Guardians of Guyana
Sentinel Dear Editor IN 2014, the local European Union (EU) representative confirmed that Guyana received €136 million (G$32 Billion) from 2007 to 2013 under the Accompanying Measures for Sugar Protocol Programme (ASMP). The EU allocated grants to Guyana and 18 other African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries, having made the decision to discontinue EU preferential sugar … Read more
Former Minister of Housing and presidential hopeful of the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) Mohamed Irfaan Ali has lost a challenge to the validity of 19 fraud charges levelled against him over the sale of land in the ‘Pradoville 2’ Housing Scheme, resulting in him now having to go to trial. The decision paving the way … Read more
Dear Editor, THE character that is Bharrat Jagdeo is a very interesting and most unbelievable actor in the political theatre of Guyana’s politics.If nothing, he knows how to attract the media’s attention. Despite his constant berating of them, they seem bewitched and obliged to show up at his every beck and call. His most recent … Read more
“Don’t say another word,” was the instruction given by Bharrat Jagdeo, the General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C), to Mohamed Irfaan Ali. Jagdeo said he made sure that Ali, the party’s presidential candidate, would say no more about his credentials, when questioned by members of the media corps.So Ali was tightlipped last … Read more
The Presidential candidate of the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C), Irfaan Ali, has made it clear that he will make no further efforts to clarify issues about the authenticity of his qualifications.In his first press conference since his expedition across the country, the PPP Presidential candidate vouched that he is honest and very comfortable with … Read more
“As the facts come, I will release it to the media.”That is what Irfaan Ali told the media the day he was elected to serve as People’s Progressive Party’s (PPP) presidential candidate. At the time, he was being questioned about his disputed qualifications.This was since January 19.But even before that, when this newspaper questioned him … Read more
Despite being elected People’s Progressive Party’s (PPP) presidential candidate, Irfaan Ali is still to categorically answer questions in the public domain about the authenticity of his qualifications.Ali’s documents suggest that he may have used a fraudulent transcript to pursue his Master’s Degree programme at an Indian University. Over a week ago, when asked to comment … Read more
The academic achievements of one of the frontrunners in the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) race for presidential candidacy, Mohamed Irfaan Ali, are under question.Recently, Ali has been featured in the media over the 19 charges with which he was slapped by the Special Organized Crime Unit (SOCU) of the Guyana Police Force.Now, Ali is making … Read more
Nineteen charges of conspiracy to defraud by common law, were yesterday instituted against former PPP/C Minister of Housing, Mohammed Irfaan Ali by the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU), after nearly two years of investigations. The charges, which detail offences alleged to have occurred between the period of September, 2010 to March 30, 2015, are in … Read more
In keeping with the laws of Guyana, the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) will, next week, publish fiscal incentives it has granted from 2012 to 2016. According to GRA’s Commissioner General, Godfrey Statia, this is an anomaly that has been unaddressed for too long.Statia noted that according to Section 37 of the Investment Act, Government should … Read more