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The Guyana Elections Commission this afternoon responded to statements made by Opposition and PNC Leader Aubrey Norton that at the next elections, he will ensure Polling agents from his party object to foreigners voting in the elections. In a statement, the Elections Commission reminded that in order for any name to be listed on the […]
Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo has rushed to the defence of the Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), retired Justice Claudette Singh, in wake of criticism from the Opposition. The Opposition continues to accuse Singh of showcasing bias at the Elections Commission and always siding with Government nominated Commissioners. At a press conference last Thursday, […]
The Bureau of Statistics has recommenced the Guyana Labour Force Survey (GLFS), which is a quarterly household survey that provides key insights into the country’s labour market, including employment, unemployment and underemployment. In a statement today, the Bureau explained that the sample survey is conducted in all 10 Regions among persons who are 15-years-old […]
The Alliance for Change sees the non release of the report on the 2022 Population and Housing Census as unacceptable, and the party wants the report released soon. AFC Leader Nigel Hughes expressed his disappointed on Friday over the situation. “It is completely unacceptable, completely unacceptable that we are now almost to the end of […]
The High Court has awarded Opposition Member of Parliament, David Patterson the sum of $1.2 Million in addition to costs, in the case that he brought against the State after being barred from leaving the country in September 2023. The decision was handed down today by acting Chief Justice Roxane George, according to Attorney Nigel […]
Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo has come out in defense of the Government’s decision to rent a second power ship to supply additional power to the national grid, telling reporters on Thursday that the costs to rent the ships are not significantly higher than the cost to generate power by GPL. Chairman of the Alliance For […]
High Court Judge, Nigel Niles, on Wednesday handed down his ruling in the Quindon Bacchus wrongful death case, ordering the State to pay to the estate of Mr. Bacchus the sum of one million dollars ($1,000,000) for his funeral expenses, twenty two million, five hundred thousand dollars ($22,500,000) as damages for the breach of his […]
The Inter-American Human Rights Commission held a hearing today on the impact of Gender based violence on migrant, sex worker and transgender women in Guyana. The Commission heard of multiple instances where migrant women are trafficked in the interior region and are afraid to seek redress because many of them do not have permits to […]
Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton today said the Opposition is still awaiting a report from the Attorney General, Anil Nandlall on the “evidence” supplied by the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) that supported its claims of voter impersonation during the last General and Regional Elections. In September 2022, the Elections Commission had handed over the […]
Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo has made it clear that the ruling People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) has no intention to go beyond its allotted constitutional time in Office, as he shut down a suggestion by the Working People’s Alliance (WPA) to defer, if necessary, the 2025 Elections to allow for systems to be put in place […]
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