘Morning Glory’. President Donald Ramotar has lauded the initiative and noted that this is a step in the […]
By News Source Guyana on March 23, 2015
Elections, Politics
President Donald Ramotar is looking to work closer with the Christian community to ensure development across Guyana. The Christian community represents close to 60% of the country’s population. Speaking at the Good News Gospel Church crusade in Essequibo, on Saturday, the President said the family unit is one of several foundations on which the strength […]
By News Source Guyana on March 20, 2015
Elections, Politics
The Minister within the Ministry of Finance, Bishop Juan Edghill has declared that the people of Linden and Region 10 have received their fair share of development under the current administration. According to the Government Information Agency, Edghill who has been campaigning for The PPP/C in Linden, said that the government promised Lindeners that it […]
By News Source Guyana on March 19, 2015
commissioner, crime, Granger, police, ramotar
Politics
The government and the Leader of the opposition David Granger continue to be at odds over the confirmation of Seelall Persaud as Police Commissioner.Mr. Granger is contending that he was not meaningfully consulted in his capacity as Opposition Leader but the government is maintaining that there was consultation. Granger, who last week challenged the presidential appointment, on […]
By News Source Guyana on March 16, 2015
Politics
The only daughter of late Guyanese President Dr. Cheddi Jagan has expressed her extreme disappointment that former President Bharrat Jagdeo “would try to compare his lifestyle to that of my parents, former Presidents Dr. Cheddi Jagan and Mrs. Janet Jagan, and defend his opulent lifestyle by pathetically claiming that my parents also lived in a […]
By News Source Guyana on March 14, 2015
Politics
Opposition Leader David Granger on Friday challenged the legality of the recent confirmation of Seelall Persaud as the substantive Commissioner of Police by President Donald Ramotar. According to Granger, he was not consulted in keeping with provisions laid out in Article 2: 12 of the Guyana Constitution. He inferred that Tuesday’s swearing in ceremony was […]
By News Source Guyana on March 13, 2015
Elections, Politics
President Donald Ramotar on Thursday rolled out a 15 point plan for 2015 which he has dubbed the “15/2015 plan” and says he expects the Guyana Police Force (GPF) to work on its implementation as it seeks to restore high levels of public trust and increase its aggressiveness in fighting criminal elements and curbing criminality. […]