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As consultations begin on electoral reform, civil society group, Article 13, is calling for the de-politicization of the Guyana Elections Commission. In a statement, the group said the absolute starting-point for genuine election and constitutional reform in Guyana must be the fundamental restructuring and reform of GECOM to an independent body that will serve the […]
Opposition Member of Parliament and Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Amanza Walton-Desir today said the Government needs to recall High Commissioner to India, Charandass Persaud over his verbal abuse of a woman outside his official residence in India. The Opposition MP also roasted the Guyana Ministry of Foreign Affairs for its statement declaring that the matter […]
The Special General Meeting of the Guyana Public Service Co-operative Credit Union did not go on as planned on Monday as Members of the financial institution failed to show up forcing the cancellation. The day before the meeting, the team headed by Former Chairman of the Credit Union, Trevor Benn urged members to stay away […]
Guyana’s High Commissioner to India Charrandas Persaud has found himself in the middle of controversy in India after a woman filed a complaint against him with allegations of being verbally abused by him. According to a statement that was given to the Police in India, Persaud became incensed as the woman sought information from the […]
Failure on the part of Guyana’s Leaders to appointment a substantive Chancellor and Chief Justice for close to two decades, has placed the country’s judiciary in an untenable state, according to Senior Law Lecturer at the University of the West Indies (Mona Campus), Tracy Robinson. She made the statement while underscoring the need for President […]
The twelve-member team led by Former Chairman of the Guyana Public Service Co-operative Credit Union, Trevor Benn which was set to contest the Special General Meeting of the Credit Union tomorrow, is urging members not to show up or participate in the meeting owing to several developments over the weekend. Benn and team have long […]
Three women who worked as vendors at the Stabroek Market were arrested on Saturday for the illegal possession and sale of firecrackers and other explosive devices. The move to arrest the vendors formed part of a Police crackdown on the sale of the firecrackers and squibs in time for the Diwali celebrations tonight and tomorrow. […]
The Special General Meeting and Elections of the Guyana Public Service Cooperative Credit Union will take place on Monday at the New Central High School, according to a notice published by the Committee of Management of the credit union. With Monday being a holiday, the special meeting could see a record number of attendees. The […]
With the date now set for Local Government Elections, President Irfaan Ali is urging citizens and political parties to fully participate in the elections on March 13 next year. The Opposition APNU+AFC which has been pushing for a clean voters list, is yet to confirm whether it will contest those elections. The AFC has indicated […]
The Opposition APNU+AFC appears to have changed its mind about attending next week’s stakeholders’ consultation for the country’s electoral reform process. Earlier this week, Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton said that the Opposition will not take part in the process. Today, AFC Leader Khemraj Ramjattan confirmed the Opposition’s participation in the consultations. “The AFC stands committed […]
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