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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 […]
President Irfaan Ali and his Surinamese counterpart, President Jennifer Geerlings-Simons could meet as early as this weekend to advance discussions on the construction of the US$236 million Corentyne River Bridge. President Ali made the disclosure on Monday, hours after he had met with Suriname’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Melvin Bouva at State House. At the […]
Venezuela’s Ambassador to Guyana, Carlos Amador Perez Silva, has rejected claims that the incoming Leader of the Opposition, Azruddin Mohamed and his father, Nazar Mohamed, have been colluding with the Nicolas Maduro Government to compromise Guyana’s security. The Irfaan Ali Administration, in the lead up to the September 1 Elections, attempted the link the Mohameds, […]
Dogged by allegations of corruption, the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) Administration is promising to establish a dedicated Anti-Corruption Unit. President Irfaan Ali made the announcement shortly after taking the oath of office at State House on Sunday. The President said he intends to continue transforming the country with a heavy focus on improving the public […]
President Irfaan Ali made his first two Cabinet appointments today with the reappointment of retired Brigadier Mark Phillips as Prime Minister and former President Bharrat Jagdeo as a Vice President. The two took their oath of office this afternoon at the President’s Office, with him praising their work over the years and their commitment to […]
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