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From the crack of dawn, members of Guyana’s Disciplined Services were in line to cast their ballots for the national and regional elections on Saturday morning. At Police Headquarters, Eve Leary, the line of police officers stretched to the road as they turned out in their numbers to vote. Over at the Guyana Defence Force […]
With just over a week to go before Guyanese head to the polls for regional and general elections, President Donald Ramotar is seeking to pull the nation’s workers on his side with promises of an increase in the minimum wage. The President used Friday’s Labour Day rally hosted by the Federation of Independent Trade Unions […]
Presidential Candidate of the APNU+AFC Coalition, retired Brigadier David Granger, is urging members of the Disciplined Forces to support his party when they head to the polls on Saturday, May 2. Members of the Disciplined Forces usually vote one week before the rest of the country. There are just over 7,000 eligible voters in the […]
Police investigators are probing the murder of a 28-year-old West Bank Demerara woman who was stabbed to death by her husband on Thursday afternoon. The woman has been identified as Donessa Barker. According to reports, the woman and her husband would have regular arguments and he would make threats against her. The man, Allan Barker, […]
One week after sections of its draft manifesto was leaked, the APNU+AFC coalition on Thursday officially launched the complete document at the Stabroek Market Square, declaring the manifesto a people’s document. The coalition used the backdrop of the Stabroek Market during afternoon rush hour as its way of showing that the manifesto is connected to the […]
(Nation News) FORTY-SEVEN-YEAR old Shawn Lawrence Chance will reappear in court on May 28 after pleading guilty to cocaine charges. The Guyanese national pleaded guilty to possession, possession with intent to supply, trafficking and importation of one kilo of cocaine. He was fined $100 000 to be paid in four weeks. According to police, Chance […]
The Guyana Election Commission has published the Official List of Electors (OLE) for the 2015 elections. The list accounts for a total of 570,787 eligible voters while Guyana’s population totals 747,884, according to the 2012 census. This means that close to 75% of the country’s population is eligible to vote and already copies of the […]
With just thirteen days to go before Elections Day, contesting political parties have come together in a historic move and have signed the elections code of conduct, which is expected to guide campaigns and political leaders along moral high grounds for the rest of the campaign. Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission – GECOM – Dr. […]
Hours after President Donald Ramotar announced on Wednesday that he had fired his Health Minister Dr. Bheri Ramsarran over his slap and strip threats against a female rights activist, the activist, Sherlina Nageer declared that the issue “is far from over”. The women’s rights activist said she wants the President and his administration to know […]
Under mounting pressure from the international community and several local organisations, President Donald Ramotar on Wednesday fired his Health Minister Dr. Bheri Ramsarran over his slap and strip threats against a female rights activist, which was all caught on tape. The Office of the President announced the firing in a short three paragraph statement on […]
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