By News Source Guyana on December 10, 2024
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The Guyana Police Force today denied reports that Deputy Superintendent Phiona Harris was transferred from her post at the Cheddi Jagan Airport over the wife of embattled Assistant Commissioner of Police Calvin Brutus, leaving the country following an order of the Court. Mr. Brutus and his wife along with others are facing multiple fraud and […]
By News Source Guyana on December 10, 2024
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With General Elections set for next year, the Working People’s Alliance (WPA) believes it is imperative for President Irfaan Ali and the Leader of the Opposition, Aubrey Norton to engage in dialogue with the aim of finding solutions to many challenges confronting the Guyana Elections Commission. The Opposition and the Elections Commission are at odds […]
By News Source Guyana on December 9, 2024
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The Government of Guyana is hoping that its efforts to weed out corruption will happen at a faster-pace, according to Minister of Governance, Gail Teixeira. At the opening of an Anti-Money Laundering and Corruption Expo this morning, Minister Teixeira acknowledged that more cases of corruption could occur even as the Government improves its anti-corruption efforts. […]
By News Source Guyana on December 9, 2024
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A claim by Opposition representative on the Natural Resource Fund (NRF) Investment Committee, Terrence Campbell, that its board is a rubber stamp and white elephant, has sparked concerns, with the Alliance For Change demanding answers as it sees Mr. Campbell’s revelations as troubling. In a letter to the press last week, Campbell revealed that he […]
By News Source Guyana on December 9, 2024
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A New and United Guyana, confirmed today that while it will be meeting with other political parties, it will not be forming any coalition with the PPP, the PNC or the AFC. The political party in a statement earlier today denied reports that it had planned coalition talks with the AFC. The party said there […]
By News Source Guyana on December 9, 2024
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Guyana has submitted its final written brief on the border case to the International Court of Justice as the Court continues to hear the matter that was filed by Guyana against Venezuela. The brief was submitted to the Court’s Registrar by Guyana’s Ambassador in Brussels, Sasenarine Singh. The case was filed in March 2018 following […]
By News Source Guyana on December 9, 2024
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Acting Chief Magistrate Faith McGusty will rule on the 30th December, on whether or not the elections fraud case should start afresh, now that she has taken over the matter from City Magistrate Leron Daly, who fell ill shortly after the criminal trial commenced in July. The trial into the alleged attempt to commit fraud […]
By News Source Guyana on December 6, 2024
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Leader of the Alliance For Change, Nigel Hughes today fired back at Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo, who earlier this week accused the Opposition of leading a campaign to discredit the Guyana Elections Commission to set the stage to dispute next year’s General and Regional Elections. At a press conference today, Mr. Hughes said the Guyana […]
By News Source Guyana on December 6, 2024
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The People’s National Congress Reform continues to decry the process being used to register persons for the $100,000 cash grant for adult Guyanese, and has pointed out that the Government is trying to create a parallel system to frustrate persons, when it could have used existing database to provide the grant via direct bank and […]
By News Source Guyana on December 6, 2024
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The winner of the popular Canadian Drag Race show, Priyanka, who was born to Guyanese parents, is in Guyana on a visit to not only reconnect with the birthplace of her parents, but to also showcase her talent as an international pop star. Priyanka will headline a concert on Saturday at the Theatre Guild playhouse. […]