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The Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission retired Justice Claudette Singh is unlikely to reappear before the Commission of Inquiry to face cross examination by Attorney Nigel Hughes. The GECOM Chair was expected to appear today, but was a no-show. The Elections Commission of Inquiry members reminded Attorney Nigel Hughes that his questioning of witnesses […]
Outgoing Chief of Staff of the Guyana Defense, Brigadier Godfrey Bess, has assured that the GDF is on high alert to respond to the country’s territorial challenges, saying that ranks are deployed to the country’s border regions 365 days a year. Delivering remarks at the GDF’s 35th annual officer’s conference this morning, Brigadier Bess said […]
President Irfaan Ali, this morning urged Officers of the Guyana Defence Force to always be ready to respond to security challenges that may arise. Delivering the feature address at the Opening of the annual officers’ conference this morning the President said Guyana must take stock of security threats in other countries and prepare itself. He […]
By a majority vote, the Guyana Elections Commission today approved the plan for the Local Government Elections, setting a 22nd May, 2023 date for the local polls. The opposition nominated Commissioners – Vincent Alexander, Charles Corbin and Desmond Trotman – abstained on the grounds that a fresh list and a mechanism to curtail multiple voting […]
The Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Justice (Ret’d) Claudette Singh has agreed to rescind the appointment of Aneal Giddings as the Commission’s Operations Director with effect from tomorrow, February 8, 2023. Elections Commissioner Vincent Alexander made the disclosure this afternoon, shortly after he exited a meeting of the Commission. “At today’s meeting the […]
The Labour Department is investigating another workplace accident that occurred in the city today. This morning, 43-year-old construction worker Leon Turpin was badly burnt at his worksite after receiving several electrical shocks about his body. Reports suggest that the man was moving a metal pole when it came into contact with a live wire at […]
A 26-year-old Police Constable is facing manslaughter charges over the shooting deaths of a fellow policeman and a fisherman. Police Constable Shane James recently appeared at the Mahaicony Magistrates Court on the 25th January, where he was slapped with two manslaughter charges over the deaths of Policeman Dwayne McPherson and fisherman Kishan Budburgh. The Guyana […]
Attorney-at-Law Nigel Hughes is expected to cross-examine six witnesses who implicated former Deputy Chief Elections Officer (DCEO) Roxanne Myers during their testimonies before Elections Commission of Inquiry (COI). The Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Justice Claudette Singh, Elections Commissioner, Sase Gunraj, GECOM’s IT Manager Aneal Giddings, Assistant Commissioner of Police Edgar Thomas, Assistant […]
Acting Commissioner of Police, Clifton Hicken, has issued a warning to members of the public that there will be consequences to be faced by those who block roads and disrupt the flow of traffic. In a statement in wake of recent incidents at Buxton and Hopetown, the acting Top Cop reminded that the blocking of […]
Assistant Commissioner of Police and current Head of the Presidential Guard Unit, Edgar Thomas appeared on the Elections COI witness stand for a third time today as the public hearings resumed. The Assistant Police Commissioner presented his call log for the period covering the early stages of the 2020 Elections including March 5 when pandemonium […]
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