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AFC election petition court file found

The Alliance for Change election petition court file which had gone missing in the High Court has resurfaced a week after the party noted its frustration with the system and had registered deep concer...
24th Feb, 2009 - Gov't & Politics - Stabroke News  0 Comments0

Murray debunks out-of-PNCR report

PNCR-1G MP Winston Murray yesterday denounced a report on the state-run NCN 6 O' Clock News that suggested he was "out" of the main opposition party. "I am shocked that NCN could carry that as an aut...
20th Feb, 2009 - Gov't & Politics - Stabroke News  0 Comments0

PNCR outreach in Region One told about major difficulties

PNCR Leader Robert Corbin last weekend led a team to Region One as part of the party's outreach programme and he held discussions and meetings with residents in the various communities. The areas vis...
12th Feb, 2009 - Gov't & Politics - Stabroke News  0 Comments0

PNCR live broadcast motion on parliamentary sittings defeated

THE motion by the main Opposition party - the People's National Congress Reform (PNCR) calling for the live and unedited broadcast of the sittings of the National Assembly was defeated during the sitt...
16th Jan, 2009 - Gov't & Politics - Guyana Chronicle  0 Comments0

Oversized' gov't here

Guyana's ranking has fallen in a worldwide survey of economic freedoms that lists "oversized government" as the biggest barrier to the country's development. In the Wall Street Journal/Heritage Found...
14th Jan, 2009 - Gov't & Politics - Stabroke News  0 Comments0

Green bracing for fight against move to unseat him as mayor

Georgetown Mayor Hamilton Green is bracing for a fight against a move for the holding of mayoral vote that could unseat him. Last Monday, Good and Green Guyana (GGG) Councillor Llewellyn John tabled ...
11th Jan, 2009 - Gov't & Politics - Stabroke News  0 Comments0

Corbin moving for fresh talks on power sharing

With the renewed push for power sharing being dogged by questions of trust, PNCR leader Robert Corbin plans fresh consultations to build consensus among national stakeholders on the need for a new sys...
11th Jan, 2009 - Gov't & Politics - Stabroke News  0 Comments0

Jagdeo's statements on opposition infighting utter rubbish - Corbin

"Utter rubbish!" That was the response of the Leader of the People's National Congress Reform, Robert Corbin, on Thursday last, when asked to comment on the Head of State's position on the delay in th...
11th Jan, 2009 - Gov't & Politics - Kaieteur News  0 Comments0

PNCR calls for value-for-money audits of public sector expenditure

There is dire need for the value for money audits of public expenditure in Guyana. This is according to Chairperson of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), Member of Parliament and Executive member o...
11th Jan, 2009 - Gov't & Politics - Stabroke News  0 Comments0

Top Cop appointment unconstitutional' Corbin

PNCR leader Robert Corbin has called the appointment of new Police Commissioner Henry Greene "unconstitutional," saying that he was not consulted by the President. President Bharrat Jagdeo confirmed ...
10th Jan, 2009 - Gov't & Politics - Stabroke News  0 Comments0

President backs closer cooperation with opposition

PRESIDENT Bharrat Jagdeo says he is all for closer cooperation with his parliamentary opposition in the national interest and has urged Opposition Leader Robert Corbin to ignore calls for confronting ...
9th Jan, 2009 - Gov't & Politics - Guyana Chronicle  0 Comments0

Vieira withdrew resignation as PNCR-1G MP

Broadcaster Anthony Vieira tendered his resignation as a Member of Parliament (MP) for the main opposition PNCR-1G, but hastily withdrew it after being convinced to stay on by party leader Robert Corb...
9th Jan, 2009 - Gov't & Politics - Stabroke News  0 Comments0

PNCR infighting ruined political co-operation - Jagdeo

President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday said an initiative to improve cooperation between the political parties unravelled because of infighting within the main opposition party. But while he called for po...
8th Jan, 2009 - Gov't & Politics - Stabroke News  0 Comments0

Local government organs may apply to hold polls

Local Government Minister Kellawan Lall has invited local government organs to apply for approval to hold elections for mayors, deputy mayors, council chairs and deputies in the first test of a contro...
6th Jan, 2009 - Elections - Stabroke News  0 Comments0

Reform initiatives can boost standard of living - AFC

The Alliance For Change (AFC) says it stands ready to pursue its parliamentary agenda and called on the public to support its reform initiatives as it shapes a united Guyana. In a press release the A...
5th Jan, 2009 - Gov't & Politics - Stabroke News  0 Comments0

Khellawan Lall cleared to order mayoral elections

Georgetown Mayor Hamilton Green says that the Government must be pressured into stopping its creeping dictatorship. He was reacting to a notice in the media that stated that the Minister of Local Gove...
4th Jan, 2009 - Elections - Kaieteur News  0 Comments0

Corbin renews call for shared governance

PNCR leader Robert Corbin has renewed the push for the adoption of a shared governance system, but doubts have surfaced about whether the climate is right. In a national new years broadcast, Corbin s...
4th Jan, 2009 - Gov't & Politics - Stabroke News  0 Comments0

National Assembly approves Postponement of Local Government Elections Bill

THE Bill which seeks to provide for the postponement of local government elections was passed in the National Assembly last evening with some voice of dissatisfaction by members of the opposition. Th...
30th Dec, 2008 - Elections - Guyana Chronicle  0 Comments0