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Confident of winning the 2nd March elections, President David Granger today told reporters that he intends to name a Prime Minister nominee and nominees for the other Ministerial portfolios after the elections. Although the Constitution does not provide for a Prime Ministerial Candidate to be named ahead of elections, it has been customary over the […]
With nomination day for the 2nd March elections just a few days away, the Guyana Elections Commission is hoping that the political parties and their candidates will be honest about the suitability and eligibility of those persons who will be listed as candidates. At a media session hosted by the Guyana Press Association today, the […]
One of the newest political parties, Change Guyana intends to push for a full renegotiation of the oil contracts if it is elected to government. At a press conference today, the party’s Prime Ministerial Candidate, Nigel Hinds said the current oil contracts rob the Guyanese people of a good deal. “The Petroleum Sharing Agreement has […]
A 50-year-old French citizen was remanded to jail today after being charged with illegally entering Guyana. The accused, Sylvie Dubose appeared before the Chief Magistrate and claimed that she is a close friend of the US President and a special agent to the Pope. She is accused of entering Guyana illegally between the 15th and […]
An 81-year-old pensioner became the country’s latest road accident victim when she was stuck down by a motor car along the Nigg Public Road, Corentyne, Berbice this morning. Dead is Parbattie Ramsarran of the Nigg Village. A Police report said the elderly woman was walking along the Public Road when she was struck by a […]
Police investigators in the Pomeroon area are probing a fatal boat accident that occurred in the wee hours of this morning at Grand Friendship Canal, Lower Pomeroon River. The accident involved a wooden boat that was propelled by a 40 horsepower outboard engine. The boat was being operated by 27-year-old gold miner, Dennon Lyte. The […]
By this time next year, students in the Yarrowkabra area along the Linden Soesdyke highway should be preparing to move into their brand new school. The Education Ministry today signed an $826.7 million contract for the construction of the Yarrowkabra Secondary School. The contract has been awarded to the BK International company and is fully […]
Hours after issuing a statement to the media declaring his innocence, Executive Member of the People’s Progressive Party and former Member of Parliament, Alistair Charlie got the opportunity to declare the same innocence in Court. He appeared before Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus this afternoon and pleaded not guilty to the charges of sexual assault of a […]
The Guyana Rice Development Board is reporting that 2019 turned out to be a very good year for the local rice industry. In a statement, the GRDB announced that over 1 million metric tonnes of paddy was produced in 2019 and that represented the second-highest rice producing year for Guyana, falling only to 2015. The […]
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