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Former APNU Member of Parliament and PNC Reform Member, James Bond, has thrown his support behind a second term for President Irfaan Ali, as Guyana prepares to head to the polls later this year. On Thursday during a visit to Bond’s home community of Melanie Dhamishana on the East Coast of Demerara, the President received […]
By Svetlana Marshall Months after an indigenous delegation called on the Government to investigate “growing” allegations of rape, sexual abuse and misconduct in Amerindian Villages, the Minister of Amerindian Affairs, Pauline Sukhai has reported that such reports are “very minimal.” Last April, Mark Anthony Rodrigues, who headed the Indigenous Delegation that covered communities in Regions […]
Opposition Member of Parliament with responsibility for Foreign Affairs, Amanza Walton-Desir is pushing for an urgent meeting of the Foreign Relations Sectoral Committee of the National Assembly as Venezuela continues to violate the Argyle Agreement, and the order of the International Court of Justice. In a statement on Tuesday, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced plans […]
General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party, Vice President, Bharrat Jagdeo has promised that his party will run a clean election campaign to win the confidence of Guyanese. At his weekly press conference today, Mr. Jagdeo said he recently met with officials of the Private Sector Commission, who raised some concerns about the upcoming elections. […]
The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) today promised that it will deliver credible elections this year, even as the Opposition political parties continue to frown on the Commission’s preparations, the current voter’s list and the voting process. The Commission assured all stakeholders that it will deliver free, fair, transparent and credible elections and that they should […]
A search is ongoing for a Chinese national who has gone missing after falling overboard while offloading materials from a barge at the construction site for the new Demerara River bridge. The incident reportedly took place on Wednesday night at around 8:20pm. In a statement, the Ministry of Public Works said a search and rescue […]
Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony has indicated that Guyana has been making steady progress in addressing infectious diseases. Citing the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) as an example, the Health Minister said 95% of the persons living within HIV in Guyana now know their status, in keeping with the UNAIDS 95-95-95 target. As of late […]
Amerindian Affairs Minister, Pauline Sukhai revealed today that although there have been concerns raised about the handling of grants issued to Indigenous Villages under the Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS), there is no evidence of the money being stolen. “Out right theft of the money, I have no case before me at the moment,” Minister […]
More than two months after a gold mining worker was abducted at the Giftland Parking lot and later robbed of millions of dollars, a Police Lance Corporal was taken before the Court and charged with conspiracy to commit a felony. Police Lance Corporal Delon Younge appeared in Court on Tuesday before Magistrate Clive Nurse, where […]
Co-Leader of the Working People’s Alliance (WPA), Dr David Hinds has lashed out at the governing People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C), telling the party that it cannot continue to manage the country based on its “whims and fancies.” At a press conference on Monday, Dr Hinds said after close to five years in Office, the Irfaan […]
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