Opposition accuses Police of political harassment after Chief Scrutineer is summoned by SOCU

The Opposition APNU+AFC is calling out the Special Organised Crime Unit for “harassment” after its Chief Scrutineer, Carol Smith-Joseph was summoned by SOCU for questioning. The coalition in a statement said it believes that the move is political. It was Smith-Joseph who filed a Court action last week that will likely result in another round […]

Police make arrest in murder of miner in Aurora

The gold miner, who is accused of launching a vicious attack on two brothers at a mining camp in Aurora on Tuesday, leaving one of the brothers dead and the other nursing wounds, has been arrested. Police Commander of Region Seven, Senior Superintendent Dion Moore told News Source that the murder suspect was arrested and […]

GECOM Asst. Registration Officer testified of being instructed to use spreadsheet for Region 4 tabulation

An Assistant Registration Officer (ARO) at the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) testified before the Elections Commission of Inquiry today that while at first in the Command Centre, the electoral clerks were calling out the number of votes cast in favour of the various political parties from the Statements of Poll (SOPs), they were eventually instructed […]

Over US$1.3 Billion in Guyana’s oil resources account

At the end of November, the balance in Guyana’s Natural Resource Fund stood at over US$1.3 Billion, which is over G$290 billion, according to the monthly statement issued by the Bank of Guyana. The deposits were published by the Central Bank in keeping with Section 33(2) of the Natural Resource Fund Act, which provides for […]

GECOM to discuss CEO’s proposal for new round of Claims and Objections for LGE at special meeting

The proposal by the Chief Elections Officer (CEO), Vishnu Persaud for there to be a 14-day exercise to correct the Register of Voters (voters list) for the upcoming local elections, will come up for discussion on Thursday during a special meeting of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM). In an internal memo to the Chairman of […]

APNU+AFC feels “vindicated” with GECOM’s CEO call for new Claims and Objections for LGE Voters List

A call by the Chief Election Officer, Vishnu Persaud for  the Guyana Elections Commission to undertake a 14-days Claims and Objections exercise to  correct the voters list for the Local Government Elections, has garnered the support of the Opposition APNU+AFC . It was the APNU+AFC that first flagged the list published by GECOM as not […]

Amendments to electoral laws passed in National Assembly; Opposition fails in request to have Bill sent to Special bi-partisan committee

Despite cries by the Parliamentary Opposition for more time to be given to allow greater scrutiny of the draft amendments to the electoral laws, the Government early this morning used its one-seat majority in the National Assembly to approve the amendments. Attorney General Anil Nandlall declared that the amendments are much needed to enhance, modernize […]

GuySuCo receives another $1 Billion in supplementary funding from Government; Over $10 Billion allocated to company since February

The problem plagued Guyana Sugar Corporation has received another $1 billion in supplementary funding to help with the retooling of sugar estates. The sum was approved in the National Assembly on Monday.  In explaining the allocation, Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha said the money will go towards critical works at the estate factories, and that is […]