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Critical works will be conducted on the Demerara Harbour Bridge this coming weekend and those works are expected to affect marine and vehicular traffic beginning on Thursday and continuing until next Tuesday. The works will entail the replacement of a second pontoon under the retractor span and will see a temporary stop in all marine […]
The People’s Progressive Party through its Executive Secretary, Zulfikar Mustapha, has moved to the Courts against the Attorney General in an effort to quash the President’s appointment of Justice James Patterson as Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission. Attorney and PPP Member of Parliament, Anil Nandlall filed the Court Proceedings on his party’s behalf today. […]
Members of the first ever and long-awaited Local Government Commission took their oath of office on Monday, with assurances from the President that his government remains respectful of the Constitution. President David Granger said the ceremony signifies the government’s commitment to good governance, respect for the constitution and enforcing local democracy. He also believes that it demonstrates […]
With the Guyana Bar Association and the opposition, People’s Progressive Party both threatening legal action over the President’s appointment of a Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission, President Granger has brushed aside assertions that he needed to provide reasons for rejecting the 18 names submitted to him by the Opposition Leader. “I do not know […]
(MOTP) As the Government of Guyana continues with its drive to ensure that sustainable, family oriented communities are created across Guyana, the Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission (GLSC) has begun working with the sixth community this year to regularise land usage. GLSC Commissioner, Trevor Benn, along with a team from the Commission visited Kwakwani, Upper […]
Faced with criticism from some quarters over his decision to move ahead with the appointment of a Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission, after rejecting the Opposition Leader’s nominees, President David Granger is making it clear that his actions are entirely within the Constitution. Speaking to News Source on Saturday in the town of Lethem, […]
While not questioning the legality or constitutionality of the President’s decision to unilaterally appoint a Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission after rejecting the three list of Opposition nominees, The Guyana Bar Association believes the President should now give full reasons for his rejection of the eighteen nominees that were submitted by Opposition Leader, Bharrat […]
The People’s Progressive Party intends to carry out peaceful protests and vigils as part of its non-cooperation with the Government of Guyana. The PPP announced on Friday evening that it has been meeting with its regional representatives and is moving ahead with its non-cooperation with the government. The PPP maintains that the appointment of retired […]
The Alliance For Change, which is one of the main partners in the coalition Government, has expressed its full support of the President’s decision to move ahead with the appointment of a Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission. The AFC held a special executive meeting on Friday and noted the decision made by the President […]
The Private Sector Commission has added its voice to the Opposition party’s criticism of the President’s decision to move ahead with the appointment of a Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission. In a statement, the PSC said the move by President Granger now poses “a clear threat to democracy and will inevitably divide the […]
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