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By a majority vote, the Guyana Elections Commission today approved the plan for the Local Government Elections, setting a 22nd May, 2023 date for the local polls. The opposition nominated Commissioners – Vincent Alexander, Charles Corbin and Desmond Trotman – abstained on the grounds that a fresh list and a mechanism to curtail multiple voting […]
The Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Justice (Ret’d) Claudette Singh has agreed to rescind the appointment of Aneal Giddings as the Commission’s Operations Director with effect from tomorrow, February 8, 2023. Elections Commissioner Vincent Alexander made the disclosure this afternoon, shortly after he exited a meeting of the Commission. “At today’s meeting the […]
The Labour Department is investigating another workplace accident that occurred in the city today. This morning, 43-year-old construction worker Leon Turpin was badly burnt at his worksite after receiving several electrical shocks about his body. Reports suggest that the man was moving a metal pole when it came into contact with a live wire at […]
Attorney-at-Law Nigel Hughes is expected to cross-examine six witnesses who implicated former Deputy Chief Elections Officer (DCEO) Roxanne Myers during their testimonies before Elections Commission of Inquiry (COI). The Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Justice Claudette Singh, Elections Commissioner, Sase Gunraj, GECOM’s IT Manager Aneal Giddings, Assistant Commissioner of Police Edgar Thomas, Assistant […]
Assistant Commissioner of Police and current Head of the Presidential Guard Unit, Edgar Thomas appeared on the Elections COI witness stand for a third time today as the public hearings resumed. The Assistant Police Commissioner presented his call log for the period covering the early stages of the 2020 Elections including March 5 when pandemonium […]
In wake of Acting Chief Justice Roxane George’s admonition, the International Decade for People of African Descent Assembly – Guyana (IDPADA-G) today dispatched a letter to the Attorney General Anil Nandlall with the hope of resolving the ongoing dispute over funding for the organisation. At a press conference this morning, Chairman of IDPADA-G’s Coordinating Council, […]
The Woodlands Hospital is now offering stem cell therapy for cancer and all diseases. On Saturday, the privately owned hospital launched its stem cell treatment clinic at its Carmichael Street location in Georgetown. President Irfaan Ali who delivered the feature address, threw his government’s support behind the stem-cell treatment clinic and other forms of scientific […]
The Full Court has granted a stay application in favour of former President David Granger, pending its determination on whether or not Justice Navendra Singh should preside over the trial into the former president’s $2 billion libel suit against Public Communications Specialist Kit Nascimento, Stabroek News, Kaieteur News and the Guyana Times News Paper. […]
The government and the main opposition, APNU+AFC clashed on Thursday after the ruling party refused to disclose a timeline for the availability of the final investment plan for the multi-billion-dollar gas-to-shore project. Prime Minister Mark Phillips would only say that the information will be provided in “due course”. The Government moved to the National Assembly […]
A total of $600M has been approved by the National Assembly for the implementation of the 10th Cycle of the Basic Needs Trust Fund (BNTF), which is a joint developmental programme funded by the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) and the Guyana Government. For 2023, the programme will see the construction of schools, the rehabilitation of […]
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