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Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), retired Justice Claudette Singh has dispatched several documents containing cases of alleged voter impersonation at the last elections to the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Office of the Commissioner of Police for verification. The APNU+AFC has long argued that while the Elections Commission in an attempt to […]
Director of Public Prosecutions Shalimar Ali-Hack has written to Acting Chancellor of the Judiciary, Justice Yonette Cummings requesting that Senior Magistrate Leron Daly be removed from hearing the cyber crime case against Police Sergeant Dion Bascom. In the letter, the DPP said while she recognizes that Magistrate Daly does not appear to have a personal […]
The Guyana Elections Commission has again shot down calls for it to investigate alleged irregularities which occurred during the 2020 polls. The Opposition APNU+AFC has been on the forefront of those calls which continue to go unanswered by GECOM. In a statement today, the Commission also confirmed that it has received a correspondence from the […]
While noting the positive outlook of Guyana’s oil and gas sector and the benefits it brings to the country’s economy in the short and medium term, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned the Guyana government that it needs not to go on a spending spree with revenues from the oil and gas sector, since […]
After close to two months of deliberations and four proposed plans for the conduct of Local Government Elections (LGE), the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) is still to finalize its plan. On Tuesday, the Elections Commission and its Chairman, retired Justice Claudette Singh asked the Chief Elections Officer (CEO), Vishnu Persaud to revise his work plan […]
With visitor arrival numbers increasing by more than 100% during the first five months of 2022, U.S Ambassador to Guyana Sarah-Ann Lynch believes Guyana can do more to capitalize on the US$9 trillion global Tourism Industry. She said there is a need for a modernized tourism sector in Guyana. Guyana joined the rest of the […]
There is a need to attract more women and young people into the field agriculture, according to President Irfaan Ali. During his virtual address to the Science Summit of the United Nations General Assembly, the President said the government is formulating a strategy which includes the increase use of technology to make agriculture fashionable for […]
Leader of the Opposition, Aubrey Norton has indicated that while he represents all Guyanese, he cannot ignore the cries of Afro, Indo and Indigenous Guyanese, who he believes are being discriminated against because of their perceived political persuasion. During a radio interview on Shabnam Radio in Canada, the Opposition Leader was questioned on race relations […]
Minister of Housing and Water Collin Croal is not too happy that his Ministry is being accused of discrimination in the allocation of house lots for citizens. The Minister made his displeasure known during a recent housing drive in Region Three. He told a gathering that since the return of the People’s Progressive Party to […]
Additional mechanisms will be put in place soon that will require persons seeking employment at the various ports to be cleared by the Maritime Administration Department (MARAD), as it steps up port security, and increase training and investment with support from Chile. Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill made the announcement today while delivering remarks […]
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