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Members of the Opposition People’s Progressive Party swarmed the vehicle in which Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr Karen Cummings was travelling at the Pegasus Hotel yesterday.  The Minister was forced to turn away from the entrance to the venue where President David Granger was addressing members of the Private Sector. (Terrence Thompson photo)
Members of the Opposition People’s Progressive Party swarmed the vehicle in which Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr Karen Cummings was travelling at the Pegasus Hotel yesterday. The Minister was forced to turn away from the entrance to the venue where President David Granger was addressing members of the Private Sector. (Terrence Thompson photo)

PPP protests against Granger at Pegasus Hotel

Scores of People’s Progressive Party (PPP) protesters yesterday descended upon the Pegasus Hotel, partially disrupting a lunch held by the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA), at which President David Granger was invited to speak.

Scene from the protest inside of the Pegasus Hotel
Scene from the protest inside of the Pegasus Hotel

PPP/C MPs disrupt president’s speech at GMSA event

PPP/C Members of Parliament (MPs) Juan Edghill and Nigel Dharamlall and supporters yesterday disrupted President David Granger’s address at a Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) luncheon at the Pegasus Hotel.

CEO, Silica Sandport Incorporated, Haresh Tiwari. (DPI photo)

Boat donated to Dora Primary

The students of Dora Primary School on the Linden-Soesdyke Highway will now be able to get to school on time following the donation of a new boat, the Department of Public Information (DPI) said yesterday.

Letter to the President by GECOM Chair

The letter sent today by GECOM Chair, retired justice Claudette Singh to President David Granger stating the end of February, 2020  as the date by which credible elections can be delivered follows.

Claudette Singh

GECOM Chair has indicated elections by February 2020 – Gunraj

Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Chair Justice (Ret’d) Claudette Singh has indicated that she informed President David Granger that GECOM would be ready to hold General and Regional Elections by the end of February, 2020, opposition-nominated commissioner Sase Gunraj said today.

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In the absence of general elections within three months of June 18, Guyana has fallen into constitutional desuetude. If a caretaker government was in place on June 18, what exists today is shambolic and a mere shadow of constitutional rule. The only person to be blamed for this is President Granger for refusing to abide by the clear outcome of the motion of no confidence against his government on December 21st and mounting feckless legal challenges. He has been aided in his folly by some astoundingly insensible judgments in local courts.

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