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Chairman of A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), Aubrey Norton today offered no clear indication on the APNU’s plans for the upcoming local government elections, which are set to take place on the 12th June. At a press conference today, Mr. Norton told reporters that the party is operating on two “parallel tracks” at the […]
In what is being seen as another move by the Government to discredit the Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA), Attorney General Anil Nandlall has declared that the association owes the state of Guyana more than $38 million. In a statement on Tuesday, the Attorney General said the human rights body is not legitimate and he […]
The Chairman of the Joint Services, Brigadier Godfrey Bess today reminded and assured the nation that irrespective of its ethnic composition, the Joint Services of Guyana is an apolitical institution and will continue to uphold the noble position of service to the people of Guyana. The statement from Brigadier Bess came in response to a […]
The Guyana Elections Commission has announced the 17th April, 2023 as Nomination Day for all parties, organisations and individuals that intend to contest this year’s local government elections. In an advertisement carried in today’s local newspapers, the Elections Commission also announced that those desirious of participating in the elections have up to 21 days before […]
The Minister of Local Government Nigel Dharamlall, has written to the Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission appointing Monday, 12th June 2023 as the date for the conduct of Local Government Elections in Guyana. The new date follows the announcement by GECOM of its new work plan, which would make it ready to host local […]
With plans for the long-awaited Local Government Elections back on track, the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) will commence its Claims and Objections exercise from today. In a statement over the weekend, the Elections Secretariat said the Claims and Objections exercise is integral to the preparation of the Registers of Voters for the conduct of elections […]
The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) called in the Police to probe three (3) cases of duplicate registrations which were committed during the ongoing Cycle of Continuous Registration. In a statement, GECOM said its decision to call in the Police was taken after deliberations on a report on the internal investigations that were conducted in relation to […]
Facing questions today for a third time about the mayhem and other issues that took place at the GECOM Command Centre during the last elections, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Edgar Thomas alleged that rogue elements within the Tactical Services Unit (TSU) had invaded the Guyana Elections Commission’s (GECOM’s) Command Centre at the Ashmin’s Building putting […]
The Audit Office of Guyana is in the process of establishment an Oil and Gas Department, Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance, Gail Teixeira informed the Committee of Supply today as it began consideration of the 2023 Budget. Approximately $1.117B has been budgeted for the Audit Office to facilitate recurrent expenditure while another $25M has […]
The Opposition has accused the Government of targeting those regions that have an APNU+AFC majority council in place. Opposition Member Ganesh Mahipaul told the Budget debate on Monday that there has been a reduction in the allocations for regional development works for the three Regional Democratic Councils controlled by the APNU+AFC. He noted that there […]
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