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Days after Opposition Leader Joe Harmon expressed concerns over recent announcements of planned reforms of the Guyana Elections Commission, (GECOM) and requested a meeting with the team spearheading the efforts, the International Republican Institute, (IRI) team met today with the Opposition Leader and his team. The IRI team comprised its Resident Director, Dorota Ryzy and […]
The Ministry of Health has noticed that many of the persons who got their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and are due for their second dose have not been returning for the jab. Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony today said he is very concerned about the situation. During his daily update, Dr. Anthony said […]
The Central Housing and Planning Authority and the Georgetown City Council have issued a cease order to the owners of an illegal concrete making facility at the back of South Ruimveldt Gardens. The developers of the facility, Superior Concrete Inc. was today served a third contravention notice by the Housing Authority and a Cease Order […]
The Customs Anti Narcotics Unit has issued a wanted bulletin for a 47-year-old man in connection with the discovery of 207 pounds of marijuana at #68 Village, Corriverton. The wanted man’s name has been given as Omesh Lakeram from Corentyne, Berbice. According to a statement from CANU, at around 4 o’ clock this morning, during […]
CARICOM Leaders have agreed to appoint longtime Belizean Diplomat, Dr. Carla Barnett as the new Secretary General of the regional body. Dr. Barnett will be the first woman to lead the 47-year-old organisation. At a special meeting of CARICOM Heads of Government this morning, Dr. Barnett emerged as the unanimous choice. She replaces Ambassador Irwin […]
The controversy over the removal of more than 48 acres of mangroves from a West Demerara location to allow the construction of a shore base facility for the oil sector took another twist this afternoon as the Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill defended the removal. At a hastily called press conference this afternoon, the […]
Opposition Leader Joseph Harmon led a team of Opposition Parliamentarians to Malgre Tout/ Versailles, West Bank Demerara where a private developer has cleared mangroves to construct a shore base. Concerns were raised after the developer cleared a large number of mangroves on the riverbank in violation of his agreement. Residents are fearful that they could […]
Opposition Leader Joe Harmon has expressed concern over recent announcements that the International Republican Institute will be spearheading an 18-month project to help overhaul Guyana’s electoral system. The project has the full backing of the US Department of State. A statement from the local U.S embassy said through the project, the Elections Commission, the Attorney […]
Attorney General, Senior Counsel Anil Nandlall has filed submissions in the Court of Appeal to strike out the appeal by the petitioners in the Election Petition case 99, who are seeking a reversal of the Chief Justice’s decision to dismiss the petition. AG Nandlall’s contention is that the Court of Appeal does not have the […]
The Opposition APNU+AFC has lambasted the PPP Civic Government as “incompetent” in its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the start of this year, Guyana has been seeing a rapid increase in new cases and deaths. Between January 1 and May 7, the country recorded 159 deaths and 7,855. The infection rate and the death […]
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