By News Source Guyana on July 4, 2025
News, Politics
Presidential Candidate for the APNU and Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) Aubrey Norton, today, said former Opposition Member of Parliament, Jermaine Figueira, who recently resigned from the party was “no political heavy weight,” as he downplayed his exit from the party. “In my opinion, Figueira was the occupier of a seat, not […]
By News Source Guyana on July 4, 2025
News
The Government intends to increase its monitoring of Chinese businesses, especially supermarkets that have been paying for goods with gold and foreign currency, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo has announced. The move comes as the Government is trying to stabilize the foreign currency market in the country, especially the U.S dollar. In recent months, the Government […]
By News Source Guyana on July 3, 2025
Elections, News, Politics
Declaring that he has no apology to make for the Government’s hiring of a U.S lobbying firm, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo today confirmed that the tweets about Presidential Candidate Azruddin Mohamed having ties to Venezuela indeed came from the firm hired by the Government. However, he denied that the Government supplied the information for those […]
By News Source Guyana on July 3, 2025
Caribbean & International, Elections, News, Politics
President Irfaan Ali this afternoon signed the proclamations dissolving the 12th Parliament and the 10 Regional Democratic Councils to make way for the upcoming General and Regional Elections to be held on the 1st September 2025. The proclamations came five weeks after the President first announced the elections date. In a video statement released by […]
By News Source Guyana on July 3, 2025
News, Politics
The General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo this afternoon dismissed reports that the party was considering a plan to replace Prime Minister Mark Phillips with Works Minister Juan Edghill as Prime Ministerial Candidate for the upcoming elections. At a press conference this afternoon, Mr. Jagdeo described Prime Minister Phillips as […]
By News Source Guyana on July 3, 2025
Education, News
More than a year after the Court ruled that it was unconstitutional for the Ministry of Education to stop the automatic deduction of union dues for the Guyana Teachers’ Union, those dues are still not being deducted and remitted to the Union. In a statement today, the Guyana Teachers’ Union expressed deep concern over the […]
By News Source Guyana on July 3, 2025
News
A 24-year-old man in Antigua and Barbuda, has been charged over the death of 19-year-old Guyanese, Joyleen Abraham. The two reportedly shared a relationship. The young woman was found dead on the 7th May along a roadside in Antigua with multiple injuries to her body. The 24-year-old boyfriend, Victor Ince, told investigators that the young […]
By News Source Guyana on July 3, 2025
News
The Ministry of Natural Resources has announced that in conjunction with the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC), it has completed the review of ExxonMobil Guyana Limited’s (EMGL’s) relinquishment proposals of the renewal of the Stabroek Block Petroleum Exploration License. An area of 2,534 km² has been relinquished back to Guyana, the Natural Resources Ministry […]
By News Source Guyana on July 3, 2025
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A new $178.2m Magistrates’ Court was yesterday commissioned in Anna Regina, Region No.2 as part of the judicial infrastructure expansion initiative which has seen a number other Courts being constructed, re-constructed or upgraded. Speaking during the opening ceremony, Attorney General Anil Nandlall, said the opening of the new Court is another instaLlment of the Government’s […]
By News Source Guyana on July 2, 2025
Elections, News, Politics
Leaders of the recently formed coalition, Forward Guyana Movement, are “furious” over the Guyana Elections Commission’s decision to reject their symbol as submitted, with one leader describing the decision as “irresponsible.” News of FGM’s symbol being rejected by the Elections Commission came hours after the Forward Guyana Movement was solidified. The movement represents the coming […]