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The Opposition People’s Progressive Party is once again demanding that the Guyana Elections Commission immediately begins preparations for elections. The party has reiterated its opposition to the merger of data from the just concluded house to house registration exercise and the existing national register of registrants. Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo has indicated that the party’s […]
The Government of Guyana is of the view that the Guyana Elections Commission must be allowed to function independently and given the space needed to get the job done as it prepares for early elections. At a press conference this morning, Director-General in the Ministry of the Presidency, Joe Harmon told reporters that GECOM should […]
The Guyana Power and Light Company is advising customers in Demerara and Berbice that they could experience periods of service disruptions as the company faces a deficit of 23 megawatts of power in its system. In a statement, GPL explained that due to a defective transformer at its Onverwagt, Berbice substation, it is unable to […]
Veteran Trade unionist and General Secretary of the Guyana Trades Union Congress, Lincoln Lewis, believes that persons seeking employment with local contractors in the oil and gas sector and those already employed, need to seriously look at becoming unionized. Over the past few weeks, there have been complaints from many workers attached to companies that […]
Repair works are still ongoing at the Demerara Harbour Bridge following that Monday morning accident involving a barge and tug. The bridge remains open to light vehicular traffic. In an update today, the management of the bridge indicated that laden and unladen trucks are still being prevented from crossing the bridge, as the repair works […]
Commissioner of the Guyana Elections Commission, Sase Gunraj, described today’s statutory meeting of the Commission as another “wasted day with wasted discussions”. The Opposition nominated member of the Commission said based on the discussions that took place today, the Elections Commission is a far way from holding discussions on the actual holding of elections. “We […]
The accident that closed down the Demerara Harbour Bridge on Monday and most of Tuesday has also impacted on garbage collection in the city. One of the companies contracted to carry out garbage collection in Georgetown is Puran Brothers, which is a company based in West Demerara. With the bridge being closed on Monday, the […]
Management at the Demerara Harbour Bridge has announced that sufficient repair works have been completed that would allow the bridge to be reopened to light vehicles including cars, mini-buses, bikes and motorcycles. The bridge should be opened to other types of vehicles later this week as other assessments are completed. Bridge General Manager Rawlston Adams […]
The Guyana Elections Commission has revealed that over 370,000 persons were registered during the house-to-house registration exercise which ended on Saturday. GECOM ‘s Public Relations Officer Yolanda Warde told News Source today that the number currently stands at 370, 740 and could inch upwards marginally as information is reconciled. As the Elections Commission prepares for […]
The pilot and crew of the tugboat that slammed into the Demerara Harbour bridge early this morning, shifting it out of alignment and forcing its closure, have been taken into Police custody and are facing questioning. All of the crew members are believed to be Panamanian nationals. None of them speaks English. Interpreters are assisting […]
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