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Estimating that the Voters’ List has the names of more than 200,000 dead people, and overseas-based Guyanese, Opposition Member of Parliament and Executive Member of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), Ganesh Mahipaul today said that an extremely bloated list coupled with outdated photos of voters, is a recipe for electoral fraud. At a Congress […]
General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo, is standing by PPP Central Committee Member, Attorney General Anil Nandlall, amid allegations that Mr. Nandlall, has been leaking confidential party and government information to social media activist, Melissa Atwell known as Melly Mel. In a number of Social Media posts last week, Atwell […]
President Irfaan Ali today commissioned a new Aerodrome at Eterinbang, in the Upper Cuyuni River area in honour of the late Brigadier Gary Beaton, who died tragically along with 4 other servicemen in a helicopter crash last year. This airstrip, which has been out of operation for more than year, is one of the main […]
Attorney General Anil Nandlall has indicated that the Government will continue to pursue legal action both locally and internationally against US-based Guyanese social media star, Melissa Ann Atwell, popularly known as ‘Melly Mel.’ The Attorney General is suing Atwell for $100M in damages for reportedly publishing a series of posts on social media that he […]
The US Export-Import Bank has approved a US$500 million loan to Guyana to support its gas to energy project. Guyana was seeking a US$646 million loan. According to Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo, the bank has since initiated the relevant process ahead of final approval. “The loan has been approved by the Board of the Eximbank […]
Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo today cleared the air on the timeline for the distribution of the Government’s $100,000 cash grant, explaining that public servants and pensioners and other persons who register will ‘hopefully’ get the grant before Christmas and in January, while other Guyanese will have to wait until after the 2025 budget. At a […]
The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) fired back at the Co-Leader of the Working People’s Alliance, David Hinds over his criticism of the Chairman of the Elections Commission. On his social media talk show, Politics 101, Hinds accused the GECOM Chairman of covering up fraud, while referencing allegations of voter impersonation at the last elections. Hinds […]
The $159 Billion Power Plant and Natural Gas Liquids (NGL) Plant Project at Wales is 58 percent completed, according to Prime Minister Mark Phillips. He made the revelation on Wednesday, as the National Assembly’s Committee of Supply cleared $23.8 Billion for the project. The 300-megawatt power plant and the natural gas facility, which are being […]
A two-day Restorative Justice Training Programme for Magistrates opened this morning at Cara Lodge with Attorney General Anil Nandlall urging Magistrates to refer minor cases to Restorative Justice Officers. Explaining that Restorative Justice does not apply to capital offenses involving violence or sexual offences, the Attorney General said it will see a reduction in the […]
Prime Minister Mark Phillips was peppered with questions about the distribution of the one-off $100,000 cash grant and a timeline and structure for the actual distribution. The Committee of Supply of the National Assembly this afternoon approved $30.5 Billion in supplementary funding to cater for the cash grant. When questioned about whether the $30.5 Billion […]
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