Politics

GECOM sued for rent owed on Kingston buildings

The owner of the Kingston buildings currently occupied by the Guyana Elections Commission Anand Sanasie, has taken the Commission to Court over some $9.2 million owed in rent due to increase rates. A source close to GECOM told News Source that the Elections Commission had agreed to the new rates, which took effect in January, […]

Haiti begs CARICOM for help to address humanitarian and security crisis

CARCOM Heads of Government have received a letter from the Prime Minister of Haiti, Dr. Ariel Henry, calling for solidarity and requesting assistance to alleviate the deepening humanitarian, security, political, and economic crises in Haiti. In a statement this afternoon, the CARICOM Secretariat noted that the actions of criminal gangs have resulted in the complete […]

GECOM asks APNU+AFC to submit additional evidence on voter impersonation for Police Probe; Commission claims it cannot hand over its information on voters

The Chairperson of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), retired Justice Claudette Singh, has written to the Chief Scrutineer of the APNU+AFC, Carol Smith-Joseph, requesting that additional information be provided to the Commission to be forwarded to the police for them to continue their investigations into claims of voter impersonation at the last elections. In a […]

Fire Service bothered by increase in malicious setting of fires

As the Guyana Fire Service celebrates its 65th anniversary and observes Fire Prevention month, Fire Chief Gregory Wickam has expressed the Fire Service’s concern over the growing number of fires in Guyana, with a noticeable increase in fires that were maliciously set. “We have noticed a significant increase in fires being set maliciously by persons […]

Guyana writes Facebook and Twitter over Venezuela’s disinformation and use of incorrect maps on their platforms

The Government of Guyana through Foreign Secretary, Robert Persaud, has written to social media sites Facebook and Twitter, requesting that all illegal maps by Venezuela laying claim to Guyana’s territory, be removed from their social media platforms. The Foreign Secretary penned the letters in light of what is being seen as a renewed disinformation campaign […]