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With his latest effort to be granted a stay in the fraud charges being thrown out by Appeal Court Judge, Dawn Gregory, PPP Presidential Candidate Irfaan Ali is now turning to the full Court of Appeal. Ali gave notice of appeal this morning as he appeared before the Chief Magistrate for the continuation of the […]
Regional Airline LIAT has announced that it is taking precautions against Tropical Storm Dorian that is threatening a number of Caribbean countries. The airline has announced that it has been forced to cancel a number of flights across the region in wake of the storm. Flights from Guyana to Barbados and from Barbados to Guyana […]
Chief Justice Roxanne George-Wiltshire this afternoon dismissed an application that was taken before her seeking to have the decision to proceed with house-to-house registration declared illegal. The application was made by Leader of the Liberty and Justice Party Lennox Schuman. His contention was that since the appointment of former GECOM Chair Justice James Patterson was […]
Another meeting of the Guyana Elections Commission ended this afternoon with no decision on the way forward for early elections and the preparations for those elections. After the meeting, Opposition nominated Commissioner Sase Gunraj said it is clear that “delaying tactics” are ongoing”. He said there is the need for elections in a timely manner […]
While declaring that no level of crime is acceptable, Citizenship Minister and former Police Commissioner, Winston Felix, is crediting the APNU+AFC Coalition for arresting Guyana’s crime situation over the past four years. At the PNC Reform’s weekly press conference this morning, Mr. Felix noted that serious crimes are down by 25% from 2014. “The PNCR […]
Minister of Citizenship, Winston Felix, today assured that despite the “hysteria” created in some sections of the media and by political elements on the number of Haitians visiting Guyana, no Haitian national has been found to be involved in trafficking in persons or people smuggling, as a victim or as a perpetrator. Speaking at the […]
More than a week after charges were recommended by the Director of Public Prosecutions, Senior Airport Manager, Andrew Kellman found himself before a city Magistrate facing a sexual assault charge. The 56-year-old Campbellville resident is accused of kissing a female employee attached to a company that operates at the Airport without her consent. The incident […]
Opposition Member of Parliament, Bishop Juan Edghill joined the group formerly known as the Movement Against Parking Meters, in a protest outside the President’s Office today, calling for early elections. The small group now sells itself as the Mass Action People’s Movement. Mr. Edghill used the protest to tear into members of civil society, saying […]
With the Guyana Elections Commission still to decide on a way forward with its preparations for early elections, Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo believes the Commission must move with more readiness. At his weekly press briefing this afternoon, Mr. Jagdeo echoed the sentiments of other members of his party that the Commission should end the ongoing […]
The issue of local content for the oil and gas sector took centre stage at a forum on oil and gas organised by the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry. At the Wednesday evening event at the Duke Lodge, Professor Leyland Lucas, who is the Dean of the School of Entrepreneurship and Business Innovation, warned […]
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