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The Guyana Police Force’s geographic organisational structure has come under review with suggestions for a reorganization of the current policing divisions. This transformation is expected to result in Regional Commanders being appointed to each of the 10 administrative regions across the country. Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan, in a recent interview with the Government […]
Former Government Minister under the People’s National Congress administration, Haslyn Parris, has died. He passed away yesterday at a city hospital after being rushed there from his home with an emergency health situation. He is being remembered for his years of service to the country especially in the area of constitutional reform. He also served as […]
The Ministry Of Finance has released the reports of several forensic audits that it initiated when the government changed in May 2015. Several of the reports have recommended criminal and/or disciplinary actions against culpable government officials of the former People’s Progressive Party government. A look at the Forensic Audit Report into the Guyana Oil Company revealed […]
by Kurt Campbell The Guyana Elections Commission is being criticized for its apparent sloth and alleged inaccuracy with the declarations of the just concluded local government elections. The issue was called into question by Opposition Leader Bharrat during a press conference on Thursday afternoon. Mr. Jagdeo insisted that the People’s Progressive Party’s victory was “massive” […]
The possibility of the government purchasing an aircraft to transport the President, his Ministers and government delegations has not been given much thought by the David Granger administration even after the recommendation of an official of the Ministry of Finance. At Thursday’s post Cabinet briefing, Minister of Natural Resources Raphael Trotman, in response to a question […]
As Guyanese celebrate the festival of Holi, President David Granger, joined members of the Hindu Swayamsevak Sangha for a Chowtal session on the lawns of State House on Tuesday evening. Chowtal is a genre of folk music originated from the Bhojpuri Region, Northern India and has been preserved for over 178 years in Guyana. In […]
As the government continues with its appointments to overseas missions, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that Agrément was received from the Government of the Federative Republic of Brazil for the appointment of career Guyanese diplomat, Ambassador George Wilfred Talbot to serve as the next resident Ambassador to the Federative Republic of Brazil. In […]
The Guyana Elections Commission has updated voter turnout percentage and according to a statement from GECOM on Monday afternoon, 47.1% of the eligible voters took part in the elections. Of the 507,584 persons who were on the list of electors, 236,323 valid votes were cast. Just over 2000 votes were rejected. The municipality of Linden […]
The American, British and Canadian Diplomats in Guyana met at the Canadian High Commission in Georgetown on Monday afternoon to reinforce their joint statement that Friday’s Local Government Elections were transparent, free and fair. United States Ambassador Perry Holloway, British High Commissioner Greg Quinn and Canadian High Commissioner Pierre Giroux, all agreed that nothing was […]
The People’s Progressive Party has declared that the results of the just concluded Local Government Elections ought to be seen as a referendum on the nine-month old APNU+AFC government, although the APNU+AFC has held on to all of its bases and the PPP has done the same. The party believes it has been able to […]
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