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The Chief and Deputy Chief of the CARICOM Elections Observer Mission are in Guyana and have already acknowledged the competitiveness of campaigns, although the CARICOM team is yet to officially begin its monitoring activities. The rest of the team is expected to arrive in Guyana by Friday evening ahead of Monday’s polls, but at a press […]
Three days before Guyanese head to the polls, President Donald Ramotar has announced that he intends to reduce the taxes on vehicle imports once re-elected. The President made the surprise statement on Thursday evening through the Government Information Agency. In that statement he said “the new administration of the PPP/C will reduce the taxes to ensure […]
A man and a woman who police arrested on Monday for the abduction of a Bhena’s Store sales clerk have been charged with the offense and were placed on $500,000 bail each when they made their appearance in the Georgetown Magistrates Court on Thursday. Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry presided over the matter involving 48-year-old Viola […]
With just a few days remaining before Guyanese head to the polls to elect a new government, Presidential Candidate of the APNU+AFC coalition David Granger continues to give assurances of remedy to many of the issues that are being raised by citizens. On Wednesday, Mr. Granger took his campaign to the University of Guyana Turkeyen campus […]
Dear News Source, In 1990 when I joined the Progressive Youth Organisation (PYO0, I felt a sense of pride and patriotism. I felt the desire to do something for the country I love and believe that I could make a better contribution in the PYO and then eventually in the PPP, after all, this was […]
Acting Chief Justice Ian Chang has ruled that the agreement which was entered into by the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission and the Central Housing and Planning Authority for a $3 Billion loan by the GGMC, is null and void. The ruling has effectively blocked the transfer of the money from the government agency to the […]
The Media Monitoring Unit of the Guyana Elections Commission has rejected attempts by political parties and their leaders to “muzzle” the unit by attacking the contents of previous reports in which it condemned and pin pointed unacceptable campaign rhetoric and behaviors that were carried in the media. Former President Bharrat Jagdeo and his People’s Progressive […]
The Commonwealth Observer team is in place and is calling for peaceful elections while looking forward to a high voter turn out next Monday. The Head of the Commonwealth Mission to Guyana, Ms. Kate Wilkinson told journalists at a Thursday afternoon press briefing that while the Commonwealth does not offer advice to political parties, it […]
Guyana’s Ministry of Natural Resources in a release on Thursday announced that Hydrocarbons have been discovered offshore Guyana which could possibly translate to oil for commercial purposes. The discovery was made by Esso exploration well, the Liza-1 on the Stabroek Block, using the drill-ship, Deepwater Champion located approximately 120 miles offshore Guyana. However, according to […]
With just days to go before Guyanese head to the polls on May 11, the two children of late Guyana presidents and founders of the People’s Progressive Party, Dr. Cheddi and Janet Jagan are going separate ways with their political support. The son, Dr. Cheddi Jagan Jr. who owns a dental practice and lives in […]
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