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In a joint statement from the President and Opposition Leader, it was announced this evening that Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo, has agreed to submit a third list of nominees to President David Granger, for consideration for the post of Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission. The statement said the “parties agreed that it would be […]
Residents in the mining community of Mahdia in Region Eight, are being encouraged to take all necessary precautions as flood waters remain in the community following more than 12 hours of heavy rainfall. Overnight and early morning showers have seen the overflowing of the Mahdia creek and the flood waters quickly moving through the community. […]
Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo today said that he is willing to prepare and submit another list of nominees for the post of Chairperson of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) if he is asked by President David Granger to do so. Jagdeo made the comment ahead of a planned consultation between himself and President Granger at […]
The Board of Directors of the Georgetown Public Corporation (GPHC) has fired the Corporation’s acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Allan Johnson, following a series of lapses which they claim caused much embarrassment. A statement from the Board’s Chairperson, Kesaundra Alves noted that Johnson’s removal from the post takes effect from Friday June 9, 2017. She […]
President David Granger and Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo are to meet later this month at State House to address the Elections Commission Chairman nomination issue. On Friday, the President rejected the second list of nominees that was submitted by Mr. Jagdeo. President Granger indicated that in keeping with the Constitution, the nominees should be persons who […]
President David Granger said that Leader of the Opposition, Mr. Bharrat Jagdeo must submit a list that matches the criteria set out in keeping with Article 161 (2) of the Constitution of Guyana for the selection of a ‘fit and proper’ person to fill the post of Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM). The […]
President David Granger has rejected the latest list of nominees for the GECOM Chairman post that was submitted by the Leader of the Opposition. In a letter to Mr. Jagdeo today, the President said that the Constitution provides for the Opposition Leader to submit a list of persons who are not unacceptable to the President […]
The Ministry of Natural Resources this afternoon announced that as an act of good faith, the government will not prosecute the charges against the more than 20 persons arrested on Sunday May 28, 2017 for mining within the iconic Kaieteur National Park. According to the Ministry, the Park has been designated a Protected Area and […]
Even as the National Toshaos Council issued a call for the government to drop charges against miners found mining in the Kaieteur National Park, Minister of State, Joseph Harmon on Friday defended the government’s move to clamp down on illegal mining in the protected area. Mr. Harmon said while several workers were arrested for the […]
Minister of State, Joe Harmon, today made it clear that the Cabinet has made any decision or had any discussions with regards to a move to a referendum for the repeal of anti-gay laws in Guyana. At his post-cabinet press briefing on Friday morning, Mr. Harmon explained that the issue has not reached cabinet. He told […]
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