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The Commission of Inquiry (COI) into the 2020 Elections was today shown video and audio evidence depicting heavily armed TSU ranks clearing the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Command Centre, as well as clips of party agents and local observers objecting to the insertion of “fictious numbers” while the Statements of Poll (SOPs) for Region Four […]
Mini-bus driver, Okemi Harry, who was caught on camera on Saturday attacking and assaulting a Traffic Police Officer appeared in Court today where he was slapped with 13 charges. Harry stood before Sparendaam Magistrates Court where he was told of the thirteen offences. He was charged with failure to wear a seatbelt, failure to carry […]
Longtime Guyanese Diplomat, Ambassador Keith George, has been formally accredited as Guyana’s new High Commissioner to Canada. He presented his Letters of Credence to Canada’s Governor General, Mary J. May Simon, last week in Quebec City. In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said High Commissioner George has an extensive foreign service career spanning […]
The Government of Guyana has initiated discussions with the diplomatic representatives of Canada and Italy for visa free travel for holders of a Guyana passport to those two countries. On the sidelines of a reception on Monday evening, Canadian High Commissioner to Guyana, Mark Berman confirmed that the Guyana Government has reached out to the […]
After a two-week hiatus, the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the 2020 Elections recommenced today with key witnesses pointing the Commission to various rooms within the Ashmins Building where the Region 4 Statements of Poll (SOPs) were tabulated. It was in the Ashmins Building that the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM’s) Command Centre and Office of […]
The authorities have suspended three employees of the Demerara Harbour Bridge after the fuel tanker that slammed into the bridge in October, causing major damage, left Guyana without the knowledge of the authorities. While the Court ordered that the ship be released from custody and accepted a letter with an undertaking for the ship company […]
Police investigators are probing the gruesome murder of 85- year old West Berbice resident Sumintra Sawh who was found stabbed to death in her home early this mornng. In a statement, the Police Force said the investigations have revealed that the elderly woman who lived alone in her two-storey wooden and concrete house, was cared […]
Opposition Member of Parliament Volda Lawrence believes that the country’s public servants will not see any improvements in their standard of living with the recently announced 8% across the board increase by the government. In fact, Ms. Lawrence is predicting that after the lump sum payment to public servants in December, the cost of living […]
In another dent in the narcotics trade in Guyana, a joint services team carried out a major drug eradication exercise in the Berbice region over the weekend, destroying more than 4000 pounds of marijuana. In a statement, it was explained that an operation was launched at Kimbia in the Upper Berbice region after reports were […]
A Charity, Essequibo family has been plunged into mourning and has been left in a state of disbelief following the murder of 73-year-old Agatha Gamel, allegedly at the hands of her own granddaughter. The elderly woman was found lifeless early this morning with her throat slashed and several other wounds. The body was discovered on […]
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