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By Svetlana Marshall President Irfaan Ali has blasted the European Union (EU) Election Observation Mission (EOM) over its final report on the Guyana 2025 Elections, which found that there was “undue advantage of incumbency” leading to an uneven playing field during the September 1 elections in Guyana. The President is now questioning the independence of […]
As the World observed International Men’s Day today, prominent Cardiologist and Presidential Health Advisor, Dr. Mahendra Carpen, is urging Guyanese men to pay closer attention to their health, explaining that in Guyana and the wider Caribbean, men now have a shorter life expectancy than women. Addressing a National Symposium on men’s health and wellness today, […]
The European Union (EU) Elections Observer Mission (EOM), in its final report, said the media environment in Guyana during the course of the 2025 General and Regional Elections was “vibrant” but “highly polarized” with a high number of media outlets aligned with the ruling People’s Progressive Party (PPP/C), resulting in a disproportionate coverage in favor […]
Citing the just released final report of the European Union Election Observer Mission for the Guyana Elections 2025, Canadian High Commissioner to Guyana, Sébastien Sigouin, has issued a call on Guyanese to speak up and call for action to be taken to make the country’s electoral process truly free and fair. In a post on […]
By Svetlana Marshall The European Union Election Observation Mission presented its final report of the 2025 elections in Guyana and called for Constitutional reform to strengthen the country’s electoral system. The EU team made 18 recommendations in the report, which cover aspects of the country’s legal framework, the election administration, voter registration, election day, media […]
The Financial Intelligence Unit is reporting an increase in suspicious transactions last year, when compared to 2023. The majority of those transactions are related to fraud. According to Section 18(4) of the Anti-Money Laundering Act, a reporting entity such as a bank or a financial institution must send suspicious transactions to the FIU whenever it […]
President Irfaan Ali has reported progress for his government in advancing transparency and accountability in light of the 2024 Auditor General’s report which was released two weeks ago. The report highlighted several breaches with project delays, procurement and delivery issues with the Health Ministry. In a broadcast this past weekend, the President said there has […]
More than 114 persons have been killed on the country’s roadways in accidents so far for 2025. The majority of road deaths involve motorcycles. According to the Traffic Chief, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Mahendra Singh, there has been a 12% reduction in all categories of accidents, when compared to 2024. However, since the presentation of […]
Commissioner of Police, Clifton Hicken today disclosed that the deadly Mobil Gas Station bombing in down town Georgetown in October was not linked to the attacks that occurred earlier this year at the East Ruimveldt Police Outpost and a GPL sub-station. However, he said in light of those terrorist attacks, the Joint Services have increased […]
Domestic murders doubled in Guyana in 2025 when compared to 2024, Crime Chief, Wendell Blanhum disclosed today, as he presented the crime report for the country at the launch of the Christmas Policing 2025 at Police Headquarters, Eve Leary. However, he noted that overall, serious crimes are on the decline. He said while serious crimes […]
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