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Leader of the Alliance For Change (AFC), Nigel Hughes today said Guyana could remain in a state of “perpetual crisis” if the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) and the country’s legislators do not move to address the issues plaguing the electoral system, including the “lack of a credible voters’ list”. The Opposition -APNU and AFC- has […]
First Lady Arya Ali highlighted Guyana’s Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) as a blueprint for sustainable growth, while participating in a panel discussion at the International Year of theFamily +30 Conference in Qatar. The event is being hosted by the Doha International Family Institute, and has been examining the impacts of climate change and technology […]
The Opposition People’s National Congress Reform is accusing the Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission, retired Justice Claudette Singh of colluding with the Commissioners nominated by the governing People’s Progressive Party to hire two high-level staff members at the Commission as well as siding with the Government Commissioners on critical issues. In a release today, […]
The Acting Chancellor of the Judiciary, Justice Yonette Cummings has ordered Acting Chief Magistrate Faith McGusty to preside over the criminal trial into the alleged election fraud case. The Acting Chief Magistrate made the announcement today as the case was called in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court. Chief Magistrate McGusty replaces Magistrate Leron Daly, who fell […]
The second diaspora job fair will be hosted in Nickerie, Suriname this Saturday to target Guyanese living in the neighbouring country. The first Guyana job fair was held in New York a few months ago. The upcoming event will see the collaboration between the Government of Guyana and the Private Sector to host several companies […]
Faced with a barrage of criticism over the current state of the Guyana Police Force, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo today assured that the systems in place to detect and guard against corruption and money laundering are working. In the past days, the Opposition has cranked up its calls for the Guyana Police Force to be […]
The Caribbean Court of Justice has overturned decisions by the Guyana High Court and Court of Appeal, which rendered the sitting of two PPP Candidates as Parliamentary Secretaries in the National Assembly to be illegal. With the CCJ’s decision, the two Parliamentary Secretaries Vikash Ramkissoon and Sarah Browne, will be able to continue in their […]
Declaring that the current electoral system has little room for error, Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Anil Nandlall, has again shut down a suggestion by Opposition Commissioner at GECOM Vincent Alexander and the Opposition APNU+AFC for there to be a biometric system of voting as well as a clean voters’ list before the […]
President Irfaan Ali is urging Guyanese to ensure their actions foster peace and unity, telling a Diwali celebration at Leonora that now is not the time for backbiting and fighting among each other. Addressing the launch of the Diwali Mahostav at the Leonora Track and Field Stadium to kickstart the Diwali celebrations here, the President […]
The Ministry of Labour is partnering with the Ministry of Human Services in a new effort to tackle child labour in Guyana. On Monday, Human Services Minister, Dr. Vindya Persaud said the Government is keen on implementing and developing national policies to eliminate child labour in all forms. She said efforts are being made to […]
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