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Speaker denies Opposition motion for debate on legislation for “clean” voters list

Speaker of the National Assembly, Manzoor Nadir turned down yet another Opposition motion this morning.  The House Speaker refused to entertain a motion by Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton, which sought to address the need for a clean voters list and safeguards to avoid voter impersonation. “Mr. Speaker, you are aware that every observer that observe […]

Construction worked found stabbed to death on Lusignan road

Investigations have been launched into the murder of man along the Lusignan prison road on Saturday.  The man has been identified as 27-year-old Delon Hendricks. The body bore several stab wounds to the neck, according to the Police. Investigators believe he was stabbed to death during an argument. According to the police statement, the body […]

Asst. Police Commissioner Thomas tells Elections COI that he was reassigned over effort to protect Region 4 SOPs

Assistant Police Commissioner and current Head of the Presidential Guard Unit today told the Presidential Commission of Inquiry (COI) into the 2020 Elections that he was stripped of his responsibility for Regional Division Four as a result of his efforts to safeguard the Region Four Statements of Poll (SOPs) and other election related documents at […]

Security footage from Ashmin’s building missing, computers wiped clean -GECOM CEO tells COI

Guyana’s Chief Elections Officer (CEO) Vishnu Persaud in taking the stand as the first witness in the Presidential Commission of Inquiry (COI) into the March 2020 Elections, told the Commission that the security footage from Ashmins Building which served as the Office for Region Four Returning Officer (RO) is missing. “Nobody seems to know when […]

10% Royalty rate and Corporation tax to be added to future Production Sharing Agreements for oil blocks

Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo today announced that the Government is preparing to auction 14 oil blocks under an updated Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) Model that would see Guyana receiving a royalty rate of 10% instead of 2%. The announcement followed Cabinet’s approval to have the blocks auctioned. “We have decided to auction 14 blocks and […]