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Putting to rest concerns that Guyana may be losing its teachers to the US and countries in the Caribbean, Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand today assured that there is no mass migration of Guyanese teachers. At a press conference this morning, Minister Manickchand said less than one hundred non-graduate teachers resigned in 2024, and a […]
Opposition and PNC Reform Leader Aubrey Norton today said he is not worried about the decision by party member, James Bond to endorse President Irfaan Ali for a second term. He said Bond is free to throw his support behind any candidate, but he knows there is no support base that will be heading behind […]
Embattled Assistant Commissioner of Police, Calvin Brutus, has filed a $1.6 Billion lawsuit against the Government over a Diversity Policy that he says exists in the Guyana Police Force and is discriminatory. In the lawsuit, which names the Attorney General as the respondent, Mr. Brutus details that in the last quarter of 2020, he attended […]
Former APNU Member of Parliament and PNC Reform Member, James Bond, has thrown his support behind a second term for President Irfaan Ali, as Guyana prepares to head to the polls later this year. On Thursday during a visit to Bond’s home community of Melanie Dhamishana on the East Coast of Demerara, the President received […]
By Svetlana Marshall Months after an indigenous delegation called on the Government to investigate “growing” allegations of rape, sexual abuse and misconduct in Amerindian Villages, the Minister of Amerindian Affairs, Pauline Sukhai has reported that such reports are “very minimal.” Last April, Mark Anthony Rodrigues, who headed the Indigenous Delegation that covered communities in Regions […]
President Irfaan Ali has instructed the Attorney General Anil Nandlall not to appeal the recent judgment by the Supreme Court, which awarded $24 Million to the family of Quindon Bacchus, who was shot dead by the Police in 2022. The Vice President, Bharrat Jagdeo made the disclosure during a press conference at Freedom House today. […]
Opposition Member of Parliament with responsibility for Foreign Affairs, Amanza Walton-Desir is pushing for an urgent meeting of the Foreign Relations Sectoral Committee of the National Assembly as Venezuela continues to violate the Argyle Agreement, and the order of the International Court of Justice. In a statement on Tuesday, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced plans […]
Offering a glimpse into this year’s budget, which will be presented in the National Assembly next Friday, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo revealed today that the 2025 Budget will focus heavily on community issues which have arisen out of engagements with citizens across the country. He said while government has already made moves to address some […]
General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party, Vice President, Bharrat Jagdeo has promised that his party will run a clean election campaign to win the confidence of Guyanese. At his weekly press conference today, Mr. Jagdeo said he recently met with officials of the Private Sector Commission, who raised some concerns about the upcoming elections. […]
The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) today promised that it will deliver credible elections this year, even as the Opposition political parties continue to frown on the Commission’s preparations, the current voter’s list and the voting process. The Commission assured all stakeholders that it will deliver free, fair, transparent and credible elections and that they should […]
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