Politics

No major incidents reported during Disciplined Services vote; Concerns over breach of no phone policy

As members of the Disciplined Forces voted today, leaders from the six political parties contesting the Elections said the voting process appeared without major incidents. At the Guyana Police Force Officers’ Mess at Eve Leary, President Irfaan Ali told reporters that from his observation, there were no issues. “From what I have seen it is […]

President rejects claims of misuse of state resources for political campaigning

President Irfaan Ali has rejected the concern by the Carter Center that the governing People’s Progressive Party has been misusing state resources for political campaign purposes. In a pre-election report, The Carter Center said it was in receipt of multiple allegations from political parties and civil society that the ruling People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) has […]

Political parties make pitch to GDF, Police and Prison Service ahead of Disciplined Services vote

On the eve of members of the Disciplined Services casting their ballots in this year’s General Elections, the political parties contesting the elections have been making their direct pitches to the members of the Guyana Defence Force, the Guyana Police Force and the Guyana Prison Service, who will be voting on Friday. Members of the […]

WIN writes UN and CARICOM over closure of candidates’ accounts by commercial banks

Claiming political discrimination and financial persecution, the We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) party has written to both the Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN), Antonio Guterres and the Secretary General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Dr Carla Barnett, to not only highlight the “plight” faced by its candidates in the lead up to the September […]

$864.7 Million Tuschen Secondary School Commissioned as “second to none” learning facility

The Government of Guyana commissioned the new state-of-the-Art Tuschen Secondary School this afternoon on the East Bank Essequibo. Describing the school as ‘second to none’, the President said the new school can match any such facility in Latin America and the Caribbean. He said the school is not just another building, but it lays the […]