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President Irfaan Ali this afternoon signed the proclamations dissolving the 12th Parliament and the 10 Regional Democratic Councils to make way for the upcoming General and Regional Elections to be held on the 1st September 2025. The proclamations came five weeks after the President first announced the elections date. In a video statement released by […]
The General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo this afternoon dismissed reports that the party was considering a plan to replace Prime Minister Mark Phillips with Works Minister Juan Edghill as Prime Ministerial Candidate for the upcoming elections. At a press conference this afternoon, Mr. Jagdeo described Prime Minister Phillips as […]
More than a year after the Court ruled that it was unconstitutional for the Ministry of Education to stop the automatic deduction of union dues for the Guyana Teachers’ Union, those dues are still not being deducted and remitted to the Union. In a statement today, the Guyana Teachers’ Union expressed deep concern over the […]
A 24-year-old man in Antigua and Barbuda, has been charged over the death of 19-year-old Guyanese, Joyleen Abraham. The two reportedly shared a relationship. The young woman was found dead on the 7th May along a roadside in Antigua with multiple injuries to her body. The 24-year-old boyfriend, Victor Ince, told investigators that the young […]
The Ministry of Natural Resources has announced that in conjunction with the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC), it has completed the review of ExxonMobil Guyana Limited’s (EMGL’s) relinquishment proposals of the renewal of the Stabroek Block Petroleum Exploration License. An area of 2,534 km² has been relinquished back to Guyana, the Natural Resources Ministry […]
A new $178.2m Magistrates’ Court was yesterday commissioned in Anna Regina, Region No.2 as part of the judicial infrastructure expansion initiative which has seen a number other Courts being constructed, re-constructed or upgraded. Speaking during the opening ceremony, Attorney General Anil Nandlall, said the opening of the new Court is another instaLlment of the Government’s […]
Leaders of the recently formed coalition, Forward Guyana Movement, are “furious” over the Guyana Elections Commission’s decision to reject their symbol as submitted, with one leader describing the decision as “irresponsible.” News of FGM’s symbol being rejected by the Elections Commission came hours after the Forward Guyana Movement was solidified. The movement represents the coming […]
An East Coast Demerara family’s hopes were dashed today when they learned that their son had succumbed to injuries that he sustained in an accident on Tuesday morning. The young man, Leon Sikandar, passed away at the Georgetown Hospital this morning. He never recovered from his injuries. The death has thrown his wife and children […]
Four years after coming to Guyana to take over the helm of GTT, which has since been rebranded as ONE Communications, the company has parted ways with Damian Blackburn as its Chief Executive Officer. The decision was revealed to staffers of the company recently. Blackburn is expected to stay on the company’s Board of Directors […]
Days after announcing his resignation from the People’s National Congress, former Member of Parliament, Jermaine Figueira is offering the reasons behind that decision. Figueira also announced his decision last Sunday to step down as an Opposition Member of Parliament. In a statement this morning, Figueira, who hails from Linden, said his decision represents the outcome […]
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