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In a meeting with the Opposition on Tuesday, a group of western Diplomats reportedly put forward a number of proposals that could contribute to the country having “free and fair elections” when citizens head to the polls on September 1. This is according to the Leader of the Opposition, Aubrey Norton. Mr. Norton met with […]
Opposition Member of Parliament and PNC Reform Member, Amanza Walton-Desir today urged the APNU and AFC to reach an agreement for a coalition ahead of the upcoming elections in September. Talks between the APNU and AFC broke down weeks ago and in the past few days, there has been a trading of blame publicly by […]
Attorney General Anil Nandlall has defended offering legal advice and legal opinions to the Guyana Elections Commission, amid Opposition concerns that such advice cannot be considered to be independent. On his “Issues in the News” television programme on Tuesday night, Mr. Nandlall said he is not the legal advisor to the Elections Commission, but admitted […]
One day after the US delivered seven Guyanese deportees home, the Guyana Government is warning Guyanese of the consequences of entering and living in the United States illegally. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs revealed today that it received an official diplomatic note from the Government of the United States advising of the strict enforcement measures […]
By Svetlana Marhsall Correspondences between A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) and the Alliance For Change (AFC) during their coalition negotiations have revealed that during the early stages of the negotiation, the AFC proposed that it be assigned 65% of the Cabinet appointments including the Office of the Prime Minister, the Minister of Finance and […]
Officials in Guyana have confirmed that a man who arrived in Canada on the 26th May aboard a flight from Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago and was busted with cocaine in his shoes, boarded the flight in Trinidad and Tobago and not Guyana. News Source has been able to confirm the man’s identity as Ryan […]
Six Guyanese men and a Guyanese woman were deported from the US to Guyana today aboard a special charter flight that also made drop-offs in other countries. According to reports, the deportations form part of the US Government’s crackdown on illegal immigration. The jet touched down in Guyana just before 3 o’clock this afternoon and […]
The Alliance For Change is rejecting the perception that its demands led to the breakdown of Coalition talks with the APNU. In a statement today, AFC Leader Nigel Hughes said the AFC never demanded the Presidency in a coalition. He also said there was never any insistence that the AFC’s nominee must lead the coalition. […]
The 60th Regular Meeting of the CARICOM Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) opened this morning with the Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister for Barbados, Kerrie Symmonds, stating that regional businesses are battling the effects of the imposition of new and unexpected tariffs imposed on countries within the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). He said […]
As Guyanese at home were celebrating Independence Day on May 26, Customs Agents at Toronto’s Pearson Airport busted a traveler from Guyana on the same date with more 7 pounds of cocaine stashed in a number of shoes. According to the Canada Border Service Agency (CBSA), the illegal drug worth over CND$437,000 was found in […]
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