The PPP has rejected the government’s interpretation of the June 18 ruling by the CCJ that President David Granger can also nominate some of the six persons to be considered as GECOM Chairman but it said that in an effort to find consensus Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo is amenable to the President suggesting names for his consideration.
The government has interpreted the recent ruling of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) to mean that both the President and the Opposition Leader would provide names on the list of six persons to be nominated to be the new Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM).
MANCHESTER, England, CMC – West Indies limped out of the World Cup with hardly a whimper here today, when they crashed to a heavy 125-run defeat to powerhouses India at Old Trafford.
President David Granger, this morning, met former Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Justice (Ret’d) James Patterson, who has since demitted office, a Ministry of the Presidency statement said this afternoon.
The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) this afternoon invited submissions from all the parties in relation to the consequential orders it should issue on its decisions upholding the motion of no confidence of December 21, 2018 and that the appointment of GECOM Chairman James Patterson was unconstitutional.
The Caribbean Court of Justice says that a decision has been made to broadcast the post-judgment hearing on consequential orders in the case of appointment of the GECOM Chairman and the upholding of the motion of no-confidence.
President David Granger today said that his government will abide by the Caribbean Court of Justice’s (CCJ) ruling upholding the December 21, 2018 no-confidence motion.
Following its two rulings today upholding the motion of no-confidence on December 21, 2018 and declaring that the unilateral appointment of the GECOM Chairman Justice (rtd) James Patterson was flawed, the CCJ will hear submissions on June 24 from both sides on the consequential orders to be made.
Following his reappointment hours earlier as Alliance For Change (AFC) leader, Khemraj Ramjattan has received the majority support of delegates at the party’s National Executive Conference (NEC) to be the prime ministerial candidate for governing coalition at the next elections.
Alliance For Change member Imran Khan, who is also the government’s Director of Public Information this afternoon said that he and his wife have been threatened by a “thug” associated with a senior official of the party.
The much anticipated decision of the Caribbean Court of Justice on matters pertaining to the December 21, 2018 motion of no confidence is tentatively set for June 18 at 10 am, according to information from the court.
Attorney General Basil Williams is attempting to adduce new evidence in the various cases which were heard before the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) pertaining to the motion of no-confidence in Parliament on December 21, 2018 and for which decisions are pending.
Trinidad’s Minister of Agriculture Clarence Rambharat has advised that raw and cooked poultry meat from Guyana has been banned from entry into Trinidad and Tobago with immediate effect.
The Management of the Guyana-Suriname Ferry Service is notifying the general public that operations will be suspended from today, May, 27 until further notice.
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – High-level Cricket West Indies officials will hold talks with stakeholders in Guyana over the next few days, aimed at starting to address the governance crisis afflicting the Guyana Cricket Board.
The Police say they are investigating the death of Kareema Mary Cholmondeley, 18, of lot 10 BB GEC Scheme, Hugh Ghanie Park, Cummings Lodge, East Coast Demerara, who was yesterday about 22:30hrs struck down by a motorcar on the Turkeyen Railway Embankment, E.C.D.
The Police say they are investigating the murder of Nalinie Persaud, 56, a businesswoman of 161 James Street, Albouystown which occurred about 3 am today during the course of a robbery at her residence, allegedly by four masked males, two of whom were armed with handguns.