Following the decision of the Court of Appeal by a majority ruling to invalidate the no-confidence motion against the Government, the Private Sector Commission has issued a call for the ruling of the Appeal’s Court to be respected. In a statement on Saturday, the Commission said it “calls upon all of the political parties and…

..take out Belize 2-1 at the National Track and Field Centre last night FOR the first time in the country’s history, Guyana will play at the CONCACAF Gold Cup, thanks to goals from Neil Danns and Emery Welshman which lifted the Golden Jaguars to a 2 – 1 win over Belize last night at the

By Avenash Ramzan Backed by a vociferous crowd of about 4,000, the Golden Jaguars, Guyana’s senior national men’s football team, pulled off their most significant victory in the history of local football on Saturday evening. Guyanese responded to the ‘Wear Yellow’ call and they came out fully aware that a victory was the only result…

By a majority, the Court of Appeal this afternoon ruled that the no confidence motion against the Government of Guyana was not carried and is invalid based on an absolute majority not being attained. Chancellor Yonette Cummings and Appeal Justice Dawn Gregory, both ruled that in Guyana’s 65 member National Assembly, an absolute majority was…

… Golden Jaguars to tackle Belize at Leonora in historic encounter THE Golden Jaguars received a boost with the addition of former England U-19 and Reading FC talisman Callum Harriott, who was given all clearance by football’s world governing body FIFA, to represent the ‘Land of Many Waters’ in today’s historic clash against Belize at

The Opposition Friday evening expressed disappointment with the majority ruling at the Court of Appeal that effectively means the Government continues in office without consequence, importantly, without the need to call early general and regional elections. “Understandably, I am disappointed, for we felt that 33 has always constituted the majority in our National Assembly since…

President David Granger, through State Minister Joe Harmon, has informed Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo of his intention to name a date for elections soon. In a letter which was dispatched to Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo by the Minister of State on Wednesday, Mr. Harmon informed the Opposition Leader that “the President intends to shortly name…

Dear Editor, THE Ministry of Public Health in Guyana has stepped up its campaign to administer the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine to children in schools. There is much being said about the vaccine and the programme, both by those implementing it and those who appear to be affected by it, such as parents. As

Following a one-week visit to Guyana and meetings with several political parties and the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), the Carter Centre is urging “all sides to find an agreed-upon way forward to establish an early election date.” As the three-month period for holding of elections after the passage of a No-Confidence motion against the Government…

The Rusal Bauxite Company and the Guyana Bauxite and General Workers Union have reached an agreement, ending the strike by workers and ensuring the resumption of work by the workers. As part of the agreement hammered out today, the Rusal company will rehire the 61 workers who were fired by the company when they started…