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With the APNU set to take up its twelve seats in the National Assembly when the new Parliament opens, the party’s Parliamentary lead, Terrence Campbell, is promising a fresh approach that will be marked by robust engagement and constituency work. Appearing on the party’s Nation Watch programme on Sunday, Mr. Campbell said there should not […]
Acting on information received, the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit carried out an operation on Hadfield Street in Georgetown on Monday, leading to the arrests of two men after a quantity of cocaine was discovered allegedly in their possession. CANU said the operation led to a house where the 1.172 kilograms of cocaine was discovered. The […]
Despite repeated objections from residents, City Mayor Alfred Mentor championed a proposal on Monday that will see the Mae’s School receiving permission to remain on the Farnum Community Ground in Subryanville up until December 2026, allowing the school an additional nine months outside of the original time frame. The City Council, in the absence of […]
The new Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Priya Manickchand, traveled to Linden less than 24 hours after her appointment to warn the contractors at the still to be completed Bamia Primary School that the project must be wrapped up by October or they’ll be replaced. The $346 million contract which was awarded to […]
The 2020 Presidential Candidate for The Citizenship Initiative (TCI), Rondha-Ann Lam took the witness box today as the trial into the allegations of fraud at the 2020 Elections recommenced in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court. During her testimony, Ms. Lam detailed instances of widespread discrepancies. However, under cross-examination, she admitted that she had no documentary evidence […]
The fallout in the People’s National Congress over the APNU’s dismal performance at the September 1 elections is continuing with the Chairman of the People’s National Congress, Shurwayne Holder tendering his resignation from that key party position. In an email to the party leader, Aubrey Norton and the General Secretary, Sherwin Benjamin, Mr. Holder indicated […]
The Corentyne, Berbice village of Crabwood Creek was rocked by a murder-suicide case today involving a couple. 36-year-old vendor, Alisha Narine, was brutally chopped to death by her reputed husband, Ram Singh, who later took his own life. Police said the incident took place between 9:30 and 10 o’ clock this morning. A police report […]
Longtime Executive Member of the People’s National Congress Reform, Mervyn Williams, resigned from the party dramatically live at the end of the Nation Watch broadcast programme this morning. Williams announced his surprise resignation from the Executive and the party at the end of an interview with businessman and soon to be APNU Member of Parliament, […]
President Irfaan Ali on Saturday evening administered the oath of office to 25 Ministers to serve in his new Government, mixing some old faces with some new and rearranging some placements. Guyana’s Ambassador to Mexico, Zulfikar Ally is among the new faces in the Government, along with Attorney Keoma Griffith, former Parliamentary Secretary, Sarah Browne […]
President Irfaan Ali and his Surinamese counterpart, Dr. Jennifer Geerlings-Simons, met in Nieuw Nickerie, Suriname today and reviewed the state of bilateral relations and to advance discussion on areas of mutual interest between the two countries. The two sides discussed a range of issues including economic cooperation, energy and energy security, and the new Corentyne […]
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