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The Government of Guyana is proposing several sweeping changes to the country’s electoral laws. According to Attorney General Anil Nandlall, the proposed changes are as a direct result of the situation that took place at the last general elections, which saw the final results being delayed for months, as allegations of fraud were being hurled […]
The Ann’s Grove woman who was badly burnt by her husband a month ago after he killed their son and before he took his own life, has succumbed to her injuries. The woman, Sharon Scott passed away at the Georgetown Hospital earlier this week, never recovering from her injuries. She was badly burned to her […]
One day after a video surfaced on social media of Guyana’s High Commissioner to India, Charandass Persaud verbally abusing a female Indian Professor outside his official residence in India, President Irfaan Ali has announced his recall from the diplomatic post. In an announcement this morning, President Ali said he had a chance to review the […]
CARICOM and the African Export-Import Bank have signed an agreement for the establishment of a partnership between the bank and the regional body. The agreement was signed on Tuesday at the Cheddi Jagan Airport between Guyana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Hugh Todd and the President of the bank, Professor Benedict Oramah. President Irfaan Ali and […]
The ExxonMobil company today announced two discoveries at the Sailfin-1 and Yarrow-1 wells in the Stabroek block offshore Guyana, taking discoveries in the Stabroek block to more than 30 since 2015. The company said it has ramped up offshore development and production at a pace that far exceeds the industry average. “Our unrivaled exploration success […]
As consultations begin on electoral reform, civil society group, Article 13, is calling for the de-politicization of the Guyana Elections Commission. In a statement, the group said the absolute starting-point for genuine election and constitutional reform in Guyana must be the fundamental restructuring and reform of GECOM to an independent body that will serve the […]
Opposition Member of Parliament and Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Amanza Walton-Desir today said the Government needs to recall High Commissioner to India, Charandass Persaud over his verbal abuse of a woman outside his official residence in India. The Opposition MP also roasted the Guyana Ministry of Foreign Affairs for its statement declaring that the matter […]
The Special General Meeting of the Guyana Public Service Co-operative Credit Union did not go on as planned on Monday as Members of the financial institution failed to show up forcing the cancellation. The day before the meeting, the team headed by Former Chairman of the Credit Union, Trevor Benn urged members to stay away […]
Guyana’s High Commissioner to India Charrandas Persaud has found himself in the middle of controversy in India after a woman filed a complaint against him with allegations of being verbally abused by him. According to a statement that was given to the Police in India, Persaud became incensed as the woman sought information from the […]
Failure on the part of Guyana’s Leaders to appointment a substantive Chancellor and Chief Justice for close to two decades, has placed the country’s judiciary in an untenable state, according to Senior Law Lecturer at the University of the West Indies (Mona Campus), Tracy Robinson. She made the statement while underscoring the need for President […]
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