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The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) is reminding employers that they are statutorily obligated to grant time-off to their employees to vote at the upcoming General and Regional Elections on the 1st September, 2025. In a statement, GECOM indicated that while persons may be required to work or will be stationed away from their respective Polling […]
General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo, has stated that there is no guarantee that current Government Ministers will return to their jobs under a re-elected PPP Government. He said new requirements are being laid out for the selection of the next Cabinet. While noting that it is the President who […]
Moments after Presidential Candidate for the We Invest in Nationhood party was released from Police custody over an accusation of obstructing the course of justice, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo rubbished claims by the Presidential Candidate, Azruddin Mohamed, that he is being targeted and persecuted by the state. At a press conference today, Mr. Jagdeo defended […]
Minister of Education Priya Manickchand on Wednesday commissioned a new $360M Practical Instruction Department (PID) at the Bartica Secondary School. The facility is the sixth of its kind constructed under the Guyana Skills Development and Employability Project (GSDEP), a flagship initiative that introduces Technical and Vocational education in schools. Speaking at the commissioning ceremony, the […]
Presidential Candidate for the “We Invest in Nationhood” party (WIN), Azruddin Mohamed is accusing the state of political prosecution after he was accused of attempting to obstruct the course of justice in a matter involving one of his party’s activists, Bradley Sampson, aka Doggie, and was held for hours at the Ruimveldt Police Station. “This […]
Three weeks after he was found guilty of raping a 6-year-old child, former President of the Guyana Teachers’ Union, and educator, Colwyn King has been sentenced to 19 years in prison. King was sentenced today by Justice Simone Morris. Ahead of his sentencing, the 61-year-old opted to represent himself in the Court. According to Court […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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