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The Guyana Elections Commission has again shot down calls for it to investigate alleged irregularities which occurred during the 2020 polls. The Opposition APNU+AFC has been on the forefront of those calls which continue to go unanswered by GECOM. In a statement today, the Commission also confirmed that it has received a correspondence from the […]
While noting the positive outlook of Guyana’s oil and gas sector and the benefits it brings to the country’s economy in the short and medium term, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned the Guyana government that it needs not to go on a spending spree with revenues from the oil and gas sector, since […]
Legal Advisor of the Guyana Police Force, Attorney Mandel Moore was ordered into custody briefly this afternoon by Magistrate Leron Daly during the cyber crime case against Police Sergeant Dion Bascom. The extraordinary decision by the Magistrate followed the repeated failure of the Police Legal Advisor to produce a copy of the press conference hosted […]
After close to two months of deliberations and four proposed plans for the conduct of Local Government Elections (LGE), the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) is still to finalize its plan. On Tuesday, the Elections Commission and its Chairman, retired Justice Claudette Singh asked the Chief Elections Officer (CEO), Vishnu Persaud to revise his work plan […]
The county of Berbice is emerging as the hotspot for marijuana cultivation and trafficking with the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit carrying out a number of operations across the Berbice region. In an operation on Tuesday, CANU agents arrested two men as they traversed the Manarabisi canal in Corentyne in a speed boat with more than […]
A father of four who was riding his electric bicycle in the bicycle lane along Mandela Avenue was crushed to death on Monday evening after he was hit down by a sand truck. The dead man has been identified as 45-year-old Hawatt Greenidge. The truck driver, Trinidadian national Fazal Mohammed, who lives in Diamond has […]
Two reporters who have been fingered in an alleged extortion plot against car dealer Afras Mohamed appeared in Court this morning to face charges. The two, 49-year-old Alex Wayne and 41-year-old Gary Eleazer appeared before Magistrate Fabayo Azore and pleaded not guilty to the joint charges of conspiracy to commit a felony. The presiding Magistrate […]
With visitor arrival numbers increasing by more than 100% during the first five months of 2022, U.S Ambassador to Guyana Sarah-Ann Lynch believes Guyana can do more to capitalize on the US$9 trillion global Tourism Industry. She said there is a need for a modernized tourism sector in Guyana. Guyana joined the rest of the […]
There is a need to attract more women and young people into the field agriculture, according to President Irfaan Ali. During his virtual address to the Science Summit of the United Nations General Assembly, the President said the government is formulating a strategy which includes the increase use of technology to make agriculture fashionable for […]
Leader of the Opposition, Aubrey Norton has indicated that while he represents all Guyanese, he cannot ignore the cries of Afro, Indo and Indigenous Guyanese, who he believes are being discriminated against because of their perceived political persuasion. During a radio interview on Shabnam Radio in Canada, the Opposition Leader was questioned on race relations […]
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