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General Secretary of the governing People’s Progressive Party (PPP), Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo has hammered many of the plans and promises unveiled by A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) at its campaign launch, which took place on Sunday. At a Thursday press conference at his party’s Freedom House headquarters, Mr. Jagdeo said the APNU’s promises […]
The Guyana Elections Commission today confirmed that the rules governing joinder lists do not provide for the rotation of a Parliamentary seat among the joinder parties. The party with the most votes in such arrangement should occupy the seat, GECOM said. GECOM was forced to address this matter after the leader of The New Movement, […]
Three men were remanded to jail today after being charged with the possession of more than 40 pounds of foreign marijuana for the purpose of trafficking. The three accused, Kenner Arjun, Antonio Bobb and Pooran Seemangal appeared at the Leonora Magistrates’ Court and pleaded not guilty to the drug trafficking charges. In addition to the […]
Some of the political parties aiming to contest the upcoming elections in September have started to camp out at the Umana Yana for Monday’s Nomination Day process. On Monday, the contesting parties will have to hand in their list of candidates for the elections along with the signatures of the nominators for the various candidates […]
General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo today denounced claims that his party is bullying contractors and some government part-time workers to join its elections campaign. At a Freedom House press conference this afternoon, Mr. Jagdeo was questioned about the claims thst some 10-day workers and contractors have been pressed to […]
Police SWAT Officer, Sherwin Peters was today sentenced to 25 years in jail for the killing of Essequibo businessman, Orin Boston. The businessman was asleep in his house when a group of SWAT Officers barged into the premises and Peters, who was one of the officers, opened fire on the businessman in his bed. Two […]
On the 24th June 2025, the body of 22-year-old Ezekiel Smith was found in the Princes Street area with two gunshot wounds to the head and multiple injuries to his body. Family members learnt of the young man’s death when they were contacted by a representative of a funeral home. Days before his body was […]
A 23-year-old man of Turkeyen on the East Coast of Demerara was pronounced dead at the Georgetown Hospital after he was rushed there by Police following an exchange of gunfire at the home of his parents. Police were called to the home early this morning after the youth, Joshua Taylor, armed himself with his father’s […]
More than two weeks since he was found guilty of fraud and sentenced to nine months in jail, political activist for the governing People’s Progressive Party in Linden, Kevon Lorrimer is still to begin his sentencing. The sentence was handed down against Lorrimer in his absence, however, he was taken into custody by the Police […]
Attorney General Anil Nandlall is cautioning that unauthorized visits to some Amerindian communities could amount to a criminal offence. He is urging persons to follow the correct procedures before entering those villages. The Attorney General’s comments appear to be in response to the controversy that erupted during a visit by Presidential Candidate for We Invest […]
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