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Former Chairman of the People’s National Congress and Guyana’s former High Commissioner to Trinidad and Tobago, Bishwaishwar ‘Cammie’ Ramsaroop has died at the age of 81. In a statement, the People’s National Congress announced his passing earlier today and expressed the party’s condolences to his wife and daughters and other family members. The party paid […]
The APNU+AFC Coalition this afternoon expressed its thanks to US Congressman Hackeem Jeffries for his statement at that Guyana-New York anti-racism rally on Sunday. The high-ranking US Congressman expressed worry about the situation in Guyana since the change in government. He rebuked the Government for its position on a number of issues, triggering a response […]
A Guyana anti-racism protest held in New York over the weekend which featured some top US congress representatives and APNU+AFC national and regional representatives has irked the Guyana Government with President Irfaan Ali today rejecting the statements made at the rally about racism in Guyana and his government. In a statement issued by the President’s […]
Justice Gino Persaud will now have to set a new date to hear arguments regarding the Attorney General’s application to the Court for the President to be removed as a party in the proceedings. The matter was expected to be heard today, but the Judge was forced to delay the start of the arguments following […]
Hours after a top US congressman made sharp statements condemning what he calls intolerance and racially motivated issues in Guyana and promises to deal with the issues at the highest level of his Democratic party, Guyana’s Prime Minister Brigadier Mark Phillips has called for a meeting with the Congressman. In a statement late Sunday, the […]
President Irfaan Ali met with senior officials of Caribbean Airlines to discuss existing challenges and ways of strengthening the partnership between the airline and Guyana. According to the President’s office, during the meeting, President Ali called on the airline to do more to improve its local content in the Guyana market. “We are aware that […]
One week after announcing that children will be vaccinated using an existing immunization law, Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony today said parents will have to grant permission for their children to be vaccinated. During his daily COVID-19 update, Dr. Anthony said the process has already been activated to get children vaccinated against COVID-19. “We have […]
Hours after the Guyana Elections Commission by a majority vote terminated the contracts of the body’s Chief Election Officer, Mr. Keith Lowenfield, Deputy Chief Election Officer, Ms. Roxanne Myers and the Region 4 Returning Officer for General and Regional Elections 2020, Mr. Clairmont Mingo, GECOM Chair, Justice Claudette Singh explained that the terminations were provided […]
The Guyana Elections Commission today terminated the contract of Chief Elections Officer Keith Lowenfield, Deputy Chief Elections Officer Roxanne Myers, and Returning Officer for Region 4, Clairmont Mingo. The three were terminated in keeping with the provision of their contracts. They will be leaving the Commission with all of their benefits. When the Commission met […]
The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) is warning importers and other businesses that they could face the long arm of the law if they do not pass on the reduction in import charges to consumers. The GRA has given effect to President Irfaan Ali’s directive on the reduction of import charges to pre-pandemic levels in the […]
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