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President David Granger and Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo are to meet later this month at State House to address the Elections Commission Chairman nomination issue. On Friday, the President rejected the second list of nominees that was submitted by Mr. Jagdeo. President Granger indicated that in keeping with the Constitution, the nominees should be persons who […]
Police investigators at Linden are probing a fatal accident which occurred on Sunday night on the Amelia’s Ward public road, Linden. 29-year-old, ambulance driver, Wilbert Sydney has become the latest road fatality. The Wismar man was at the time riding his motorcycle when the accident occurred. The accident also involved motor car # PNN 4510, driven […]
Jamaican Police investigators and drug enforcement agents have reported a major drug bust in the island with links to Guyana and Suriname. According to Jamaican Police, officers attached to the Narcotics Division and members of the Contraband Enforcement Team (CET) of the Jamaica Custom Agency conducted an operation at the Kingston Freeport Terminal, Gordon Quay, […]
President David Granger said that Leader of the Opposition, Mr. Bharrat Jagdeo must submit a list that matches the criteria set out in keeping with Article 161 (2) of the Constitution of Guyana for the selection of a ‘fit and proper’ person to fill the post of Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM). The […]
President David Granger has rejected the latest list of nominees for the GECOM Chairman post that was submitted by the Leader of the Opposition. In a letter to Mr. Jagdeo today, the President said that the Constitution provides for the Opposition Leader to submit a list of persons who are not unacceptable to the President […]
The Ministry of Natural Resources this afternoon announced that as an act of good faith, the government will not prosecute the charges against the more than 20 persons arrested on Sunday May 28, 2017 for mining within the iconic Kaieteur National Park. According to the Ministry, the Park has been designated a Protected Area and […]
Even as the National Toshaos Council issued a call for the government to drop charges against miners found mining in the Kaieteur National Park, Minister of State, Joseph Harmon on Friday defended the government’s move to clamp down on illegal mining in the protected area. Mr. Harmon said while several workers were arrested for the […]
A 24-year-old, Georgetown man was today remanded to prison after being charged with maliciously wounding his wife. Magistrate Leron Daly refused bail to Jairam Alexander after reading the charge of malicious wounding to him. It is alleged that on May 30, 2017 in Georgetown, Alexander unlawfully and maliciously wounded his wife after she refused to […]
Minister of State, Joe Harmon, today made it clear that the Cabinet has made any decision or had any discussions with regards to a move to a referendum for the repeal of anti-gay laws in Guyana. At his post-cabinet press briefing on Friday morning, Mr. Harmon explained that the issue has not reached cabinet. He told […]
Guyana is preparing to grant a production licence to the ExxonMobil company for production of petroleum to move ahead in 2020. Under the licensing agreement, Guyana will benefit from 50% of the profits from the petroleum sale along with 2% of the royalties. Under a previous contract signed in 1999, Guyana would have only been getting 1% of […]
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