Category: Politics

The A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) has called on the People’s Progressive Part/Civic administration to implement a national strategy to break the cycle of flooding that has been repeatedly plaguing all the regions of the country in recent years. In a statement on Tuesday, February 7, APNU said that the December-February rainy season, when the heaviest rains seem to occur, has become a time of annual anguish for most of the population. Despite the high cost of damage to homes, loss of crops and spread of water-borne and vector-borne…

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By Ariana Gordon Deputy Mayor and former Fisheries Minister under the PNCR administration, Robert Williams died on Monday, January 30, following a month of hospitalisation at the Caribbean Heart Institute (CHI). Williams, 62, who also served as city mayor from 1987 to 1989 and a commissioner of the Guyana Elections Commission until his death, was described by colleagues as “a man with much institutional knowledge”. He was on life support for most of his hospitalisation Guyana Times International was informed. The cause of his death is unknown. He was hailed…

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– Manickchand says detailed review ongoing   Opposition Leader Brigadier David Granger has called for an immediate, independent investigation into the administration of hinterland secondary schools, especially those with dormitories, saying that drug abuse at almost all of the institutions is prevalent. However, in a sharp response, Education Minister, Priya Manickchand said government has undertaken a full review of all hinterlands schools long before, Granger has been aroused. Granger’s call came in the wake of re cent reports of misconduct by teachers and students and of “dangerous mismanagement by the…

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The passage of the Telecommunications Act in the National Assembly during the early sessions of the 10th Sitting of the House has been deemed priority by the opposition political parties, the A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) and the Alliance for Change (AFC). The ruling People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) said that there is no prepared schedule to outline when the issue would be debated before the House. Speaking with Guyana Times International on January 20, leader of the government side of the House, Prime Minister Samuel Hinds when asked whether…

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Former Speaker of the National Assembly, Ralph Ramkarran believes that the position of Speaker of the House should be held by one who is impartial, and has severed most leadership ties with the political party to which he or she is affiliated. In a column published on his website www. conversationtree.gy, Ramkarran said newly appointed Speaker Raphael Trotman may find great difficulty in reconciling the position of speaker with those of leader and list representative of the Alliance for Change (AFC). Ramkarran said, “A Speaker promoting the op position’s agenda…

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The A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) said that among the issues it intends to raise for urgent resolution within the tripartite political talks with the People Progressive Party/Civic PPP/C) and the Alliance For Change (AFC) are amendments to the broadcast legislation, and the continued domination of the state media by the PPP/C. At a news conference on Thursday, the party said that during the recent elections, the extent of abuse of the state media by the PPP/C reached new levels. “APNU believes that urgent action must now be taken…

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On January 4, the presidents of Venezuela and Guyana, Hugo Chávez and Donald Ramotar respectively, discussed matters of mutual interest over the phone. According to a press release from the Venezuelan Foreign Office, Chávez expressed “his readiness to strengthen political, economic and social relations between two brotherly peoples, and his willingness to join efforts to achieve that end”. For his part, President Ramotar thanked the president for the invitation he received to visit Venezuela as president-elect on the occasion of the summit to establish the Community of Latin American and…

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President Donald Ramotar has continued with his task of re-organising the executive. The composition of Cabinet has been settled, with the exception of the appointment of a tourism, industry and commerce minister. The design of the work programme for the Cabinet has also been adopted. Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr Roger Luncheon at a post-Cabinet press briefing at the Office of the President said advisors that have been appointed include those who were there before: Gail Teixeira, Odinga Lumumba, Reepu Daman Persaud and Shyam Nokta; however, Navin Chandarpal has…

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