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WIN Region 10 Councillors file Court action over REO’s failure to reconvene meeting for election of Chairman and Vice Chairman

The ten elected Councillors of the We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) party in Region 10 have filed legal proceedings in the High Court, seeking an order compelling the Regional Executive Officer (REO) and Clerk of Council for Region 10 to fulfill his statutory duties and reconvene the Regional Democratic Council (RDC) meeting for the election […]

Guyana’s Rodrigues-Birkett tops latest UN Security Council straw poll on Secretary General candidates

Guyana’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett is now leading the race for the Secretary General position, according to the second straw poll conducted by the UN Security Council. Ambassador Rodrigues-Birkett is among eight candidates vying for the position of Secretary General. According to the results from today’s informal poll, eight council […]

APNU calls on Government to address frustration forcing youths to migrate

The Opposition, A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), today called on the Government to craft a more diverse approach to address the frustration among young people here that may be forcing them to migrate and seek greener pastures elsewhere. At a press conference today, APNU Member and Attorney-at-Law, Ronald Daniels said more of the country’s […]

GECOM Secretariat says it has no authority to determine validity of Opposition nominees to Commission

The Guyana Elections Commission’s secretariat today responded to recent statements made by the Opposition Leader about opposition scrutineers and opposition nominated members of the Elections Commission. On the issue of Commissioners, the GECOM Secretariat said GECOM has no legal authority to determine the validity of nominations made by the Leader of the Opposition for appointment […]

CANU expresses worry, and warns over growing prevalence of “party drugs” in Guyana

In the first half of this year, the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit seized more than three pounds of Crystal Methamphetamine, describing the growing presence of the drug locally as a significant and concerning development in Guyana’s domestic landscape. Crystal Methamphetamine is considered one of the more popular “party drugs” that is available on the party scene […]

Mohamed invites Norton to meeting to discuss Local Government Commission, GECOM and broader issues

Opposition Leader and Leader of the WIN party, Azruddin Mohamed, has written to APNU Chairman and PNC Leader, Aubrey Norton inviting him to a meeting next Monday to discuss a number of issues, including the three Opposition nominated members of the Elections Commission, the scrutineers involved in the registration process at the Guyana Elections Commission, […]

Georgetown City Council provided with digital solution to connect people with municipal services

Local company, Ceperia Global Inc, and its Canadian counterpart, VertAcc Solutions Inc, today presented the Georgetown City Council with a digital solution designed to connect people with municipal services, businesses, the transformation sector and other critical services. Ceperia operates “OneCivic”, which is the digital city platform that allows people to access services from the palm […]