By GHK Lall Now that it is official, there is a single simple question: who is going to vote for that fine learned gentleman? I can see only diehard PPP supporters coming out to exercise the franchise. And that would ...
By GHK Lall The day and selection day farce for the PPP/C presidential candidate is now over. Quite candidly, it did not matter to me who emerged as the winner. For I think that one would amount to, at most, ...
The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) presidential candidate Irfan Ali- hours after he was elected by a wide margin against prominent Attorney-at-Law Anil Nandlall- touted his youthfulness and experience in the finance sector as major advantages going into the next general ...
Embattled People’s Progressive Party (PPP) Central Committee member, Irfan Ali was Saturday elected to be his party’s presidential candidate, party sources said. Ali, a Bharrat Jagdeo favourite, beat Anil Nandlall 24-11, sources said. Insiders said Gail Teixeira, Frank Anthony and ...
See this story at CaribbeanLifeNews.com. By Nelson A. King Brooklyn’s Caribbean American legislators Rodneyse Bichotte and Diana Richardson on Tuesday welcome passage of election reform measures in New York State Legislature. The Legislature passed several pieces of legislation which seek ...
See this story at CaribbeanLifeNews.com. By Nelson A. King Antigua and Barbuda, with its strong heritage of yacht racing and moniker as the “Sailing Capital of the Caribbean,” says it is always keen for a good nautical adventure. With history ...
Top front-runners for the People’s Progressive Party’s (PPP) presidential candidacy – lawyer Anil Nandlall and Dr. Frank Anthony – will Saturday hold sway on whether they would stay in the race and risk their party being defeated at the next ...
Three Venezuelans and two Guyanese were over the last two days arrested after grenades, a handgun, marijuana and ammunition were allegedly found in their possession, police said. The Guyana Police Force said police and soldiers at Blackwater Creek, Cuyuni River during ...
A New and United Guyana (ANUG), at its official launch Friday evening, vowed not to coalesce with any of the political parties to form the government and promised to hold the balance of power in the 65-seat National Assembly to ...
About 184 telecommunication industry pensioners on Friday slammed the Guyana government for failing to ensure they are paid their correct pensions, in keeping with a 1990 agreement for the sale of the state-owned Guyana Telecommunications Corporation to Atlantic Tele-Network (ATN). ...