Recent events review August 3-August 9

Saturday, August 3  
No compromises, no power sharing
President Donald Ramotar yesterday declared that the way forward for the ruling PPP was to remain steadfast in principle and ruled out shared governance with the opposition, which he lambasted for “crippling” the country. Delivering the opening address at the 30th Congress of PPP at Port Mourant, Ramotar, also General Secretary of the party, declared,   “I as President and as Head of State, I will not relent.”

GRA officers, security agent charged over airport cocaine
Two Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) officers and a security agent were yesterday arraigned on a charge that they conspired to traffic the cocaine