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A depleted APNU will be heading into the next Parliament with a mixture of old and new faces to take up the 12 seats that the party won at the September 1 elections. Leader of the PNCR and the APNU, Aubrey Norton, has already indicated to the PNC’s Executive that he will not be among […]
Leader of the Forward Guyana Movement (FGM), Amanza Walton-Desir, has written to the Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission, retired Justice Claudette Singh, seeking information on the registration and participation of Commonwealth citizens in the just concluded elections in Guyana. The Constitution of Guyana provides for a Commonwealth citizen to be able to vote in […]
A section of Dennis Street close to Middleton Street in Georgetown has been closed to all traffic to facilitate emergency assessment and repair works after part of the roadway collapsed under pressure from a cement truck. The road collapse took place on Wednesday morning, and resulted in the truck being stuck in the hole for […]
A legal battle is looming over the decision by the owner of Mae’s Private School, David Sugrim, to construct prefab buildings on the community ground in Subyanville to house students who were displaced last March after a devastating fire destroyed the school’s building. In wake of the fire, the Georgetown Mayor and City Council […]
Former APNU+AFC Members of Parliament, Tabitha Sarabo-Halley, Dawn Hastings-Williams, and Natasha Singh will be among the candidates for the WIN party heading into the National Assembly when the new Parliament convenes. The three were among several former APNU members who walked away from the party in the lead up to the elections. The APNU lost […]
Social media star and singer, Lolita Callendar aka “Lola Doll” has been interviewed by Police investigators probing her shooting, as Doctors say her condition has improved. Callendar was shot multiple times to her body on Saturday night by an unknown gunman as she sat in her car just after arriving home. In a statement this […]
Six years after the Balwant Singh Hospital and its Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Madhu Singh, moved to the High Court with a defamation lawsuit against controversial activist, Melissa Atwell aka “Melly Mel”, Justice Fidella Corbin-Lincoln has ruled in favour of the hospital and its CEO by finding that the statements made by Atwell against the […]
By Svetlana Marshall International Observers of the recently concluded elections have found that decision-making at the level of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) remains heavily influenced by politicians, thereby diminishing the public’s trust in the institution. The European Union (EU), The Carter Center, the Commonwealth Secretariat, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), and the Organization of American […]
Acting Chief Justice Navindra Singh has overturned a decision by Magistrate Delon Bess to dismiss three charges against convicted fraudster Dave Rajeshwar Persaud. Magistrate Bess had dismissed the three criminal charges brought against Persaud in the Diamond Magistrates’ Court after the Prosecutors for the Special Organized Crime Unit (SOCU) were a no-show during the […]
Prime Minister Mark Phillips has promised increased investments and development in Indigenous villages to push sustainability and self determination, even as he reminded of the progress made in pushing hinterland development in the last five years. Speaking at a cultural event to mark the launch of Amerindian Heritage month on Monday evening, the Prime Minister […]
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