Civil society organisation concerned about govt’s ‘party card’ reason for removing Jadoopat from transparency initiative

Article 13 – a Guyanese, the pro-inclusionary democracy organisation, on Sunday took the Guyana government to task for removing Dr Rudy Jadoopat as the Coordinator  of the Guyana Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (GYEITI) on the fake grounds that he is a member of the Alliance For Change (AFC). The non-governmental organisation indicated that it was … Read more

Speaker Manzoor Nadir accused of being bias…as parliament approves billions while scrutinising thousands

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

‘YOU GOT TO GET A DILDO. THAT IS WHAT YOU NEED.’ – Nigel Dharamlall

A New and United Guyana (ANUG) today called for the removal of Minister of Local Government and Regional Development Nigel Dharamlall over his ‘dildo’ remark in Parliament last week. ANUG, which is one of three parties holding a seat in Parliament, said such behaviour has no place among the leadership of the country.  An abridged … Read more

VICE and the VP

To see our Vice President fumbling for words the other evening in his interview with VICE Media was not pretty. His typical press conference begins with a two-hour monologue touching on every issue, many of which are outside his chief cook and bottle washer portfolio. Local media operators tolerate these because most of them are … Read more

AG to Norton: ‘Legitimacy’ of the Gov’t cannot be determined by elections petition

Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Anil Nandlall, SC, has made it clear that an elections petition can only determine that a government is ‘illegitimate’. The AG made this assertion on Saturday in direct response to Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNC/R) Aubrey Norton, who publicly said that “The question of the … Read more

THE TERMINATION OF THE DEMERARA BRIDGE CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS RAISES SERIOUS QUESTIONS

APNU+AFC Media Release For immediate release Georgetown, Guyana, February 10, 2022: The Alliance for Change (AFC) says the decision of the People’s Progressive Party’s (PPP) Government to terminate contract discussions with the China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCECL) raises serious issues of due process, contract evaluation and probity by the administration. AFC General Secretary and … Read more

VP Jagdeo nails sensationalised allegations ambush by VICE News, outfit fighting to survive implosion

Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo has conclusively nailed several allegations of corruption thrown at him by a Journalist of VICE Media Group during an interview at his office on February 1, 2022, which was later aired on his social media on February 5, 2022.  The Media Group has been on a downward spiral in recent years and is … Read more

British wants to see greater transparency in local tendering process for contracts

High Commissioner Miller said the British Government through its High Commission will be looking to the fair competition when it comes to the bidding for big projects, noting that it is an issue that the Commission will continue to raise with the government. As Guyana continues to see more foreign investment interest, the British High … Read more

Gov’t now negotiating with Chinese Joint Venture firm for new Harbour Bridge

Negotiations on the construction of the new Demerara Harbour Bridge have shifted to the second-ranked bidder on the list of pre-qualified firms after talks between the government and China State Construction Engineering Corporation Ltd. were scrapped over the company’s high cost to build the modern structure. The new firm is a Joint Venture (JV) company between China … Read more

A fumbling lying Jagdeo!

Who has seen the short clip of Isobel Yeung’s interview with Bharrat Jagdeo? Look at his demeanor. He is lying through his teeth. Of course he wants to help as much people as possible, we all can agree on this. But he never finished that sentence. He forgot to say:”….. as long as they are … Read more