Risha Persaud

The now infamous cash grant of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) that was announced by Irfaan Ali in September 2020 seems to skip residents and areas that are thought to be APNU/AFC strongholds. The grant was said to provide a COVID-19 relief measure aimed at bringing immediate relief to persons bearing …

President Irfaan Ali and his foreign affairs ministry is rolling back signed agreements with Taiwan and dishing out apologies to China, this comes after Taiwan’s foreign ministry announced it had signed an agreement with Guyana to open a Taiwan office. The PPP/C led Guyanese government neglected already signed agreements with …

According to reports, Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs ordered the 26 Nationals from Haiti who entered Guyana legally according to the CARICOM agreement to leave the country. Attorney Darren Wade for the detained Nationals indicated that the Haitians were not charged with any crime. The deportation order is unlawful and violates the …

According to a statement from the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Dr. Keith Rowley, the OAS is partly responsible for “for triggering and fuelling the current Venezuelan situation.” Dr. Rowley noted that the officials had declared war with Trinidad and Tobago for not joining the Trump administration efforts against …

Police have arrested PCNR member and attorney James Bond on allegations of land fraud at Peters Hall, East Bank Demerara. The Crime Chief, Wendell Blanhum, has confirmed that Mr. Bond is currently in police custody pending the investigation. According to reports, James Bond is under arrest for conspiracy to defraud …

The Lands and Survey Commissioner, Trevor Benn, was served with his termination letter a few weeks ago. Trevor Benn has been in this position since 2016 under the former administration, APNC+AFC. Trevor worked as a Programme Analyst at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and is one of the founding …

According to a press release dated November 19, 2020, the President of Guyana, Dr. Irfaan Ali met with His Highness Sheikh Ahmed Dalmook Al Martoum of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and his eight-member delegation, who is in Guyana on a three-day state visit. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hugh …

According to a press release from the Department of Information, the President of Guyana, Dr. Irfaan Ali, has rehired the former Permanent Secretary within the Ministry of Amerindian Affairs, Sherie Samantha Fedee.  The Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance, Gail Teixeira, fired Ms. Fedee on October 12, 2020, after working …

The Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall, is suing the former Minister, Jaipaul Sharma and PNC Member, James Bond for $25M each over a Facebook post. The lawsuit is allegedly claiming damage of character. According to Bond and Sharma, the alleged post is about Nandlall’s private firm being involved in …

Montreal (GP) – Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is still yet to accept the US election results, which clearly shows former Vice President Joe Biden as the 46th President-Elect and Kamala Harris as the Vice President-Elect after the November 3rd elections.  This year, Mike Pompeo made headlines in Guyana by …