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Declaring that his party did not bribe former Member of Parliament, Charrandass Persaud to vote along with it during the no-confidence motion against the Government, PPP General Secretary and Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo, today said if there are concerns about the former MP being bribed, he would support an impartial investigation of the matter. Persaud […]
Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo is maintaining his position that the Government should resign and prepare for elections within 90 days and now he believes that the Guyana Elections Commission is being influenced by the Government not to start elections preparations. The Elections Commission has not issued any formal statement about its readiness for early elections. […]
The Cheddi Jagan International Airport is reporting that 2018 recorded the highest rate of passenger movement through the country’s main airport ever. Between January and December of last year, over 630,000 passengers were processed as compared to just over 592,000 in 2017. The airport said those figures represent a 7% increase in passenger movement over […]
The Private Sector Commission of Guyana wants the Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission to assure the nation that the Commission is fully prepared to host elections within 90 days. In a statement last evening, the business group said that it has given serious and continuing consideration to the no confidence motion and vote which […]
After being charged previously with five counts trafficking in persons, an alleged recruiter and employer, Fiona Hopkinson, found herself back in Court today to face four additional trafficking charges. It alleged that between August and October last year, Hopkinson engaged in the trafficking of persons, by “procuring” four vulnerable Venezuelan Nationals for the purpose of […]
22-year-old, Lisa Halley will have to stand a High Court trial for the stabbing death of her husband. She will face the manslaughter charge before a Judge and Jury. The incident took place back in 2017 and today Magistrate Leron Daly ruled that a strong enough case had been made out against the woman for […]
The Alliance For Change, which is one of the parties that make up the coalition government, maintains that Charrandass Persaud’s decision to vote along with the Opposition in the no-confidence motion against the government, was an act of treachery and betrayal. Persaud was an AFC Member and served as a Government Member of Parliament in […]
Corentyne resident, 18-year-old Keeran Jeenarine was today remanded to jail for the old year’s night murder of brothers, Harricharran and Premcharran Samaroo. One of the brothers was shot to his face while the other was beaten to death during a home invasion and robbery that also saw their mother and another elderly relative being beaten […]
The Speaker of the National Assembly has indicated to the Chief Justice, through his Attorney, that he will abide by all of her rulings in the matters that are before her related to the no-confidence motion and vote. The validity of the motion and the vote are being challenged in two of the three cases […]
Chief Justice Roxanne George-Wiltshire today told the Court that she understands the need for the matters related to the no-confidence motion to be expedited and therefore she will hand down her rulings in all three matters before the Court by the end of this month. The three matters are Compton Reid vs The Attorney General, […]
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