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The People’s National Congress-led, A Partnership for National Unity, was able to hold on to the top local government prize of the capital city of Georgetown, but the governing People’s Progressive Party has been able to pick up additional seats on the City Council. According to declared results from the Guyana Elections Commission, both the […]
Opposition Leader and Chairman of A partnership For National Unity, Aubrey Norton has declared victory for his party following yesterday’s local government polls, although the party has lost at least two major seats in Georgetown. Norton said the party has been able to increase its votes and maintain control of New Amsterdam, Linden and Georgetown, […]
General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo has declared that his party has won the Local Government Elections by a landslide, although its heavy campaigning in the major LGE prize of Georgetown did not result in any major breakthrough. At a press conference this afternoon, Mr. Jagdeo said his party was […]
Outgoing City Mayor, Ubraj Narine said he is ready to facilitate a seamless transition of the mayorship as a new City Council is expected to take office in the coming days. Narine did not seek re-election to the Council, but made it clear that his political career is not over. The City Mayor is a […]
Two friends lost their lives in a horrific accident along the Soesdyke-Linden highway in the vicinity of Long Creek. Police have identified the two dead men as 22-year-old Shazeer Mohammed and 26-year-old Ryan Boodan. Mohammed was riding his motorcycle with Boodan as the pillion rider. A police report said the motorcycle was heading south along […]
General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party, Bharrat Jagdeo has indicated that his party may seek recount in several areas where it believes there were some minor errors in the vote count or tallying. While not providing details at a midnight press conference, Mr. Jagdeo said the party is waiting on the official results from […]
Despite promising that the majority of the Local Government Elections results would have been made known by last night, the Guyana Elections Commission is still to begin releasing the results from across the country. The two major political parties have both been claiming early victories in a number of areas. While the PPP has indicated […]
As the polls closed at 6 o’clock this evening, Chief Elections Officer (CEO), Vishnu Persaud told News Source that the majority of results for the Local Government Elections should be known by tonight. Under the electoral laws, the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) is required to deliver the results of the elections within five days, however, […]
A 28-year-old miner from Bartica in Region Seven, was found dead on Sunday afternoon in the Quartzstone Backdam, Cuyuni River. Police have identified the dead miner as Oniel Richardson. According to a statement, the self-employed miner worked in the area and would operate a metal detector as part of his search for gold. On Sunday, […]
Police investigators in Georgetown are probing the death of Nakema Dimitri Deonauth, whose lifeless body was found this morning in his apartment at the corner of Regent and Cummings Street. The investigators believe he was murdered. The dead man was the son of the owners of the popular Nesha’s Flowerland store. His father, Raj Deonauth, […]
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