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As the High Court prepares to move ahead with the election petition case, the Chief Election Officer, Keith Lowenfield today handed over all of the original Statements of Poll and Statements of Recount to the Registrar of the Court for safekeeping. The move came on the order of Chief Justice Roxanne George who is presiding […]
A Guyanese staffer of the US Embassy here in Georgetown is among the two latest COVID-19 Deaths in the country. The 58-year-old man passed away on Monday night in the Coronavirus Intensive Care Unit where he was a patient for a number of days. The US Embassy’s spokeswoman confirmed the employee’s death but offered no […]
The Guyana Elections Commission has shot down claims by the Liberty and Justice party that it is delaying the process to respond to its request to change its Region 8 Councillor. In a statement today, the Elections Commission said the LJP first wrote to the Chief Elections Officer in September 2020, indicating that due to […]
Over lunch at State House, President Irfaan Ali and a Government team of six Ministers today held initial discussions with officials of the small parties that took part in the last elections, including those that did not win any seat in Parliament or on a regional council. According to a statement from the President’s Office, […]
The National Oil Spill Committee has been fully activated and during an orientation session for the new members, Prime Minister Mark Phillips encouraged them to be proactive in finding and dealing with potential threats emanating from the oil and gas industry. “Recognise the individual and institutional responsibilities which have been entrusted upon you, I urge […]
The Hess Exploration company which holds 30 percent interest in the Stabroek Block has allotted more than 80% of its capital and exploratory budget of US $1.9 billion for 2021 to its Guyana operations. From the $1.9 billion budgetary allocation, $670 million or (35%) will go towards production, $780 million (41%) for offshore Guyana developments and $450 million (24%) for exploration and appraisal activities. The CEO of the company, John […]
The Pan American Health Organisation and the Ministry of Health are pushing to reach 80% of the population in their campaign against lymphatic Filariasis. The last time the campaign was held in 2019, the health agencies were able to reach more than 500,000 persons and ensured they took their pills to protect them against filaria. […]
Within two former Ministers in the spotlight over gifts they received from Departments under their watch, Opposition Leader, Joseph Harmon believes that there should be a policy on gifts received while in office. The Opposition Leader explained that there are official gifts that are required by law to be accounted for, however, he doesn’t believe […]
Twelve Guyanese fishermen remain in Venezuelan custody after their fishing vessel was seized by Venezuela in Guyana’s Exclusive Economic Zone last week, triggering more diplomatic tensions between the two countries. Late on Monday, Guyana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Hugh Todd, held discussions with his Venezuelan counterpart. The Guyana Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the virtual […]
The Joinder parties which have a single seat in the National Assembly are not happy that they have been left off of all of the Parliamentary Committees and the main Opposition in Parliament doesn’t appear to share their worry. Over the weekend, the joinder parties representative in the National Assembly, Lennox Shuman voiced his concerns […]
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