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The Universal Church in Guyana today announced that it has removed its pastor, who got involved in a loud verbal confrontation with a driver over parking on the parapet in front of the church. The issue took place on Monday at the Church’s Charlotte Street, Georgetown location. The pastor and the driver of the car […]
The European Union, in collaboration with implementation partners, the Food and Agriculture Organization and the Centre for Local Business Development, today launched the Guyana Wood-Based Small and Medium Enterprises Accelerator Programme. The programme is designed to strengthen the capacity, competitiveness and sustainability of small and medium- sized enterprises operating within Guyana’s wood based sector. The […]
A total of 15 Police Officers have so far found themselves on the other side of the law and facing criminal charges for this year, according to the Guyana Police Force. Of the 15 Police Officers before the Courts, more than half of them are facing rape charges. Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum reported last week […]
The European Union (EU) Elections Observer Mission (EOM), in its final report, said the media environment in Guyana during the course of the 2025 General and Regional Elections was “vibrant” but “highly polarized” with a high number of media outlets aligned with the ruling People’s Progressive Party (PPP/C), resulting in a disproportionate coverage in favor […]
Citing the just released final report of the European Union Election Observer Mission for the Guyana Elections 2025, Canadian High Commissioner to Guyana, Sébastien Sigouin, has issued a call on Guyanese to speak up and call for action to be taken to make the country’s electoral process truly free and fair. In a post on […]
By Svetlana Marshall The European Union Election Observation Mission presented its final report of the 2025 elections in Guyana and called for Constitutional reform to strengthen the country’s electoral system. The EU team made 18 recommendations in the report, which cover aspects of the country’s legal framework, the election administration, voter registration, election day, media […]
Three years after she was charged with an attempt to ship cocaine out of Guyana in Hindu religious ornaments, 27-year-old Lisa Ramnarine of Hague, West Coast Demerara has been found guilty of the cocaine trafficking charge and has been sentenced to 32 months in jail. In addition to the jail sentence, Ramnarine has been fined […]
The We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) party, which is the main opposition party in the National Assembly has dispatched a pre-action letter to the Speaker of the National Assembly, Manzoor Nadir, warning that failure to convene a meeting within 14 days to elect the Leader of the Opposition will result in legal action. Through their […]
The Financial Intelligence Unit is reporting an increase in suspicious transactions last year, when compared to 2023. The majority of those transactions are related to fraud. According to Section 18(4) of the Anti-Money Laundering Act, a reporting entity such as a bank or a financial institution must send suspicious transactions to the FIU whenever it […]
A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) has highlighted the Auditor General’s 2024 Report, which was recently released and exposed cases of financial irregularities and mismanagement across the Government with more than $1 Billion in over payments made in a single year. APNU Member of Parliament, Ganesh Mahipaul said the findings of the Auditor General for […]
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