…AG lays down 16 grounds in partial appeal ARGUING that Chief Justice (ag) Roxane George-Wiltshire erred when she ruled that it would be unconstitutional to remove persons from the National Register of Registrants if they fail to register during this cycle of House-to-House Registration, Attorney-General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Basil Williams, laid out 16
A day that began full of possibility flipped and flopped and flipped again on the balance of probability and ended with an air of impossibility as England kept the Ashes alive, thanks to a match-winning century to Ben Stokes. Stokes’ unbeaten 135 handed England the most unlikely of victories, by one wicket, in the third…
Another meeting of the Guyana Elections Commission ended this afternoon with no decision on the way forward for early elections and the preparations for those elections. After the meeting, Opposition nominated Commissioner Sase Gunraj said it is clear that “delaying tactics” are ongoing”. He said there is the need for elections in a timely manner…
…Court of Appeal throws out application to stay proceedings …as opposition presidential candidate faces 19 fraud charges APPEAL Court Judge, Dawn Gregory, on Friday, denied People’s Progressive Party (PPP) Presidential Candidate, Irfaan Ali, a stay of proceedings in his $174M ‘Pradoville’ land sales case, which is ongoing in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court. The appeal was
Over three hundred forest operators were recently trained in the Environmental Authorization (EA) process, which is one of the first documents required before utilizing any forest resources. The workshop concluded on Friday and was funded under the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food and Agricultural Organization and European Union Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FAO-EU…
Chief Justice Roxanne George-Wiltshire this afternoon dismissed an application that was taken before her seeking to have the decision to proceed with house-to-house registration declared illegal. The application was made by Leader of the Liberty and Justice Party Lennox Schuman. His contention was that since the appointment of former GECOM Chair Justice James Patterson was…
… President urges action to deal with youths not in education, employment or training …declares open private school in Victoria PRESIDENT David Granger, on Thursday, officially declared open the Foundation for Real Christian Education (FORCE) located at Lot 4 Victoria Village, East Coast Demerara (ECD). The President commended the Principal of the vocational centre, Mr.
Repair works to the Wakenaam road is 50% completed, the Ministry of Public Infrastructure has reported. During the month of June, Minister David Patterson visited the island and pledged to mobilize a team from the Ministry’s Special Projects Unit (SPU) to conduct an assessment on the roads and to transport the Demerara Habour Bridge Corporation…
Opposition Member of Parliament, Bishop Juan Edghill joined the group formerly known as the Movement Against Parking Meters, in a protest outside the President’s Office today, calling for early elections. The small group now sells itself as the Mass Action People’s Movement. Mr. Edghill used the protest to tear into members of civil society, saying…
…GECOM commissioners to continue meeting on Friday …chief elections officer made presentations on possible scenarios OFFICIALS of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) have started discussions on the way forward after analysing and discussing the ruling on the legality of GECOM’s house-to-house registration exercise. “We have started the discussions on the way forward, but it is
