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Labeled “A Plan for a Stronger Guyana”, the governing APNU+AFC coalition rolled out its manifesto this morning at a media launching. A public launching is set for this evening at the Stabroek Square. The 32-page document details the policies that the APNU+AFC intends to pursue if its re-elected. It has broken up those policies into […]
Opposition Leader and General Secretary of the PPP, Bharrat Jagdeo dragged the oil companies into the political fray today by claiming that they are working with the government to push back on the Global Witness report, which raised concerns about Guyana’s oil contract with Exxon. Global Witness, which is an international non-governmental organisation, raised several […]
As Guyana prepares for elections in just over two weeks, the Chairperson of the Guyana Elections Commission, Justice Claudette Singh is lobbying for changes to be made to the Constitution that would allow persons with disabilities to vote by themselves. As it is, persons with disabilities vote by proxy. This morning, the Guyana Council of […]
The issue of guns and gun violence in the region came up for discussion today at a consultation initiative looking at the security sector and the implementation of the 2013 Treaty on Arms Trade. With Guyana sitting in the Latin America and Caribbean region where gun violence heads the list of deaths in the region, […]
The Presidential Candidate for the People’s Progressive Party, Irfaan Ali, believes that members of the diaspora could play a meaningful role in Guyana development and a government under his watch would include the diaspora in every aspect of decision making in Guyana. Speaking at his party’s rally on Sunday in Stewartville, Mr. Alli said the […]
As Guyana prepares to manage its oil revenues, one of the major considerations of the upcoming elections should be the leadership of political parties in the race to govern, since this will determine how those revenues are spent. That is the view of the Prime Ministerial Candidate of the APNU+AFC coalition, Khemraj Ramjattan. Speaking […]
The International Court of Justice today announced that it will be moving ahead with public hearings in the Guyana vs Venezuela case concerning the 1899 Arbitral Award. The Public Hearings will take place from the 23rd to the 27th March at the Court in the Hague. In a statement this afternoon, the ICJ said the […]
The European Union officially launched its elections observer mission in Guyana today. The full-fledged mission is the first of its kind to be deployed to Guyana by the EU during the general and regional elections. The Chief Observer and EU Foreign Minister, Urmas Paet noted that the European Union (EU) is not concerned with the […]
The three Presidential Candidates who came under scrutiny over their dual citizenship and were almost removed from contesting the elections, will now be able to remain on their respective party lists and contest the elections. The Public Relations Officer at GECOM, Yolanda Ward told News Source this afternoon that the Elections Commission has made a […]
The Government of Guyana has broken its silence on the highly controversial report on Guyana’s oil agreement with ExxonMobil and the government has pointed out that the report failed to identify any incidence of corruption and or malpractice. In a statement this evening, the coalition government said it believes the report was seemingly released to […]
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