Category: Politics

A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) Member of Parliament Basil Williams was voted in as chairman of the parliamentary special select committee to review legislation pivotal to the holding of local government elections. Acting Cabinet Secretary Gail Teixeira confirmed Williams’ appointment on Friday at the Office of the President. Teixeira noted that it was a necessary step in furthering local government elections. She continued that the special select committee was decided upon after Local Government Minister Ganga Persaud put forth the multiple local government bills concerning reform. Williams told Guyana…

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–smacks of vindictiveness, personal vendetta, observers say The opposition’s bill to amend former President Bharrat Jagdeo’s medical benefits is unthinkable and lacks moral decency, according to government’s chief whip, Gail Teixeira. Teixeira’s comments came after A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) parliamentarian Carl Greenidge, tabled a bill titled “Former Presidents Benefits and Other Facilities Amendment Bill 2012 – No 25/ 2012”, at a sitting of the National Assembly on the 17th December. “Greenidge brought a motion to cap the former President’s pension and benefits, and that motion was approved by…

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Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee said the approach the combined opposition took at the last sitting of the National Assembly was expected. Speaking during a recent interview on the Current Issues and Analysis programme aired on TVG, the minister said the Alliance For Change (AFC) and the A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) were selective as to what areas they would cut in the requests provided by each minister. Rohee emphasised that such actions prove that the joint opposition was using their one-seat majority to show that they “are in…

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The Alliance For Change (AFC), has called for the urgent appointment of a substantive Chancellor of the Judiciary and a Chief Justice. It also warned that the Attorney General’s frequent court actions against decisions made by the Parliament is placing undue burden on the already stretched judiciary. In a statement on Monday, the party said Article 122 of the Constitution states: “All courts and all persons presiding over the courts shall exercise their functions independently of the control and direction of any person or authority; and shall be free and…

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– Education Minister urges teachers to change culture of school system By Lakhram Bhagirat Acting Minister of Education, Dr. Frank Anthony, has urged graduates of the Cyril Potter College of Education (CPCE) to change the culture of Guyana’s school system and to always ensure that the various subject areas are covered in the way they are supposed to. A section of the CPCE graduates  “It is remarkable and historic that CPCE is sending off this number of students,” said the minister, referring to the 862 newly trained teachers who graduated…

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Minister of Home Affairs Clement Rohee Clement Rohee, the home affairs minister, is a creature of the ruling People’s Progressive Party/ Civic (PPP/ C). He is a stalwart and one of the foremost members of the party whose tough stance against opposition forces makes him a target for attacks and vilification. Not long after the budget cuts, the opposition shifted its focus on another matter, this time zeroing-in on Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee, laying the blame at his feet for the killing of three Lindeners during the opposition-orchestrated demonstration…

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Just when citizens were beginning to settle after a series of police killings and protests, the opposition-backed Agricola turmoil on the night of October 12, further set the country back, while driving fear into thousands, some of whom were left stranded when residents of the East Bank Demerara village and elsewhere set fiery blockades on the road, and beat and robbed hapless commuters. It was a shameless display of criminality that had come hours after the Alliance For Change (AFC) Chairman, Nigel Hughes, issued an ultimatum to President Donald Ramotar…

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The People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) held its fourth and final general council meeting for 2012 in the auditorium at Congress Place last Saturday. In a release, the party said the delegates attending the council – which is the highest decision-making organ of the party between biennial congresses – represented each of the 10 administrative regions. The party chairman, Basil Williams welcomed the delegates and gave the opening address. He also chaired the morning session of the programme. Since 2012 marks the 55th anniversary of the party, the programme included…

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– but calls for more cooperation to move country forward President Donald Ramotar President Donald Ramotar said that he has managed to sustain the work started by the previous PPP/C administrations, catering for the social and educational needs of citizens, as he reflected on his first year in office. The first Guyanese president to lead a minority government, Ramotar told media operatives that  since he was sworn in as Guyana’s seventh executive president, he  has been pleased with the work done to improve and develop the education, health and housing…

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