Politics

AFC National Congress and Elections set for January

Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo today announced that the Alliance For Change (AFC) will be hosting its National Congress in January 2017. It will mark the first national congress for the party since it took the reigns of political power in Guyana as part of the coalition government. The Prime Minister is the party’s acting Chairman. […]

Jagdeo trying to “kerfuffle” nation by dodging blame for state of sugar industry -Trotman

Natural Resources Minister Raphael Trotman has fired back at Opposition Leader Bharat Jagdeo’s claims of the Guysuco board being incompetent and that British company Booker Tate being responsible for the rundown of the multi million dollar Skeldon Factory. Trotman said Jagdeo’s criticism now is a classic case of “a bad worker blaming his tools.” “It is […]

Guyana and Norway strengthen climate change partnership

President David Granger and Norway’s Minister of Climate and Environment Vidar Helgesen met on the sidelines of the UN Climate Change Convention in Marrakesh, Morocco, for what has been described as “a very constructive dialogue on the way forward for their forest and climate partnership”. The cornerstones of the Guyana-Norway partnership are to safeguard Guyana’s […]

Government angry over Rusal’s no show to meeting with Ministers and Union reps.

Russian bauxite company, RUSAL, has angered the Labour Department after its representatives  failed to show up to a meeting with Ministers of Social Protection and representatives of the Guyana Bauxite and General Workers Union on Wednesday. Minister Keith Scott told media operatives that the meeting was arranged between the company and union so as to “finally […]

Jagdeo blasts Guysuco board as “incompetent” as he accuses government of not doing enough for sugar industry

Leader of the Opposition, Bharat Jagdeo, has blasted the coalition government over the way the government has been dealing with the sugar industry in Guyana, saying that instead of trying to stop the “massive hemorrhaging” of the sugar industry, the government appears more focused on closure and misleading the public. Jagdeo earlier today, at his […]

President Granger calls for increased climate financing at High Level Climate Change conference

(motp)  President David Granger has supported the call for increased climate financing, particularly for adaptation, and based on vulnerabilities of countries and not their economies measured by their Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The Head of State made these remarks, during his address at the High Level Session (HLS) of the 22nd Session of the Conference […]

City Hall seeks $600 Million bailout from Central Government

The Georgetown Mayor and City Council, on Monday, passed a motion by Councillor Junior Garrett to send a delegation from the M&CC to the Minister of Communities, Ronald Bulkan seeking an intervention from Central Government in the form of $600M. The motion was seconded by Councillor Lyndon Hilliman and was unanimously carried by the M&CC. […]

British Parliamentarians discussing anti-corruption issues with local MPs

A delegation from the British Parliament is in Guyana working with local Parliamentarians in several areas, including anti-corruption. Through a Parliament on Anti-Corruption Forum, efforts are being made to explore the role and responsibilities of Parliamentarians in identifying and understanding corruption, and building the legislative capacity of Guyana in tackling corruption through the evolution of […]