Month: January 2019

The People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) is expected to engage the international community following last month’s passage of the no-confidence vote and the Party’s expectations on the way forward. This is according to Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo, who told reporters last week that in addition to a recent meeting he had with the diplomats from the ABC countries – United States of America (USA); United Kingdom (UK), and Canada as well as the European Union (EU) – the Party has also reached out to a number of international organisations. “We are…

Read More

…aims to strengthen investigation, prosecution of narcotics cases 0The US Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) has collaborated with the National Anti-Narcotics Agency (NANA) to conduct several training programmes intended to strengthen the investigation and prosecution of narcotics cases in Guyana. According to Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) Head Michael Atherly, “Operation Tale Horse” commenced in July 2018 and was expected to run until the end of 2019. Atherly mentioned that NANA, along with sister agency CANU, has joined forces with the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) and the Guyana Police Force (GPF) to…

Read More

The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) on Monday condemned the political interference by the ruling A Partnership for National Unity/Alliance For Change (APNU/AFC) coalition Government as the Guyana Police Force investigates the allegations of bribery against former AFC parliamentarian Charrandas Persaud, who voted in favour of the PPP’s motion of no confidence against the Government. The Party on Monday said that it welcomed an investigation if there was basis for one, providing that it was professionally conducted and was not driven by politics. It added that it had nothing to hide…

Read More

…Gold Board projects 651,000oz exportation for 2019 The Guyana Gold Board (GGB) has projected that for 2019, declarations and exportations are to be pegged at 651,000 ounces. This estimation was established in retrospect to the outcome from 2018, which turned out to be an “encouraging year” for the organisation. According to the Gold Board, plans are on stream to manage and enhance existing emission control mechanisms, obtain a permanent operation base and fulfilling the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force and National Risk Assessment Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism…

Read More

…Govt, Opposition Chief Whips set to engage GECOM No date was set for General and Regional Elections during Wednesday’s meeting between President David Granger and Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo, but coming out of that meeting is an agreement for teams from both sides to meet with the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to determine its operational readiness to host General and Regional Elections. This meeting, according to the Opposition Leader, is likely to be held today (Thursday) and will be led by the Chief Whips from the Opposition and Government –…

Read More

Not yet having acted in compliance with Article 106 (6) of the Guyana Constitution by resigning, the Cabinet, including the President, is unlawfully holding onto office, former Speaker of the National Assembly and prominent Attorney, Ralph Ramkarran has said. In his weekly column Conversation Tree, Ramkarran stated that a court would be approving this illegality if it allowed even a temporary break from compliance with Article 106 (6), especially given the fact that it is not the end of the life of the Government. “Under Article 106 (7), the Government,…

Read More

The Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) will launch the first part of its 2019 harmony campaign on Friday, January 11, 2019, at the Grand Savannah Suite, Pegasus, Georgetown, from 18:00h. A national unity song performed by Guyanese artistes Mark Ferdinand and Tshanna Cort, five harmony-themed public service announcements, four posters, a harmony “passport”, designs for two billboards and the Commission’s new website, will be presented. According to the ERC, in addition, a stage-play, “I AM US”, that speaks to unity and which examines some societal factors that impact on social cohesion,…

Read More

Charted Accountant and Attorney Christopher Ram has filed legal proceedings in the High Court to validate the recently passed no-confidence motion and have Government comply with constitutional provisions to demit office and call elections no later than March of this year. This latest writ comes as Government continues to hold fast to its 34 majority argument as one of its justifications for not calling elections. Ram, who filed the proceedings on Tuesday, is asking the court to declare that the President and the Cabinet resign in keeping with article 106…

Read More