As the A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) celebrates its first anniversary, its chairman, David Granger has renewed the party’s call for a government of national unity. Granger noted that the APNU, a collection of more than 10 parties and civic organisations, together with the Alliance For Change (AFC) were given a “a mandate by the majority” at the November 2011 national elections. That mandate, he said, is to work towards the establishment of a government of national unity. An APNU-led government, he said, will be committed to ‘inclusionary democracy’…
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PAC has no authority to rescind Audit Office appointments – Teixeira
Presidential Advisor on Governance Gail Teixeira said the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has no authority to rescind the appointment of the finance minister’s wife to the post of director of the Audit Office. But that statement does not sit well with PAC Chairman Carl Greenidge who, at a meeting of the committee held on Monday, said the situation must be examined in greater detail, noting that the issue of rescinding the appointment of Gitanjali Singh, wife of Dr Ashni Singh has not been discussed thus far. Teixeira said, “This committee…
Read MoreJay Sobraj donates crime fighting lab in Berbice
The village is called Adventure. The county is Berbice. It is the region where such great Guyanese as Dr. Cheddi Jagan and Rohan Kanhai, to name a few, were born. And just recently, exceptional philanthropist, Mr. Jay Sobhraj, Senior Vice President of Zara Realty Holding Corp., formally handed over the multi-million (G) dollar Guyana Police Force-Zara Computer Centre at the Felix Austin Police College, “B” Division, Adventure, Berbice. Punctuated by interludes of live orchestration from the Guyana Police Force Band, even the legendary Caribbean icons Dr. Jagan and Mr. Kanhai,…
Read MoreAlexander attacks Granger’s ‘power grab’
Former People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) stalwart and activist Vincent Alexander on Tuesday expressed dismay at the fact that chairman of the A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) David Granger is running for the leadership of the PNCR with the hope of holding both posts. In a letter addressed to the editor, Alexander said Granger had indicated that he did not see the need for the two posts to be held by one individual. According to Alexander, Granger argued that “Corbin, with his knowledge of the party, and his political…
Read MoreViolence against children
A decade after ratifying the “UN Convention on the Rights of The Child” most Caribbean countries are still grappling with the institutionalisation of its strictures. They had accepted an obligation to take all appropriate legislative, administrative, social and educational measures to protect our children from all forms of violence, as set out in Article 19 of the Convention. One of the criticisms of the Caribbean’s response was the lack of a co-ordinated approach to their responsibilities. Last Friday, the Council for Human and Social Development (C OHSOD) of CARICOM met…
Read MoreLinden protest for subsidised electricity turns deadly
– four killed during clashes with police – several buildings set ablaze – gov’t orders full probe Four persons were killed and several others injured when police and Lindeners, who were protesting a hike in their electricity tariffs, clashed in an ugly affair late Wednesday in the bauxite mining town. By 21:00h the situation had deteriorated with outraged residents setting fire to the roadways and also several buildings, including the People’s Progressive Party office. The casualties undermined what was thought to be a peaceful day of demonstration which saw residents…
Read MoreBudget cuts unlawful – Chief Justice
– Court orders restoration of ERC funds, but rejects application for other agencies By Ariana Gordon Acting Chief Justice Ian Chang on Wednesday ruled that Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh be allowed to withdraw monies from the Consolidated Fund as it becomes necessary for the functioning of the Ethic Relations Commission (ERC) Secretariat, but rejected the ex parte application filed by the Attorney General and Legal Affairs Minister Anil Nandlall that sought the restoration of the Gy$21.9 billion budget cuts. Chang also ruled that the National Assembly can only approve…
Read MoreNorton roasts Granger over ‘fatherless nation’ claims
-calls it betrayal of Burnham, Jagan Former General Secretary of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) Aubrey Norton has flayed Opposition Leader David Granger, for his comments that there was no father or mother of Guyana, saying that the MP, who is running for leadership of the party, is denying its founder Forbes Burnham his rightful place in history. Speaking at a lecture series at Parliament last week, Granger said: “There is no ma or pa for independence here. There is no father of the nation, there is no mother…
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Three newcomers on July ProAm card
-Atwell squares off against Lake in main bout By Avenash Ramzan Three former amateur boxers will make their move up the professional ranks on July 27 when the 25th edition of the Guyana Boxing Board of Control’s (GBBC) Friday Night Fights ProAm boxing card is staged at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH). Berbician Richard Williamson and the Georgetown-based Dilan Allicock will make their first appearance as professionals against each other in a four-round bantamweight contest. The duo, Williamson in particular, enjoyed an impressive career in the amateur ranks, and…
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