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With heavy and persistent rainfall continuing to pound several parts of the country, President Irfaan Ali has activated a Cabinet Level Task Force to respond to the current rainy season and potential flood impacts across Guyana. In the past two weeks, several parts of the country have been experiencing heavy rainfall with the weather office […]
The Alliance for Change, which is a partner in the APNU+AFC Coalition, believes that whoever would have been chosen as the Chief Elections Officer would have found themselves under suspicion of nearly half of the population. The AFC’s statement in response to the hiring of new Chief Election Officer, Vishnu Persaud, came after stinging criticism […]
Less than three weeks after longstanding PNCR member and Former Attorney General, Basil Williams accepted the nomination to contest for the position of Leader of the PNC and boasted of his more than 20 years of unbroken service to the party, he has pulled out of the contest. In a statement early this morning, Williams […]
Hours after the Guyana Elections Commission announced the selection of Vishu Persaud for the position of Chief Election Officer, Opposition Leader Joe Harmon said the GECOM Chairman, Justice Claudette Singh has once again changed requirements to suit a particular decision. Harmon said the Chairman has ignored the requirements set out by the Commission itself for […]
Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo used part of his speech at the Chamber of Commerce award ceremony on Thursday evening to call out the group of Guyanese who have filed a constitutional climate case to challenge the massive oil production taking place offshore Guyana on the grounds that it exacerbates global warming and threatens human rights. […]
As ExxonMobil looks to ramp up and expand its operations in Guyana, President of ExxonMobil Guyana, Alistair Routledge, has announced that the company has now moved all of its supply chain services from neighboring Trinidad and Tobago to Guyana. The decision has resulted in additional jobs being created for Guyanese in the sector. Mr. […]
With the backing of the Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission, former GECOM Deputy Chief Election Officer, Vishnu Persaud was selected today as the new Chief Election Officer of the Guyana Elections Commission. Persaud edged out Jamaican Election Official, Leslie Harrow for the top GECOM job. GECOM Chairman, retired Justice Claudette Singh cast the deciding […]
As Guyana joined the international community today in observing, International Anti-Corruption Day, Opposition Leader Joe Harmon noted that since the PPP civic took office, there has been a drastic reduction in the efforts to combat corruption in Guyana. Mr. Harmon said the country is still to see the reconstituting of the Public Procurement Commission, while […]
The Central Executive Committee of the People’s National Congress has agreed to delay the congress and elections by one week following the recommendation of the Chief Election Officer for the Congress Vincent Alexander. The CEC met today and received and accepted Mr. Alexander’s recommendation for the one-week postponement to ensure all systems are in place […]
With the emergence of the new faster-spreading Omicron Covid-19 variant, countries may have to revise their vaccination target to achieve herd immunity. Guyana has not confirmed the presence of the new variant here. But neighbouring Brazil has reported a number of cases. The current target for herd immunity is to have at least 80% of […]
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