Politics

State denies any liability for deaths and injuries in Mahdia School Dorm fire in response to lawsuit

The State of Guyana, through the Attorney General, has filed its formal defense against civil claims stemming from the May 2023 Mahdia School dorm fire, denying any liability over the deaths. In its defense filed by Attorney General Anil Nandlall, the Government is denying all allegations of negligence or Constitutional violations contained in the lawsuit, […]

Opposition MP accuses Government of “maximum” political intimidation following arrest and probe over gun licensed to fellow MP

Opposition Member of Parliament for the We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) party, Natasha Singh and her husband, Shane Fordyce, have been instructed to report to the Diamond Police Station next Tuesday as investigations into the illegal possession of a firearm continues. MP Singh and her husband were arrested on Tuesday night after Police investigators found […]

High Court awards $1 Million plus Court costs to retired Asst. Commissioner Paul Slowe for unlawful arrest

The High Court has awarded $1 Million in damages plus Court costs to former Assistant Commissioner of Police and former Chairman of the Police Service Commission, Paul Slowe, after finding that his Constitutional right to personal liberty was violated during an arrest at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court back in 2021. In a judgment this week, […]

City Council begins celebration of Georgetown’s 184th Birthday; Mayor notes continuing challenges

With a parade and the inspection of the Guard of Honour, the Georgetown City Council officially kicked off the city’s 184th anniversary on Friday. On Sunday morning, the celebration will continue with an anniversary service at the St. George’s Cathedral. The historic milestone is being observed under the theme “Georgetown 184: Rooted In Heritage, Growing […]

Guyana’s Rodrigues-Birkett tops latest UN Security Council straw poll on Secretary General candidates

Guyana’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett is now leading the race for the Secretary General position, according to the second straw poll conducted by the UN Security Council. Ambassador Rodrigues-Birkett is among eight candidates vying for the position of Secretary General. According to the results from today’s informal poll, eight council […]

Norton wants Mohamed to reconsider nominees to Local Government Commission after APNU candidates ignored

Chairman of the opposition, A Partnership for National Unity and Leader of the People’s National Congress, Aubrey Norton, has blasted Opposition and WIN Party Leader, Azruddin Mohamed, over his decision to ignore the nominees of the APNU to the Local Government Commission after seeking the party’s input. In a letter to the Opposition Leader on […]

Opposition Leader writes President again seeking appointment of his Attorneys as GECOM Commissioners

Citing recent concerns from The Carter Center over the current impasse at the Guyana Elections Commission, the Leader of the Opposition, Azruddin Mohamed has penned another letter to President Irfaan Ali requesting the appointment of his three nominees to the Guyana Elections Commission. Mohamed wants his three private Attorneys, Roysdale Forde, Siand Dhurjon and Damien […]