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The Guyana Times then accused the Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission of giving land to APNU and AFC members. [ 11 ] President David A. Granger announced in 2020 that the government would set up a National Squatter Regularisation Commission (NSRC) and a State Land Resettlement Commission.
The 2023 Guyanese local elections, officially due since 2020, were held on Monday, June 12, 2023, following the latest delay of the officially biennial polls by three years due to lawsuits and vacanies at the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) following the fallout and misconduct of the 2020 Guyanese general election and the COVID-19 pandemic. [1]
In February 2004, the Government of Guyana issued a title to more than 4,000 km 2 (1 × 10 ^ 6 acres) of land in the Konashen Indigenous District as the Kanashen Community-Owned Conservation Area, managed by the Wai Wai, and the world's largest community-owned conservation Area. [39]
Guyana is a parliamentary republic in which the President of Guyana is both head of state and head of government. Executive power is exercised by the President, advised by a cabinet. Legislative power is vested in both the President and the National Assembly of Guyana. [1] The judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature.
25 January 2013, staged a protest in Georgetown, to voice their disapproval over a court decision made by Judge Diana Insanally [10] to allow Joan Chang, a mine concession holder, to extract gold on lands within the village. According to the village, "the ruling was unjust because according to Guyana’s Amerindian Act 2006, any miner who ...
Regions of Guyana by number and name Regions of Guyana Guyana is divided into 10 regions:[1][2] No . Reg i o n Area (km2) P o p . (2012) P o p . p er km2 Cap i tal 1 Barima-Waini 20,339 26,941 1.3 Mabaruma 2 Pomeroon-Supenaam 6,195 46,810 7.6 Anna Regina 3 Essequibo Islands-West Demerara 3,755 107,416 28.6 Vreed en Hoop
The Cabinet of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana is a principal component of the executive branch of the government of Guyana. Established by Article 106 of the Constitution of Guyana, the Cabinet consists of the President of Guyana, the Prime Minister, the Vice Presidents (if any additional Vice Presidents are appointed), and the Ministers appointed by the President.
The Government of Guyana has administered three official censuses since the 1980 administrative reforms, in 1980, 1991 and 2002. [3] In 2012, the population of Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo was recorded at 24,212 people. [4] Official census records for the population of the Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo region are as follows: Surama. 2012 : 24,212