Government & Politics

GEORGETOWN, Guyana — The U.S. government has joined a growing list of international agencies calling on authorities in Guyana to immediately revoke radio frequencies issued to those closely connected to the South American country’s ruling party.

Last month, legislators forced Prime Minister Samuel Hinds to release the list of those allocated frequencies in 2011. It showed the governing party gave itself five frequencies, five to the sister of Cabinet Minister Robert Persaud and five to the best friend of former President Bharrat Jagdeo.

I am a Guyanese who has lived and worked in the Caribbean – Guyana, Jamaica and Barbados - and I was very surprised by Professor Horace Campbell’s request for the Oliver Tambor award not to be given to Forbes Burnham because the latter allegedly assassinated Walter Rodney. It appears that the South African government has given credence to this allegation and the award was not given.

Georgetown, Guyana, Monday 29th April 2013 - A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) extends greetings of solidarity to the workers of Guyana and their Unions on the observance of Labour Day 2013.

As our workers go about their various activities, in observance of Labour Day 2013, they are patently aware that the recently passed 2013 National Budget makes no provision for any increases in their wages and salaries and seeks to confirm them on the poverty line.

Earlier this spring, the South African government announced that it was presenting the O R Tambo Award posthumously to former President of Guyana Linden Forbes Sampson Burnham. The prestigious award is given to foreign citizens who have promoted South African interests and aspirations through co-operation, solidarity, and support.