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APNU Member and Business Executive, Dr. Terrence Campbell, is not impressed with the measures recently announced by President Irfaan Ali to control the foreign currency flow and credit card spending. Earlier this week, the President announced that there has been a sharp increase in the demand for foreign currency and a noticeable increase in Credit […]
Senior Magistrate Fabayo Azore today dismissed a case brought against Executive Chairman of the Working People’s Alliance (WPA) and Rights Activist, Tacuma Ogunseye. In 2023, he was charged with attempting to excite racial hostility. During a public meeting in Buxton in 2023, Ogunseye called on Guyanese to engage in civil disobedience and non-cooperation. He was […]
Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Justice (Ret’d) Claudette Singh has informed the Leader of the Forward Guyana Movement (FGM) that 2000 Commonwealth citizens were listed to vote on the Official List of Electors for the just concluded elections. The Official List of Electors had the names of more than 750,000 voters – almost […]
The Chinese Embassy in Guyana is urging Chinese business owners to follow the country’s legal and regulatory framework before opening their business. The advice comes a week after, the Central Housing and Planning Authority and the City Council stopped the construction of a Chinese Supermarket on Brickdam for not having the relevant permits. In a […]
A 72-year-old pensioner from Linden, who had traveled to the West Coast of Berbice since early September to attend her brother’s funeral, was murdered by her sister on Thursday night. Family members say the 55-year-old sister has a mental illness. The dead woman has been identified as Barbara Crawford of Amelia’s Ward, Linden. A police […]
The Guyana Government will be exploring new ways to assist rice farmers who continue to produce high volumes of paddy, but are finding it difficult to secure markets as they face low prices and increased production. During a press conference yesterday, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo said the Government is exploring various measures to assist rice […]
Co-leader of the Working People’s Alliance (WPA), Dr David Hinds said it is unacceptable that one month after the General and Regional Elections, the President has still not proclaimed a date for the convening of the 13th Parliament. During a press conference on Wednesday, Dr Hinds questioned the delay in the convening of the new […]
The Government is currently reviewing the requirement and procedure for obtaining a gun license and is also making moves to lift the requirement for tint permits by introducing a standardized tint level for regular road users. On the issue of the tint permits, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo today said the Home Affairs Minister has been […]
Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo today announced that the Government has commenced work for the establishment of a bank that will offer zero-interest to benefit mostly those business owners who are finding it difficult to access loans through the formal banking system. The creation of a Development Bank was a campaign promise of the People’s Progressive […]
The Court of Appeal today upheld the decision of the High Court in the case brought by Forward Guyana Movement (FGM) against the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), ruling that the Forward Guyana Movement party, and by extension the Assembly for Liberty Party (ALP), were not denied ballot access on the grounds that the parties did […]
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