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President Donald Ramotar was reportedly forced to cancel a campaign trip on behalf of the People’s Progressive Party to the Region 9 village of Moco Moco after the Village council denied approval for the visit because of short notice. According to The Amerindian Act of 2006, Section 5, part II, “A person, other than a […]
The Opposition parties, A Partnership for National Unity and the Alliance For Change will on Friday unveil the coalition’s symbol and name to go into the May 11, 2015 elections. Sources close to the two parties have explained to News Source that the name and symbol do not stray much from the names of the […]
Kurt Campbell reports… The United States Embassy in Georgetown has not been invited to play any direct role in the May 11 general elections but says it will be keeping an eye on the conduct of the elections to ensure it is free, fair and credible. On Wednesday, the Embassy restated its commitment to supporting […]
Two Guyanese along with two Brazilians were on Monday last arrested in Boa Vista, Brazil for drug trafficking after some 25 kilos of marijuana were found stashed in the doors of a vehicle they were traveling in when it was intercepted. The four persons were identified as 34 – year old Eric Eldon Bobb and […]
Police investigators are probing the brutal execution style killing of Georgetown businessman Randolph Singh aka Randy. The 41-year-old man was gunned down by a lone gunman late on Wednesday night in front of the Airmax Vulcanizing and Tyre shop on South Road. According to one eyewitness, the incident took place just before 11pm as the […]
The Government’s Chief Spokesman and People’s Progressive Party Executive member, Dr Roger Luncheon on Wednesday said he was personally pleased with the formation of the coalition between the two main opposition parties. Dr. Luncheon explained that his liking is prefaced on the fact that that the electoral challenge at the May 11 elections has been reduced to two […]
As Guyana gears up for the May 11, 2015 General and Regional Elections, the Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission, Dr. Steve Surujbally is confident that the Commission will oversee a properly conducted process. Speaking at the end of a Media Code of Conduct for the Elections workshop on Wednesday, the GECOM Chairman declared that […]
Kurt Campbell reports… The United States Embassy here in Georgetown is currently in the process of hiring American nationals to carry out the work of the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) in Guyana. U.S. Embassy Chargé d’Affaires, Bryan Hunt told News Source on Wednesday that the DEA already has personnel working out of the Embassy in Georgetown. News […]
The student population of the University of Guyana (UG) continues to speak out against the prevailing substandard conditions at the institution and on Tuesday held a press conference where students conveyed their frustration and sore disappointment that even in the face of weeks of industrial action by staffers, the situation remains the same. Students regarded […]
The Alliance for Change (AFC) is not taking lightly pronouncements by the ruling People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) that it has signed its “death warrant” following the formation of a pre – elections coalition between itself and the main opposition, A Partnership for National Unity (APNU). AFC Executive and Prime Ministerial Candidate for the newly […]
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