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The Guyana Police Force has announced its intention to pursue extradition proceedings against New York based, Guyanese political activist, Rickford Burke, over allegations of extortion. The announcement by the Police came one day after Acting Chief Justice Roxane George declared the charge of criminal defamation libel to be unconstitutional. The Police had filed the charge […]
Declaring that the AFC has moved on from the coalition talks, the party’s leader, Nigel Hughes, today said he does not foresee anything positive coming out of another round of talks with the APNU and will therefore move ahead with his party’s plans for the upcoming elections. The APNU recently rejected the latest proposal by […]
APNU Presidential Candidate and PNC Reform Leader, Aubrey Norton today described the move by the Alliance for Change to cancel the membership of three of its members over their decision to appear on the APNU’s list of candidates for the elections as an act of pettiness. Earlier this week, the AFC announced the cancellation of […]
Acting Chief Justice Roxane George in a major ruling this morning declared that the charge of criminal libel is unconstitutional, as she dismissed a charge that had been filed by the Police against overseas based Guyanese human rights and political activist, Rickford Burke. The Acting Chief Justice also ruled that the move by the Police […]
Opposition Member of Parliament, Sherod Duncan and former Mayor of Georgetown, Ubraj Narine, were this morning freed of charges of exciting racial hostility by Magistrate Leron Daly. The charges were filed against the two opposition members back in 2022 during a protest for vendors outside the Georgetown Hospital. In filing the charges then, the Police […]
Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday said that the more than 700 contracts totaling $10 billion that were recently handed out to small contractors, are for empowerment purposes and should not be seen as any “bribery” to get votes ahead of September’s elections. The Vice President and Works Minister Juan Edghill, met with residents of […]
Foreign Secretary and Chairman of the National Protected Areas Commission, Robert Persaud, has objected to the recently formed, We Invest in Nationhood political party, using the face of the jaguar as its symbol for the upcoming elections. The jaguar is considered the national animal of Guyana, but is not among the national symbols listed in […]
By Svetlana Marshall Queries surrounding the operationalization of joinder lists were among the primary issues raised when the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) met this afternoon with representatives of 28 political parties that are hoping to contest the September 1 General and Regional Elections. The issue of the joinder list was raised mostly by the small […]
General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo, today dismissed the emerging parties that are throwing their hats in the ring for the upcoming elections. At his weekly press conference, Mr. Jagdeo said together, all of the opposition parties are no match for the PPP and President Irfaan Ali and Prime Minister […]
One day after three of his party’s key members hopscotched their way over to the APNU, Leader of the Alliance For Change, Nigel Hughes today said it is unlikely that coalition talks between his party and the APNU will continue. The decision by party members, Sherod Duncan, Juretha Fernandes and Ricky Ramsaroop to add their […]
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