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Suspect arrested 21 years after murder of reputed wife

21 years after a woman in the North West District was murdered, the man who is believed to responsible for that murder has finally been caught.  The Guyana Police Force today announced the arrest of Philbert Thomas who was wanted for the 1998 murder of his then reputed wife, 23-year-old Viola Thomas. The murder took […]

GECOM Chair assures PSC of Commission’s commitment to early elections and credible list

The Private Sector Commission has submitted a request to serve as an observer group for Guyana’s next general elections. A letter of request was handed over to the Elections Commission yesterday during a meeting between the Executives of the Private Sector Commission and the Chairman and Chief Elections Officer of the Guyana Elections Commission. In […]

East Coast man remanded to jail over murder of wife

The 54-year-old gold miner, Sherlock Henry, who is accused of stabbing his reputed wife to death appeared in Court this morning to face the murder charge. Appearing before Magistrate Melissa Mittelholzer at the Mahaica Magistrates’ Court, Henry was not required to enter a plea to the charge that on the 21st August at Nabaclis he […]

Chutney Monarch asks PPP to remove his image from Campaign poster

The PPP is only now warming up for the elections campaign and is already finding itself coming under criticism over campaigning material. Reigning Chutney Monarch of Guyana, Steven Ramphal today said he was shocked to see his image being used on a political poster that has been released by the People’s Progressive Party. The poster […]

Merger of H2H data with National Register will only further delay elections timeline -Jagdeo

The People’s Progressive Party maintains that the Guyana Elections Commission needs to move immediately to a claims and objections period and not merge the information from house-to-house registration to the current National Register of Registrants. At his weekly press conference today, Opposition Leader and PPP General Secretary, Bharrat Jagdeo, the merging process could further delay […]

PM Nagamootoo warns Guyanese to be wary of those spreading false information about electoral process

Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo has issued a call on Guyanese to pay close attention to the electoral process as the house-to-house registration period comes to an end this Saturday. The Guyana Elections Commission has indicated that the data gathered from the house-to-house registration exercise will be merged with the existing National Register of Registrants. A […]

Eleven outstanding NGSA students receive bursaries from GTT

Eleven children whose parents work at GTT have been awarded bursaries by the company for their exceptional performance at the National Grade Six Assessment Examinations. GTT’s Director of Employer Experience, Damsel Thompson-Brown said it is an honour for the company to give back to its employees and their children. She encouraged the students to continue […]

Oil Production Vessel Arrives in Guyana’s waters

The Department of Energy has announced the arrival of Guyana’s first oil production vessel, the Liza Destiny. It is now located in the Stabroek block where it will be used for the oil production. Head of the Department of Energy, Dr. Mark Bynoe in a statement said “this is a historic and momentous occasion for […]