No Evidence of Elections being Fradulent – US Chargé after reviewing PPP’s claims

The United States government has dismissed claims by the opposition People’s Progressive Party Civic that the May 11 elections in Guyana were fraudulent. The PPP has been protesting and calling for a recount. The Opposition party that lost power in government after 23 years has also been chiding the international community for declaring that the […]

Agri Minister calls Guysuco CEO “intellectually dishonest” over staffers salary issue

Newly appointed Agriculture Minister Noel Holder has rubbished claims by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo), Dr Rajendra Singh, that there might be the need to completely halt operations across the country because of the Corporation’s inability to pay staffers for the month of May. A shocked Holder told News […]

Trinidad’s Jack Warner among FIFA officials facing corruption charges

ZURICH — Swiss authorities conducted an extraordinary early-morning operation here Wednesday to arrest several top soccer officials and extradite them to the United States on federal corruption charges. As leaders of FIFA, soccer’s global governing body, gathered for their annual meeting, more than a dozen plain-clothed Swiss law enforcement officials arrived unannounced at the Baur […]

Fifty-three National Awardees announced

President David A Granger has selected 52 persons and one group for the receipt of National Awards of Guyana. The awards were announced during the inauguration of the President at the Guyana National Stadium on Tuesday. The awards are as follow:   ORDER OF RORAIMA 1.      For his long and outstanding involvement in the struggle […]

“Sober” Sooba sent packing on administrative leave

Controversial Town Clerk of the City of Georgetown, Carol Sooba was sent on administrative leave on Monday during a heated standoff at the council’s statutory meeting. The move is to facilitate an investigation into alleged misappropriation of funds stemming directly from her office, Mayor Hamilton Green explained. With the aid of a number of officers, Sooba was […]