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Venezuela files Rejoinder in Guyana’s case at the International Court of Justice

Venezuela has filed its Rejoinder in the 1899 Arbitral Award case, in which the Government of Guyana has asked the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to uphold the validity of the award that sets the boundaries between the two countries. Guyana was notified of Venezuela’s submission by the ICJ with the Court explaining that it […]

Jagdeo urges voters to reject racism and criminality at September 1 elections

With just over two weeks before Guyanese head to the polls on September 1, General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo on Sunday accused his party’s competitors in the upcoming elections of “fueling racism” and attempting to legitimize “criminality”. At a Bath Settlement rally on Sunday, Mr. Jagdeo, who has been […]

25-year-old Security guard in custody over shooting death of Cuban national in supermarket

A 25-year-old security guard attached to the KGM Security Service has been arrested over the shooting death of a 34-year-old Cuban national in the Real Value Supermarket on Sunday morning. The dead Cuban national has been identified as Pedro Alexander Frometa Slonchak. The incident took place at around 9:47 on Sunday morning. A Police report […]

Small Miners President, Batavia Toshao and former Bartica Mayor urge Region Seven to switch course

The President of the Small Miners Association, David Daniels, is encouraging his fellow miners and residents of the Region Seven mining communities to support the re-election of the PPP Civic Government. At a rally on Saturday in Bartica, Mr. Daniels said transformation has been taking place across the mining communities, and he believes that transformation […]

President promises more tax incentives to encourage investment and business development across Region Seven

Outlining his party’s plan for the rich gold mining town of Bartica and the rest of Region Seven, President Irfaan Ali on Saturday said his party, the People’s Progressive Party, remains the only true party to represent all the people of Guyana. At a rally in the town of Bartica, the President championed his Government’s […]

AFC accuses Govt. of attempting to buy Police votes with mass promotions

Chairman of the Alliance For Change (AFC), David Patterson, has accused the incumbent People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) Government of attempting to “buy” the votes of the members of the Disciplined Services through mass promotions ahead of the September 1 Elections. Last week, President Irfaan Ali announced the unexpected promotion of 2,000 junior ranks of the […]