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At the final Sitting of the twelfth Parliament, Opposition Member of Parliament Geeta Chandan- Edmond, stunned many of her colleagues as she endorsed President Irfaan Ali and the People’s Progressive Party for a second term while on the floor of the National Assembly. Chandan-Edmond, who once held the position of General Secretary of the PNC/R, […]
By Svetlana Marshall With the General and Regional Elections set to take place in September, the Government used its majority in the National Assembly today to pass the Representation of the People (Amendment) Bill 2025 to provide for “Deputy Supernumerary Returning Officers,” primarily for polling sub-districts in Regions 3, 4, and 6. Rising in defence […]
Co-leader of the Working People’s Alliance (WPA), Dr David Hinds, today, warned that a “fragmented opposition” could further split the votes when the General and Regional Elections are held on the 1st September, 2025. He told reporters at his Monday press conference that splitting the votes would make it more difficult for the parties in […]
Guyana has assumed the Presidency of the United Nations Security Council for the month of June. Guyana’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Carloyn Rodrigues-Birkett, will chair the month’s activities, which includes a heavy focus on global security. In a release today, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation explained that the month’s […]
Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony, today, said there is no spike in COVID-19 cases in Guyana, but the Government has started to put precautionary measures in place given the rise of a new COVID-19 variant globally. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the new variant N.B.1.8.1, a family of the Omicron variant, has […]
President Irfaan Ali, while not denying that he did offer some assistance to businessman turned politician Azruddin Mohamed over four years ago with the Customs clearance of a luxury sports car, today said the invoice with the true value of the car was never presented to him. In response to a video statement that was […]
Regional carrier, Caribbean Airlines, has apologised to Guyana and launched an investigation into the publication of an incomplete map of Guyana in an advertisement carried in its Caribbean Beat in-flight magazine. In a statement today, the Airline said it has taken immediate steps to investigate how the error occurred and to ensure stronger internal review […]
Vice Chairman of the Regional Democratic Council for Region Four and member of the PNC Reform, Samuel Sandy, has joined the Regional Chairman, Daniel Seeram, in throwing his support behind the People’s Progressive Party and President Irfaan Ali in the upcoming elections. In a statement on Sunday, Mr. Sandy said he has consistently supported the […]
Investigations into this morning’s fire at the Outreach Ministries Church on Durban Street in Georgetown, have revealed that the fire was an act of arson. A section of the church was damaged by the blaze, which was quickly extinguished by the Fire Service when they were summoned to the scene. Initially, it was suspected that […]
The body of Guyana Defence Force Lance Corporal, Stefon Tudor, was discovered this morning in the Cuyuni River, two days after he fell overboard while on a patrol in the Makapa rapids. His body is expected to be flown to the city today. In an earlier statement, the GDF disclosed that Lance Corporal Tudor was […]
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