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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 […]
President Irfaan Ali joined Barbados’ Prime Minister Mia Mottley, Prime Minister of Grenada, Dickon Mitchell, Antigua’s Prime Minister Gaston Browne and CARICOM Secretary General, Dr. Carla Barnett on a special CARICOM mission to Jamaica today for a first hand look at the damage left behind by Hurricane Melissa. The President of the Inter-American Development Bank […]
The EU Election Observation Mission, which observed Guyana’s September 1, 2025 Regional and General Elections has completed its final report on the elections. Today, the Chief Observer for the EU Observer team, Robert Biedroñ handed over a copy of the final report to the Chairperson of the Guyana Elections Commission, retired Justice Claudette Singh. The […]
The Guyana Police Force has indicated that a total of 100 illegal firearms were seized since the start of this year, in addition to the Police also seizing more than 450 pounds of cocaine during various operations. According to Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum, the gun seizures were as a result of intelligence led operations conducted […]
Two persons lost their lives tragically on Sunday night in another accident along the Soesdyke-Linden highway. A statement from the Guyana Police Force said the accident occurred just after 6:30pm on Sunday in the vicinity of Silver Hill along the Highway. The two dead persons have been identified as Deron Bobb and Wayne Clarke. According […]
President Irfaan Ali has reported progress for his government in advancing transparency and accountability in light of the 2024 Auditor General’s report which was released two weeks ago. The report highlighted several breaches with project delays, procurement and delivery issues with the Health Ministry. In a broadcast this past weekend, the President said there has […]
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