Politics

President loudly heckled by PPP MPs during Address to Parliament

With loud heckling from the Opposition benches, President David Granger addressed the Parliament, outlining some of his government’s accomplishments and plans. Opposition Members held up placards and shouted various slogans at the President as he delivered his speech for close to an hour. At one point of his speech, President Granger asked “What about some […]

“Non-cooperating” PPP wants government to include its proposals in National Budget

Still refusing to be a part of any formal budget consultations with the government and amid insistence of non-cooperation, Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo now wants the APNU+AFC government to include its proposed measures in its 2018 National Budget. Ahead of the presentation of the government’s 2018 fiscal plan to the National Assembly, the Opposition People’s […]

Patrick Yarde complains “more of the same” with government’s treatment of public servants

Faced with what it believes is “more of the same”, a “betrayed” Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) on Friday said it continues to encounter political reluctance to address the “peppercorn salaries” being paid to public servants. GPSU President, Patrick Yarde said the Union now feels betrayed and is no longer deluded into thinking that a […]

GTU threatens strike action after walk out of salary increase talks with Education Ministry

Officials of the Guyana Teachers Union walked out of salary negotiation talks with the Ministry of Education earlier today, after learning that the Ministry would have been offering teachers the same level of increases that were recently announced for other public servants. Last week it was announced that public servants would have been getting increases […]

Jagdeo calls on all Guyanese to join him in “non-cooperation” campaign against the Government

As the Opposition Leader’s non-cooperation campaign against the government begins, the Opposition Leader is now calling on citizens across the political divide to join forces with him. The PPP continues to press President David Granger to reverse the appointment of retired Justice James Patterson as the Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission following the President’s […]

Ram steps down from AG’s Advisory Committee two days after criticizing new GECOM Chair of serving AG Advisory Committee

Just days after firing off at the President over his appointment of Justice James Patterson as the new Chairman of the Elections Commission, Chartered Accountant and Attorney Christopher Ram has stepped down as a member of an Advisory Committee to the Attorney General for the setting up of a law school in Guyana. Ram in […]