By News Source Guyana on July 17, 2025
Crime, News, Politics
The Guyana Police Force has not indicated the reason behind a party of Policemen showing up at the campaign headquarters for the We Invest in Nationhood party late on Wednesday night demanding to see Presidential Candidate, Azruddin Mohamed. Mohamed never showed up and the Police eventually left the scene. In a statement this morning, the […]
By News Source Guyana on July 16, 2025
Elections, News, Politics
A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) and the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) are the only two parties that have not been contacted by the Guyana Elections Commission with any concerns about their submitted lists of candidates for the upcoming elections. The APNU was the first to hand in its list on Nomination Day, followed by […]
By News Source Guyana on July 16, 2025
Elections, News, Politics
Offering a glimpse of its plans if re-elected for a second term, President Irfaan Ali today pledged to bring down the cost of living, reduce taxes, fuel growth and create more job opportunities for Guyanese. The President joined the Vice President and other officials of the governing People’s Progressive Party today for a consultation on […]
By News Source Guyana on July 16, 2025
Education, News, Politics
As political parties begin to lay out their plans for the various sectors ahead of the upcoming elections, the Alliance for Change released its Education policy today. The policy titled: “Fostering Innovation and Resilience in Guyana’s Education System”, sets out the party’s plans to address challenges in the sector. According to the party, Guyana’s education […]
By News Source Guyana on July 16, 2025
Education, News, Politics
By Svetlana Marshall As part of ongoing efforts to have the rights of LGBTQIA+ persons recognized in Guyana, SASOD Guyana today launched its 2025 Manifesto ahead of the September 1 Elections, with the hopes of having the next Parliament eliminate all discriminatory laws against members of the LGBT community. The manifesto, which builds on the […]
By News Source Guyana on July 16, 2025
Crime, News, Politics
Attorney General Anil Nandlall has welcomed the ruling of Acting Chief Justice Roxanne George that the appointment of Commissioner of Police Clifton Hicken after the age of 55 was not unlawful. During his weekly programme “Issues in the News”, Mr. Nandlall noted that the Court found that no Constitutional or Statutory prohibition prevents the President […]
By News Source Guyana on July 16, 2025
Crime, News
Two persons were shot dead and at least six others injured late on Tuesday night in a suspected gang related shooting in the East Coast Demerara village of Buxton. The incident took place at around 11:47pm on Tuesday, according to the Police. The two dead persons have been identified as 17-year-old, Leon McFarlene and 38-year-old, […]
By News Source Guyana on July 16, 2025
Crime, News, Politics
Social media star and political activist for the We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) party, Bradley Sampson aka “Doggy”, is wanted by the Guyana Police Force after he was caught on camera assaulting and threatening a woman with a gun in hand at the Cuffy Square in Georgetown. Sampson has since apologised over the incident and […]
By News Source Guyana on July 16, 2025
Elections, News, Politics
Former Minister of Local Government and longtime Executive Member of the People’s Progressive Party, Nigel Dharamlall is on the national candidates’ list of the People’s Progressive Party Civic for the upcoming elections. Dharamlall resigned as Minister of Local Government in 2023 at the height of rape allegations leveled against him by a teenage school girl. […]
By News Source Guyana on July 15, 2025
News
Director of the National Intelligence & Security Agency, Colonel Sheldon Howell, has stated that the advancement in Guyana’s national security architecture is seeing results, noting that the country is now in a better position to detect crime and criminality by the use of drones and other technological tools. Speaking during the Government produced programme “Safeguarding […]