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Police investigators are probing the murder of a 28-year-old West Bank Demerara woman who was stabbed to death by her husband on Thursday afternoon. The woman has been identified as Donessa Barker. According to reports, the woman and her husband would have regular arguments and he would make threats against her. The man, Allan Barker, […]
One week after sections of its draft manifesto was leaked, the APNU+AFC coalition on Thursday officially launched the complete document at the Stabroek Market Square, declaring the manifesto a people’s document. The coalition used the backdrop of the Stabroek Market during afternoon rush hour as its way of showing that the manifesto is connected to the […]
(Nation News) FORTY-SEVEN-YEAR old Shawn Lawrence Chance will reappear in court on May 28 after pleading guilty to cocaine charges. The Guyanese national pleaded guilty to possession, possession with intent to supply, trafficking and importation of one kilo of cocaine. He was fined $100 000 to be paid in four weeks. According to police, Chance […]
The Guyana Election Commission has published the Official List of Electors (OLE) for the 2015 elections. The list accounts for a total of 570,787 eligible voters while Guyana’s population totals 747,884, according to the 2012 census. This means that close to 75% of the country’s population is eligible to vote and already copies of the […]
With just thirteen days to go before Elections Day, contesting political parties have come together in a historic move and have signed the elections code of conduct, which is expected to guide campaigns and political leaders along moral high grounds for the rest of the campaign. Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission – GECOM – Dr. […]
Hours after President Donald Ramotar announced on Wednesday that he had fired his Health Minister Dr. Bheri Ramsarran over his slap and strip threats against a female rights activist, the activist, Sherlina Nageer declared that the issue “is far from over”. The women’s rights activist said she wants the President and his administration to know […]
Under mounting pressure from the international community and several local organisations, President Donald Ramotar on Wednesday fired his Health Minister Dr. Bheri Ramsarran over his slap and strip threats against a female rights activist, which was all caught on tape. The Office of the President announced the firing in a short three paragraph statement on […]
President Donald Ramotar took his campaign for re-election to the Region 1 communities of Port Kaituma and Mabaruma on Tuesday, promising more development for amerindian communities across the country. “You know how much we have done in the interior areas. I was shocked to see a campaign billboard saying ‘It’s time to respect Amerindians’. Really? […]
There continues to be more calls on President Donald Ramotar to fire his Minister of Health Dr. Bheri Ramsarran following the “slap and strip” threats the Minister made against a female activist. The Guyana Bar Association, the Association of Women Lawyers and Justice Institute Guyana have joined forces and have issued a call on President […]
President Donald Ramotar has penned a campaign letter to the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) appealing to ranks to vote for the ruling People’s Progressive Party Civic when they head to the polls on May 2, ahead of the May 11 regional and general elections Ramotar in the letter addressed to senior, junior and other ranks […]
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