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The APNU+AFC coalition may have its hands tied with its decision to pull support from one of its candidates who went on to win the constituency seat for the Georgetown City Council. Two days before the elections, the APNU announced that it was withdrawing support from Coalition Candidate, Winston Harding. The party’s decision came after […]
by Kurt Campbell President David Granger, at a press briefing on Saturday, expressed satisfaction with Friday’s Local Government Polls and the Guyana Elections Commission’s (GECOM’s) management of the process. Mr. Granger did not seem too bothered with the countrywide reports of low voter turn out and neither were Communities Minister Ronald Bulkan and State Minister […]
Despite the withdrawal of support by A Partnership for National Unity, the coalition Candidate Winston Harding, who was once accused of molesting a child, has managed to canvas enough votes to win his Georgetown Constituency. Two days before the elections, the APNU withdrew it support from Mr. Harding over allegations of child molestation. Harding’s name […]
Retired Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Brigadier, Bruce Lovell, will lead the investigations into allegations made by self-confessed Guyanese drug lord, Barry Dataram that Agents of the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit were involved in drug trafficking. President David Granger on Friday said that Lovell has agreed to be the sole Commissioner investigating the allegations. “He is […]
Police investigators have arrested one man following the early Saturday morning gunning down of Smyth Street, Charlestown resident, Oriley Small. The incident reportedly took place just after 3:30 this morning. According to reports he was inside his yard when a lone gunman dressed in a hooded tee-shirt shot him multiple times about the body. Family […]
Several photos gathered from the Facebook pages of inmates of the Camp Street Prison have been submitted to the Commission of Inquiry, investigating the deadly March 3 unrest. Selwyn Pieters, Attorney – at – Law representing the Police and Prison Service at the Commission of Inquiry confirmed that the photographs, which were removed from the […]
Amid complains of a low voter turnout at so far at today’s Local Government Elections, the ‘Vote Like A Boss Bus Tour’ has taken to the streets of Georgetown seeking to boost voter turn out before the close of polls at 6:00pm. The Vote Like A Boss Voter – Ink Up/Link Up- bus tour visited […]
Another prisoner took the stand at the Prison Unrest Commission of Inquiry on Friday and destroyed the testimony of some of his fellow inmates. Prisoner Owen Belfield told the tribunal that he saw cell phones and marijuana within his Division where the fire broke out, killing 17 inmates. During his testimony, he attempted to throw […]
For a number of years, Political and Social Activist, Mark Benschop, led the calls for the return of Local Government Elections. He wants to be Mayor of Georgetown and has been very vocal about that ambition. With local government elections day finally here, Mr. Benschop and his Team Benschop which is contesting all of the […]
Newcomer to the political circle in Georgetown, Youth for Local Government, is encouraging all citizens across the country to ensure they head to the polls and cast their ballot today. YFLG is contesting the local government elections at the proportional representation level in Georgetown and in five of the fifteen constituencies in the city. Leader […]
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