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GEORGETOWN ––As we near local government elections on March 18th and Guyana’s 50th anniversary of independence on May 26th, this year’s International Women’s Day takes on added significance. The contributions of women to Guyana’s rich history are too many to list. The influence of leaders like former President Janet Jagan, former Public Service Minister Dr. […]
The Guyana Elections Commission has announced that all systems are in place for the disciplined services voting for local government elections. The Disciplined Forces will cast their Ballots tomorrow March 8, 2016. In a statement, the Elections Commission said the Ballots were extracted, sorted and enveloped after arrival on March 1, 2016, in accordance to […]
(BBC) Venezuelan air force troops have been searching for the bodies of 28 gold miners who are reported to have been killed by a criminal gang in a remote jungle area. Their relatives said they did not return from work on Friday evening. They fear they may have been killed by a gang trying to […]
The three Commissioners, who will serve on the Commission of Inquiry (COI), ordered by President David Granger, were this afternoon sworn in by Chief Magistrate, Ms. Ann McLennan in the presence of Minister of Public Security, Mr. Khemraj Ramjattan and Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon at a simple ceremony at the Ministry of the […]
President David Granger has defended House Speaker Dr. Barton Scotland as being “mature and experienced”, in the face of growing criticism from the opposition People’s Progressive Party. The President has expressed enormous satisfaction with the work being done by Speaker Scotland and described the PPP’s arguments as predictable. The Speaker, during the recent budget debates […]
At least one Candidate in the upcoming Local Government Elections is not convinced that the participation of the larger political parties pose a disadvantage to the smaller contesting groups and individuals. The APNU+AFC’s Sherod Duncan who is running for the council seat in Constituency #14 trashed the argument of some of the other candidates during […]
General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party and former Minister of Home Affairs, Clement Rohee wants the President to fire his Public Security Minister, Khemraj Ramjattan over the fiery riot in the Camp Street jail which resulted in the death of 17 inmates, who reportedly set the fire themselves as a protest. At his Monday […]
President David Granger has announced that his government intends to find and implement long-term solutions to the problems facing the Guyana Prison system. Yesterday, the president along with the Minister of public Security and the Minister of State visited the facilities at the Mazaruni prison. Mr. Granger said the problems facing the prison service must […]
Six of the Candidates seeking to represent citizens of the capital on the Georgetown City Council at the upcoming Local Government Elections, shared some of their plans and ideas as they faced off for the first Georgetown Debate at the Theatre Guild on Saturday evening. The event was organised by Attorney Nigel Hughes and his […]
The Private Sector Commission (PSC) and the Diplomats representing the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada parted ways on Friday on the issue of Guyana’s ranking on the Corruption Perception Index. The PSC rejected Guyana’s undesirable classification over the years and claimed that the methodology used by the international corruption monitoring body, Transparency International, […]
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