Joinder seat can’t be rotated among parties -rules GECOM

The Guyana Elections Commission today confirmed that the rules governing joinder lists do not provide for the rotation of a Parliamentary seat among the joinder parties. The party with the most votes in such arrangement should occupy the seat, GECOM said. GECOM was forced to address this matter after the leader of The New Movement, […]

Three remanded to jail following 47-pound foreign marijuana bust

Three men were remanded to jail today after being charged with the possession of more than 40 pounds of foreign marijuana for the purpose of trafficking. The three accused, Kenner Arjun, Antonio Bobb and Pooran Seemangal appeared at the Leonora Magistrates’ Court and pleaded not guilty to the drug trafficking charges. In addition to the […]

Political parties begin camping out for Nomination Day

Some of the political parties aiming to contest the upcoming elections in September have started to camp out at the Umana Yana for Monday’s Nomination Day process. On Monday, the contesting parties will have to hand in their list of candidates for the elections along with the signatures of the nominators for the various candidates […]

Jagdeo says energy is high in PPP’s Camp ahead of campaign launch

General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo today denounced claims that his party is bullying contractors and some government part-time workers to join its elections campaign. At a Freedom House press conference this afternoon, Mr. Jagdeo was questioned about the claims thst some 10-day workers and contractors have been pressed to […]

Mystery surrounds kidnapping and murder of Timehri youth

On the 24th June 2025, the body of 22-year-old Ezekiel Smith was found in the Princes Street area with two gunshot wounds to the head and multiple injuries to his body. Family members learnt of the young man’s death when they were contacted by a representative of a funeral home. Days before his body was […]

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