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A peacemaker was shot dead this morning at Seeta’s Bar in Station Street, Kitty when he attempted to intervene in a fight between a man and woman. 32-year-old Kurt Anthony Duncan of Sophia was pronounced dead at the Georgetown Hospital after being rushed there with a gunshot wound to his chest. The incident reportedly occurred […]
Enumerators and other field staff of the Guyana Elections Commission have complained about some of the challenges they continue to face as they conduct the house-to-house registration exercise. There have been reports of some citizens using their dogs to prevent the GECOM staffers from entering yards to get persons registered. Chief Elections Officer, Keith Lowenfield, […]
Describing today as a “good day for the Republic of Guyana”, President David Granger expressed his confidence in the new Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission, Justice Claudette Singh. The President administered the oath of office to Justice Singh this morning at the Ministry of the Presidency. President Granger noted that Justice Singh has met […]
New Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission Justice Claudette Singh has indicated that she intends to be inclusive as she takes on the top Elections Commission job. Justice Singh took the oath of office this morning before President David Granger and a packed room of Government and Opposition members and other officials. In an interview […]
A team of investors, including Jamaican aviation veteran Glenn Logan, has taken over the operations of the problem-plagued Fly Jamaica Airways. The new owners, led by Yann LeProvost of the French-based company W&Y SAS, took over the reigns on Friday from Guyanese operators Paul and Roxanne Reece, and promised to address issues affecting the carrier, including the payment of salaries, ticket refunds […]
Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo said he is pleased and happy with the President’s decision to appoint Justice Claudette Singh as the new Chair of the Guyana Elections Commission. At a late-afternoon press conference, Mr. Jagdeo said the decision is one that enjoys his support and it was a consensual decision. “We are very very happy […]
Retired Justice of Appeal and Legal Advisor to the Guyana Police Force, Justice Claudette Singh will be the next Chairperson of the Guyana Elections Commission. The decision followed a meeting between President David Granger and the Leader of the Opposition Bharrat Jagdeo as they hammered out names that were found not to be unacceptable to […]
Three men, who were recently nabbed by the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit in the Parika area with over 5 pounds of cocaine were today charged and remanded to prison by the Chief Magistrate. 48-year-old, Deopaul Gordeen, 47-year-old Mohammed Insham and 41-year-old, Amid Kumar appeared in Court this morning and the cocaine trafficking charge was read to […]
Even as the Opposition People’s Progressive Party continues to boycott the ongoing house-to-house registration exercise, the Government is encouraging citizens to ignore the opposition’s boycott and get themselves registered. At a PNC press conference this morning, party member and Minister of Finance Winston Jordan said the position of the coalition has not changed when it […]
President David Granger met with members of the Diplomatic Community this morning and this afternoon he invited and made a statement to members of civil society at State House. In that statement, the President said his government remains respectful of the Caribbean Court of Justice’s ruling and of the Guyana Constitution. He said the government […]
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