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The Government has announced that former Programme Analyst at the local UNDP Office, Mr. Trevor Benn has been appointed Commissioner and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission (GL&SC) Mr. Benn previously served a Senior Land Developer at the Commission. The announcement was made on Wednesday by State Minister Joe Harmon […]
President David Granger on Wednesday swore in the members of the Advisory Council on the Prerogative of Mercy, giving them the charge that they must lead with the teachings of the spirit of mercy and compassion. The newly sworn in members of the council are Dr. Carl Hanoman, Justice Duke Pollard, Former Minister of Information; Mrs. […]
State Minister Joe Harmon is expected to issue a written statement today about his decision to hire businessman Brian Tiwarie as an advisor and he is also expected to address other recent allegations leveled against him. The Tiwarie appointment was revoked by the president. President David Granger yesterday said that the Minister made gave an […]
Although he has indicated that he does not intend to withdraw his resignation as Party Chairman, the Alliance For Change has asked Nigel Hughes to instead take some leave from the position and rethink his position. In a statement this afternoon, the Alliance For Change announced that the Chairman agreed at a meeting last evening […]
Although he had been serving as High Commissioner to Canada for over three years, former PPP government Minister, Harrynarine Nawbatt only signed a contract for the position weeks before the PPP was voted out of office at the May 2015 general elections. In a blistering statement in response to Nawbatt’s $49 Million lawsuit against the […]
Attorney At Law Nigel Hughes is not backing down from his decision to resign as Chairman of the Alliance For Change. In a surprise move on Monday evening, Hughes told the AFC Management committee that he was moving on and no longer wanted to serve as the party’s Chairman. In a Facebook post on Tuesday, […]
The Office of the Integrity Commission wants to know the public’s view and comments on the draft Code of Conduct for Government Ministers, Members of Parliament and Public Office Holders. In a notice in today’s Guyana Chronicle, the Integrity Commission has invited members of the public to make their comments known. Persons who may want […]
The Leadership of the Alliance For Change is not pleased with the direction in which the Agriculture sector is heading and may be getting ready to push for changes. The Minister of Agriculture in the coalition government, Noel Holder, was put forward by the Alliance For Change since the Agriculture portfolio was one which came […]
Just one day after the Alliance For Change’s leadership met and later issued a strong statement calling for the stripping of some of the powers of the Minister of State Joe Harmon, the Chairman of the Alliance For Change, Nigel Hughes has tendered his resignation. While the AFC has not confirmed the resignation, in a […]
In wake of a call by the Alliance For Change for a trimming of the powers entrusted in the Minister of State, President Granger intends to stand by the duties that were assigned to Minister Harmon when the government took office 11 months ago. The AFC is the smaller party in the APNU+AFC coalition. Following a […]
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