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President Irfaan Ali addressed the UN General Assembly today and called for an immediate re-examination of the financing gap and the debt portfolio of developing countries. The President made the call as he spoke about the hardships being faced by many developing states as they recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. He said a reopening of […]
The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) today defended the process that led to the hiring of retired Voter Education Manager as the new Assistant Chief Elections Officer at the Commission. On Tuesday, the opposition nominated Commissioners voiced some concern about the hiring process, pointing out that the new ACEO only applied for the job during a […]
An early morning row in the East Coast Demerara village of Ann’s Grove has left a 21-year-old young man and his father dead in a case of murder-suicide. The father’s reputed wife is currently hospitalised in a critical condition. According to reports, the father, Leon Bobb began his rampage by attacking his son Seon Scott […]
Former Voter Registration Manager at the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Beverly Critchlow was today appointed Assistant Chief Election Officer (ACEO). However, the decision did not gain the support of Opposition-nominated Election Commissioners. Commissioner Vincent Alexander described the recruitment process as “contrived.” The decision to appointment Ms. Critchlow to the Office of the Assistant Chief Election […]
Opposition Member of Parliament Amanza Walton-Desir today reiterated her party’s call for President Irfaan Ali to fire Vice-President Bharrat Jagdeo for alleged corrupt practices which were documented in a foreign media report earlier this year. Chinese businessman, Su Zhirong, who Mr. Jagdeo acknowledged as his friend, made some damning statements implicating the Vice President. Among […]
More than nine months after more than $400 million worth of raw gold was stolen from a Mahaica businesswoman, the Major Crimes Unit of the Guyana Police Force has launched an investigation. Two persons were charged today in connection with the heist. In a statement this afternoon, the Police Force confirmed the arrest of a […]
As Guyana wages a war on drugs, 28 drug traffickers have been convicted for a number of drug-related offences so far for this year while more than 60 persons have been charged during the first-half of 2022. In the mid-year report of the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU), it was noted that during the second quarter […]
Admitting that the Office of the Auditor General does not currently have the capacity to conduct performance audit of the Oil and Gas Sector, Auditor General, Deodat Sharma on Monday said expertise in that area is being acquired with the support of the Canadian Auditing and Accountability Foundation (CAAF). “The Audit Office has been planning […]
28-year-old taxi driver Troy Griffith of Mocha Arcadia was remanded to jail on Monday after being charged with the murder of another taxi driver, 41-year-old Quincy Weekes. Griffith appeared at the Diamond Magistrates’ Court where the indictable charge was read to him. He was not allowed to enter a plea to the charge which stated […]
Three men and a teenager were arrested on Saturday during a Joint Services operation in the Berbice riverain community of DeVeldt that unearthed a large marijuana farm. During the operation, the members of the Joint Services discovered over six acres of marijuana plants being cultivated. The Police said more than 15,000 marijuana plants and over […]
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