By News Source Guyana on July 7, 2015
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President David Granger will this morning meet with leading government ministers and his security team to look at ways of tackling the current crime problem in the country. The Ministry of the Presidency has announced that the President will today meet with Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo, Minister of Public Security, Khemraj Ramjattan, Minister of State […]
By News Source Guyana on July 7, 2015
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Venezuela appears to be toughening its position on Guyana as the government of Guyana continues to rally the support of the international community and they are all condemning Venezuela for its latest claim to Guyana’s territory. Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro has now recalled his Ambassador to Guyana for consultations and has also decided to trim the […]
By News Source Guyana on July 5, 2015
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Former President Bharrat Jagdeo reportedly received resounding support from within the People’s Progressive Party to be Opposition Leader over immediate former President and the PPP’s last Presidential Candidate, Donald Ramotar. Writing in his weekly “Conversation Tree blog former PPP Executive member, Ralph Ramkarran said that in the contest between Jagdeo and PPP’s Presidential Candidate Donald Ramotar […]
By News Source Guyana on July 5, 2015
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The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has affirmed its commitment and solidarity to Guyana in wake of the latest threats from Venezuela. CARICOM Leaders wrapped up their 36th Regular Meeting in Barbados on Saturday evening and new Chairman of CARICOM, Prime Minister of Barbados Freundel Stuart said CARICOM will do everything in its power to ensure that Venezuela […]
By News Source Guyana on July 3, 2015
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The Ministries of Communities which holds responsibility for local government, has fired Town Clerk of the City of Georgetown, Carol Sooba and her appointment has been revoked effective July 7, 2015. Sooba has been on leave since the new government took office. She was sent on leave by the Georgetown City Council back in May […]
By News Source Guyana on July 3, 2015
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The Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Kamla Persad-Bissessar on Friday announced that her government stands in full support of Guyana in wake of the decree by Venezuela claiming Guyana’s territorial waters. Ms. Persad-Bissessar met with Guyana’s President David Granger on Friday morning for bilateral talks and just after those talks she indicated that Trinidad […]
By News Source Guyana on July 3, 2015
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by Gordon Moseley in Bridgetown The United Nations Secretary General, Ban-Ki-Moon has given the undertaking to send a team of UN officials to Guyana as President David Granger has made known the Guyana government’s concern over recent threats from Venezuela through its latest decree claiming Guyanese territory. The UN Secretary General and President Granger held […]
By News Source Guyana on July 3, 2015
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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has cancelled his attendance to the CARICOM Heads of Government Meeting in Bridgetown Barbados. Instead, the Venezuelan government is being represented by its Executive Vice President Jorge Arreaza. The Vice President arrived in Barbados on Thursday evening. The Venezuelan President was blasted by Guyana’s President, retired Brigadier David Granger during his […]
By News Source Guyana on July 3, 2015
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The United States has pledged its support to the new David Granger led administration. On Thursday evening, the US Embassy in Guyana hosted a reception to celebrate the 239th Independence anniversary of the United States of America. At the reception, which was hosted at the Guyana Marriott, Chargé D’Affaires of the American Embassy, Bryan Hunt said […]
By News Source Guyana on July 3, 2015
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The opposition People’s Progressive Party Civic has gone to High Court seeking to prevent APNU+AFC Ministers Winston Felix and Keith Scott from serving as Members of Parliament. The Party’s contention is that the two Ministers cannot sit in the National Assembly because their names were not extracted from the coalition’s list of candidates. The Court action was filed […]