Guardians of Guyana
Opposition Member of Parliament (MP) and Shadow Oil and Gas Minister, David Patterson yesterday tabled a Motion in the National Assembly calling for liability insurance coverage in the event of an oil spill disaster.In his Motion, Patterson cited the effects an oil spill can have on Guyana and noted that in the absence of full-coverage … Read more
In a bid to create jobs for laid off sugar workers, the government has agreed to grant some 55 acres of lands located at Enmore on the East Coast of Demerara (ECD) to a 52 percent Guyanese owned joint venture called Guysons K+B Industries Inc. (GKB).The 55-acre plot includes the US$12.5M Enmore Packaging Plant that … Read more
As Guyanese across the miles digest the statements made by Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Nigel Dharamlall, calls continue to build for appropriate action to be taken against the public official, since “nice speeches” are not enough.Over the weekend, A New and United Guyana (ANUG) added their voice to the protest against the … Read more
Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), Mr. Aubrey Norton, is confident that the bribery and corruption allegations against Vice President, Bharrat Jagdeo if properly investigated will unearth damning revelations. Norton presented his reasons for the suspicion during an interview with veteran Journalist, Adam Harris, on Friday evening. The PNCR Leader said that many … Read more
By Gary Eleazar Legislative bodies are by their very nature combative, sometimes civilised but often times not. There has, in the past, been physical violence in Parliaments across the world and during his tenure as Speaker of the National Assembly, Raphael Trotman concluded that Guyana’s Parliament would soon descend into physical violence in the House. … Read more
Days after it was revealed that the contract between China State Construction Engineering Corporation Limited (CSCEC) and Guyana, to build the $53.7B New Demerara River Bridge has been terminated, Vice President, Bharrat Jagdeo has taken the spot light for allegations of massive corruption and bribery with the Chinese. During a recent interview with the American … Read more
A motion filed by A Partnership for National Unity + Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC), Member of Parliament (MP), Joseph Harmon, is seeking to have 22 members of the government side of the National Assembly sent to the Committee of Privileges, has been dismissed by Speaker of the House, Manzoor Nadir. Nadir gave the announcement as … 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