Politics

A Guyanese American is in the run for a New York City Council District in a special election that concludes tomorrow, March 23rd. Latchmi Gopal, a daughter of Guyanese immigrants, community organizer and Bronx native, is running for New York’s City Council District 15 seat, vacated by Ritchie Torres. Torres …

Morse Archer, the CEO of Cevons Waste Management, will be questioned by police this afternoon in connection with a parcel of land bought from the Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission. Attorney General Anil Nandlall had written to Archer in February, telling him that the land he had purchased belonged to …

After being abused and intimidated by local government minister, Nigel Dharamlall, six councillors belonging to the PPP/C resigned from Rosignol’s Neighborhood Democratic Council. “As a woman and mother I can’t work under these conditions” The six indo-Guyanese who complained that Minister Dharamlall terrorized them are Samuel Jagnandan, Iqbal Alli, Agnes …

The government has brought a legal case to have lands sold to Wilfred Brandford of Car Care Enterprise repossessed, and former Lands and Surveys Commissioner Trevor Benn and former Ministry of Finance Valuator Julian Barrington have also been sued for their involvement in the sale for more than $100 million …

In a shocking short press statement, Guyana’s Attorney General Mohabir Anil Nandlall can be heard saying that infamous PPP Minister Kwame McCoy is a “Great” afro-Guyanese. This comes after allegations of embattled McCoy slapping another female parliamentarian in the face with his phone.    

Ironically the global theme for International Women’s Day in 2021 is ‘Women in Leadership: Achieving an Equal Future in a COVID-19 World’. COVID-19 has impacted women and girls in profound ways, amplifying the inequalities they face every day. It is fundamental that diverse women’s voices and experiences are central to national …

PPP Minister Kwame McCoy allegedly got physical with a female opposition member Tabitha Sarabo-Halley in the halls of parliament today which forced the sitting to come to a sudden halt. The opposition Minister and witnesses saw McCoy slap his phone in the face of the female opposition member more in …

On 1 March 2021, the political consultations were held between Latvia and the Co-operative Republic of Guyana. The Latvian delegation was headed by the Under Secretary of State of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Political Director Janis Mažeiks, and the delegation of Guyana – by the Permanent Secretary of the …

In the midst of one of the world’s most deadly pandemics and the rising count of deaths and infections in Guyana due to the Covid-19 virus, the Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony took to the “2021 Budget Debate Presentation” podium and started speaking on agriculture and vegetables. Guyana has a …

In her 2021 “Budget Presentation” debate, education Minister Priya Manickchand can be heard saying that her team rushed work with the intent to distribute to kids in the public educations sector which resulted in poor quality.   Manickchand said it was “ok” for educators to give kids incorrectly spelt words …