Meet the People – Public Day December 18, 2015. Persons meet with various ministers and their staff to submit their problems. This was the first meeting in Georgetown where some 300 persons attended with their issues.
The Bank of Guyana celebrated its 50th anniversary. It was the goal of Cheddi Jagan to have a Central Bank, and was opened in 1965, one year before Independence.
A cruise liner visits Guyana. More advertising in cruise line magazines. Better berthing facilities for cruise lines are a possibility. Continue reading →
The Anti-Chavista political swing in Venezuela – Its impact on Guyana and Caribbean relations
By Odeen Ishmael
The December 6 elections to the National Assembly in Venezuela resulted in an overwhelming majority victory of the opposition coalition, the Democratic Unity Roundtable (Mesa de la Unidad Democrática, MUD), over the governing Chavistas—the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (Partido Socialista Unido deVenezuela, PSUV) led by President Nicolas Maduro. The right-wing coalition won 109 seats, and with the support of three elected indigenous legislators has managed to control a razor-edge two-thirds majority in the 167-seat National Assembly.
Despite all the pre-election claims of expected fraud by anti-Chavista groups and some sections of the international media, none of the contesting parties questioned the final results.
