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The National Assembly has passed the Open Data Bill which provides for the use and administration of public data by government institutions. In piloting the Bill through the House, Prime Minister Mark Phillips said the critical piece of legislation is in keeping with Government’s commitment to transparency, innovation and the responsible management of public data. […]
A 27-year-old Venezuelan woman, who lives in Guyana, has been charged with three counts of Trafficking in Persons and one count of Unlawful Withholding of Identification documents. The accused, Andreina Jimenez, appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court this morning before Acting Chief Magistrate Faith McGusty. She pleaded not guilty to the four (4) charges and […]
Co-Leader of the Working People’s Alliance, Dr. David Hinds today accused the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) of putting “the cart before the horse” as it examines the issue of enhanced biometrics for the next elections. At a press conference last Friday, the Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), retired Justice Claudette Singh said the […]
By Svetlana Marshall The Government, through Senior Minister with responsibility for Finance, Dr Ashni Singh returned to the National Assembly today for additional sums totaling $84.5 Billion. Minister Singh, today, presented two Financial Papers to the National Assembly totaling just over $84.5 Billion. Financial Paper No. 3 of 2024 amounted to approximately $456.8M in advances […]
The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) might have erred by allowing The New Movement (TNM) to take up the joinder seat in the National Assembly following the resignation of the representative from the Liberty and Justice party. When pressed on the issue on Friday, GECOM’s Legal Officer, Attorney-at-Law Kurt Da Silva, explained that based on the […]
With its Savannah Milk products being sold in Guyana, Barbados, St Kitts, and Antigua – Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL), through its subsidiary Demerara Dairies Inc (DDI), is hoping to tap into other markets within the region when its US$20M Dairy Farm begins operation in 2025. The dairy farm, which is currently under construction at Moblissa […]
Declaring that he has been out of politics for far too long, Charrandass Persaud – who was expelled from the Alliance For Change (AFC) after he voted with the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) to bring down his own Government back in 2018, has announced that he will be returning to the political arena soon. Whether […]
A 17-year-old boy from the Sophia community is nursing a gunshot wound to his left thigh. He has told Police investigators that he was shot by two persons on a motorcycle early on Sunday morning, while he was on another motorcycle with a friend. The teenager told investigators that the incident occurred at around 2:30 […]
Shutting down claims by the Opposition that she often sides with the Government nominated commissioners on crucial electoral matters, Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Justice (Ret’d) Claudette Singh said she makes her own decisions. “I make my own decisions,” Singh told reporters during a press conference on Friday. Described as a “partisan […]
The Guyana Elections Commission has confirmed that there has been an upsurge in applications for national identification cards and replacements for the cards, since the Government’s announcement of a $100,000 cash grant for all Guyanese 18-years and older. Deputy Chief Election Officer, Aneal Giddings said the Commission has seen the increase since the announcement. The […]
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