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Government seeking $84.5 Billion in additional supplementary funding

By Svetlana Marshall The Government, through Senior Minister with responsibility for Finance, Dr Ashni Singh returned to the National Assembly today for additional sums totaling $84.5 Billion. Minister Singh, today, presented two Financial Papers to the National Assembly totaling just over $84.5 Billion. Financial Paper No. 3 of 2024 amounted to approximately $456.8M in advances […]

GECOM’s Legal Officer says LJP alone should have occupied Joinder seat in National Assembly

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) might have erred by allowing The New Movement (TNM) to take up the joinder seat in the National Assembly following the resignation of the representative from the Liberty and Justice party. When pressed on the issue on Friday, GECOM’s Legal Officer, Attorney-at-Law Kurt Da Silva, explained that based on the […]

Charandass Persaud planning return to active politics and complains about “crossovers” getting contracts

Declaring that he has been out of politics for far too long, Charrandass Persaud – who was expelled from the Alliance For Change (AFC) after he voted with the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) to bring down his own Government back in 2018, has announced that he will be returning to the political arena soon.  Whether […]

Police probing shooting of 17-year-old in Sophia

A 17-year-old boy from the Sophia community is nursing a gunshot wound to his left thigh. He has told Police investigators that he was shot by two persons on a motorcycle early on Sunday morning, while he was on another motorcycle with a friend. The teenager told investigators that the incident occurred at around 2:30 […]

GECOM Chair rubbishes Opposition’s claims of bias

Shutting down claims by the Opposition that she often sides with the Government nominated commissioners on crucial electoral matters, Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Justice (Ret’d) Claudette Singh said she makes her own decisions. “I make my own decisions,” Singh told reporters during a press conference on Friday.    Described as a “partisan […]

GECOM sees upsurge in application for National ID Cards and ID Card replacements since cash grant announcement

The Guyana Elections Commission has confirmed that there has been an upsurge in applications for national identification cards and replacements for the cards, since the Government’s announcement of a $100,000 cash grant for all Guyanese 18-years and older. Deputy Chief Election Officer, Aneal Giddings said the Commission has seen the increase since the announcement. The […]

India expresses interest in investing in Guyana’s oil sector and longterm purchase agreement

As the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, wrapped up his visit to Guyana on Thursday, his Government indicated its strong interest in Guyana’s Oil and Gas Sector.  India’s Minister of External Affairs, Secretary (East), Jaideep Mazumdar said with an estimated 11 billion barrels of proven oil reserves, Guyana’s Oil and Gas Sector holds great […]

Failure to comply with registration requirements will disqualify persons from receiving cash grant -says Government

While slamming “disinformation” that it says is being shared by the People’s National Congress and the Working People’s Alliance about the registration for the $100,000 cash grant initiative, the Government of Guyana has explained that the registration process for the grant is meant to guard against double dipping and fraud. The PNC and the WPA […]