Door still open

…Govt, Opposition to meet again on election matters …President insists will not interfere with GECOM’s work   THE door of remains open for negotiation as President David Granger and Leader of the Opposition Bharrat Jagdeo are expected to meet again to continue deliberations on the holding of new General and Regional elections following a high-level

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President to meet with GECOM Friday

President David Granger has invited the Chairman and Commissioners of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) on Friday at 11 in the morning. The President’s invitation to Justice James Patterson and the Commissioners was swiftly dispatched following a meeting Wednesday between the President and the Opposition Leader. At the meeting, the Opposition Leader refused to discuss…

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Government and GTT sign MoU for Liberalisation of telecommunications market; GTT welcomes move

After years of talk about a liberalised telecommunications sector, the Government and GTT inched closer to making that a reality today with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding for the planned liberalisation of the telecommunications market. In a joint statement, the Government and GTT said that while not binding, the MoU represents a major…

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Meeting to go ahead

…President, opposition leader set to meet on election matters today THE meeting between President David Granger and Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo is on schedule for today at the Ministry of the Presidency, where the two will discuss matters relating to the holding of new General and Regional Elections. In a letter dated February 25, 2019,

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‘This is not a crisis’

…Min. Harmon says political stalemate an opportunity to put Guyana first THE opposition and its allies are of the opinion that the current political situation would result in a constitutional crisis, but Minister of State Joseph Harmon said it presents an opportunity for political leaders to work together. According to the narratives peddled by Opposition

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