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The Guyana Elections Commission has indicated to the Caribbean Court of Justice that the date by which a credible voters list would be ready for early elections would be December 25, 2019. The revelation was made this afternoon during submissions by the Attorneys before the Caribbean Court of Justice as the Court gets ready to […]
Executive Member for the People’s Progressive Party and former Member of Parliament, Gail Teixeira believes the President needs to let good faith prevail and set a date for elections within 90 days. Appearing on the online talk show, Globespan 24×7, Ms. Teixeira explained that the December 21 No Confidence motion against the government effectively put […]
President David Granger has invited Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo to meet with him after Monday’s consequential orders by the Caribbean Court of Justice on the way forward following its rulings on the no-confidence motion and the appointment of a GECOM Chairman. In the letter sent to Mr. Jagdeo by the Director General at the Ministry […]
Social media activist and businesswoman, Melissa Atwell aka “Melly Mel” found herself being grilled by Police investigators for several hours on Friday. The questioning by Police investigators came following a criminal complaint by the Balwant Singh Hospital over several alleged “horror testimonials” about its service were shared on Facebook by Atwell. The Balwant Singh Hospital […]
Guyana inched closer to the start of oil production with the launch of the Liza Destiny today in Singapore. The Liza Destiny is the first oil production vessel to be placed in Guyana. It was officially dedicated by First Lady Sandra Granger. The Director of the Energy Department also attended the Singapore launch along with […]
A 22-year-old man who appeared in Court today and pleaded guilty to stealing his friend’s $85,000 mobile phone, will be spending the next six months in jail. The sentence was handed down this morning by the Chief Magistrate after the youth, Marvin Maikou, admitted to the larceny charge. The incident reportedly took place on the […]
Following the discovery of over 62 pounds of Marijuana stashed in two spare wheels of a Route-72 mini-bus, the 40-year-old driver of the bus, Seon Baker, was today charged and remanded to jail. The accused who lives at Linden, told the Court he is not guilty of the drug trafficking offence. The bust took place […]
The visa card company has informed Republic Bank Limited that online fraudsters have been engaged in what is known as a “brute-force” attack on holders of the Republic Bank Visa One card. Republic Bank explained in a statement today that the attack uses a trial and error method to obtain payment card information for card […]
The Commissioner General of the Guyana Revenue Authority, Godfrey Statia, in a statement today, accused the Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo of peddling statements that are misleading and that are filled with innuendos and allegations of fraud. The GRA boss believes the statements are meant to create public mischief, and tarnish the efforts at rebuilding the […]
As Guyana gears up for early elections, a group of supporters and activists of the governing APNU+AFC coalition picketed the Guyana Elections Commission today to press the Commission to continue with its house-to-house registration and ensure a clean list for the elections. With the Caribbean Court of Justice ruling that the no-confidence motion against the […]
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