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The recently formed, Independent Party (IP) which is led by social and political activist Mark Benschop has stopped short in its ambition to be the next government but has its eye on being the force that will fight against corruption and injustice after the May 11 elections. With five days remaining before an expected 500,000 eligible voters head […]
The Carter Center has declared that the upcoming elections are another important test for Guyanese and believes that at the end of what is anticipated to be a very competitive election, Guyanese may be reluctant to accept the results. This reluctance, the Center says, will largely depend on the quality of the electoral process but […]
Senior and junior staff members attached to the Guyana Forestry Commission were given the day off on Wednesday as they complained bitterly about fumes that had engulfed their offices from the nearby Marriott Hotel. According to reports, construction workers at the Marriott who are still carrying out works to the back of the property, have […]
A 24-year-old Warlock, East Ruimveldt man was gunned down in front of his shop on Wednesday morning. Dead is Sherwin Barrow. The incident took place just after 8:30am. Residents in the area heard loud gunfire and saw Barrow lying on the ground just after. He was rushed to the Georgetown Hospital where he died as […]
KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — Over 100 children infected and affected by HIV/AIDS will benefit from psychological, educational and social support under a J$8 million (US$70,000) grant assistance programme. The grant is being provided by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in partnership with World Learning, and will support a four-month initiative that will […]
Seven bodies have been found in a mass grave on the border between Venezuela and Colombia, say officials. Venezuelan troops found the corpses of six men and one woman in Tachira state on Monday, only 4km (2.5 miles) from the border with Colombia. How they died is not yet known but reports say that the […]
(BBC) Passenger ferries could be set to run between Florida and Cuba for the first time in more than 50 years after the US government approved new services. Services between the two countries stopped when the US imposed a trade embargo on Cuba in 1960. But Washington announced the restoration of diplomatic ties in December […]
Prime Ministerial Candidate of the ruling People’s Progressive Party Civic, Elisabeth Harper has called out Presidential Candidate of the APNU+AFC coalition David Granger over statements he made regarding Guyana’s foreign policies. Granger in a weekend radio interview expressed his dissatisfaction with the Foreign Policy approach that has been adopted by the PPP Civic administration over […]
Legendary former Guyana and West Indies Cricket Captain, Alvin Kallicharran has taken the crease for the APNU+AFC coalition as the country heads to the polls on Monday, May 11. The Port Mourant, Corentyne native who remains one of the most iconic and respected Guyanese and West Indian cricketers of all times has announced his endorsement […]
(Trinidad Express) A 37-year-old Guyanese born United States citizen with immigration status in Canada; and who is wanted in the US on a range of criminal offences including two counts of murder, has been re-arrested by members of the local INTERPOL Bureau. Balkumar Singh was first detained on March 27th, 2015, for violating this country’s […]
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