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Another prisoner took the stand at the Prison Unrest Commission of Inquiry on Friday and destroyed the testimony of some of his fellow inmates. Prisoner Owen Belfield told the tribunal that he saw cell phones and marijuana within his Division where the fire broke out, killing 17 inmates. During his testimony, he attempted to throw […]
For a number of years, Political and Social Activist, Mark Benschop, led the calls for the return of Local Government Elections. He wants to be Mayor of Georgetown and has been very vocal about that ambition. With local government elections day finally here, Mr. Benschop and his Team Benschop which is contesting all of the […]
Newcomer to the political circle in Georgetown, Youth for Local Government, is encouraging all citizens across the country to ensure they head to the polls and cast their ballot today. YFLG is contesting the local government elections at the proportional representation level in Georgetown and in five of the fifteen constituencies in the city. Leader […]
The General Secretary of the Opposition, People’s Progressive Party, Clement Rohee is convinced that Guyanese are worse off under the nine-month old APNU+AFC administration and he believes they want a return of the PPP to office. Mr. Rohee was up early this morning to cast his vote in the Local Government Elections. During his party’s […]
President David Granger and First Lady Sandra Granger were the first to vote at their polling station at the Enterprise School, Durban Backlands. The process went smoothly as the first couple quickly cast their ballots as other voters gathered outside. Unlike the scene at last year’s national elections, there were no long lines at this […]
After more than 20 years, Guyanese are heading to the polls today to cast their ballots in the local government elections. Polling stations across the country will be opened from 6 o’ clock this morning and will remain open until 6 o’ clock this evening. Over 500,000 electors are expected to cast their ballots but political […]
The Government has been given the assurance by the Chancellor of the Judiciary Carl Singh that all necessary initiatives will be considered to expedite trials and review bail to reduce the number of prisoners on remand. This assurance was given during a meeting on Wednesday between a high-level Government team and senior members of the […]
The Massy Stores continued their supermarket dominance across the Caribbean on Thursday with the opening of their first Guyana supermarket. The supermarket which is located at New Providence just behind the National Stadium, is the 46th of the company’s retail locations in the Caribbean and it now boasts of having Guyana’s largest supermarket. According to […]
Video surveillance of the March 3 unrest within the Camp Street Prison has been submitted to the Commission of Inquiry which is examining the incident. The submission of the video evidence was confirmed by Attorney Selwyn Pieters who is representing the interest of the prison and the police at the Commission of Inquiry. Mr. Pieters […]
by Kurt Campbell The 23rd meeting of the Council of Ministers of the Caribbean Forum of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (CARIFORUM) got underway in Georgetown, Guyana on Thursday morning with calls for the re – examination of the region’s relationship with the European Union and the strengthening of coordination among members states. CARIFORUM Secretary […]
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