Politics

Opposition calls for strict oversight to minimize waste and counter corruption in Govt. projects

With the Government beginning to spend money from its $781.9 billion budget with a heavy focus on infrastructure, the APNU+AFC Opposition believes that there must be strict oversight to minimize waste and address issues of fraud. At the Opposition Leader’s weekly press conference this morning, Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton said the public procurement system must […]

Gunraj admits to not having pass for Chief Election Officer’s floor at GECOM Command Centre

Elections Commissioner Sase Gunraj today admitted that he did not have the required tag to proceed to the third floor of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Command Centre at Ashmin’s Building back in March 2020 when he was reportedly stopped by the then Deputy Chief Elections Officer (DCEO), Roxanne Myers. During his earlier testimony before […]

Duravilla launches pre-fab homes targeting local and regional markets

DuraVilla Homes Guyana has launched its 1000+ Modular Homes Initiative with the intention of constructing hundreds of affordable prefabricated houses for both the local and regional housing markets. DuraVilla Guyana Inc. forms part of a fully integrated group of timber companies from Guyana which include logging, saw milling, and manufacturing companies. The eco-friendly houses are […]

GECOM calls in Police after discovering 3 cases of multiple registration with different source documents

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) called in the Police to probe three (3) cases of duplicate registrations which were committed during the ongoing Cycle of Continuous Registration. In a statement, GECOM said its decision to call in the Police was taken after deliberations on a report on the internal investigations that were conducted in relation to […]

GECOM Chair unlikely to reappear before Inquiry; IT Manager admits to placing GECOM server in personal car for safekeeping

The Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission retired Justice Claudette Singh is unlikely to reappear before the Commission of Inquiry to face cross examination by Attorney Nigel Hughes. The GECOM Chair was expected to appear today, but was a no-show.  The Elections Commission of Inquiry members reminded Attorney Nigel Hughes that his questioning of witnesses […]

Outgoing Chief of Staff notes GDF’s readiness to always defend Guyana’s sovereignty

Outgoing Chief of Staff of the Guyana Defense, Brigadier Godfrey Bess, has assured that the GDF is on high alert to respond to the country’s territorial challenges, saying that ranks are deployed to the country’s border regions 365 days a year. Delivering remarks at the GDF’s 35th annual officer’s conference this morning, Brigadier Bess said […]

President Ali challenges GDF to be more prepared to respond to security challenges; Calls out “don’t give a damn” Officers

President Irfaan Ali, this morning urged Officers of the Guyana Defence Force to always be ready to respond to security challenges that may arise. Delivering the feature address at the Opening of the annual officers’ conference this morning the President said Guyana must take stock of security threats in other countries and prepare itself. He […]

Thomas tells Elections COI that TSU ranks “invaded” GECOM Command Centre without his prior knowledge

Facing questions today for a third time about the mayhem and other issues that took place at the GECOM Command Centre during the last elections, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Edgar Thomas alleged that rogue elements within the Tactical Services Unit (TSU) had invaded the Guyana Elections Commission’s (GECOM’s) Command Centre at the Ashmin’s Building putting […]