Politics

Opposition parliamentarian, Sherod Duncan was arrested on Thursday and is under investigation following a police complaint against him filed by a staff of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), police said. According to the police, Mr. Giddings claimed to the Cyber Crime Unit that Duncan singled him out on his talk …

Natural Resources minister, Vickram Barrat, has said his country will model the exploration of their newly found fossil resource by the oil sector management strategies of Ghana. According to him, Guyana is taking Ghana as a model because Ghana is managing its oil resources very efficient which is bringing many …

The “A New and United Guyana” party, whose Chairman is Senior Counsel Timothy Jonas, is pulling support from the Ali/Jagdeo led PPP/C government over the administration structuring institutions and procedures to allow easy access to public resources in order to advance what ANUG called the government’s divisive goal. “Our democratically …

The Guyanese government’s announcement that it is contracting with China Railway Group to build and fund the Amaila Falls hydroelectric project, and possibly take out as much as $1.5 billion in loans for China-built infrastructure, symbolizes the renewed takeoff of Chinese projects and PRC influence in Guyana.  An earlier version of the Amaila Falls …

In a World Bank report titled “An Uneven Recovery: the Impact of COVID-19 on Latin America and the Caribbean” released on 30th November 2021, Guyana ranked extremely low in comparison to poorer Latin American countries as it relates to children receiving proper education throughout the pandemic. Results from a World …

The Afro-Guyanese community received somewhat of a scripted apology from Minister Charles Ramson who was heard on a local radio station stating that the “Afro-Guyanese community is lacking role models”. Ramson quickly took to his social media to recant his statements and pointed out in a traditionally racist fashion that …

Embattled Guyanese President Irfaan Ali took a page out of US past President Donald Trump’s book and placed blame on migrants for rising crime even though his regime historically equated to crime incline.          

The People Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) foot soldier and leader of the Liberty and Justice Party Lennox Shuman have struck an all-time low by petitioning the Government of Guyana via social media to withhold aid from Guyanese who are not fully vaccinated. Shuman suggests that the PPP/C government should not …

Outrage sparks as the reigning Peoples Political Party Civic (PPP/C) took the time to further divide the country and politicise the athletes being sent to the Tokyo games. Our newsroom reach out to two of the athletes who voiced their concern for the uniform colors and were told by a …

The High Court has ordered Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo to pay former Housing Minister Annette Ferguson GYD$20 million for defaming her during the A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance for Change (APNU+AFC) administration. In her ruling, High Court Judge Sandra Kurtzious stated that if the defendant does not comply with the …