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The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) has ruled that the law in Guyana, which makes it a criminal offence for a man or a woman to appear in a public place while dressed in clothing of the opposite sex for an “improper purpose”, is unconstitutional. In a ruling handed down this morning, the Court said […]
The Guyana Elections Commission has started to release preliminary results for yesterday’s Local Government Elections. More of the results are to be released this morning. Some of those preliminary results show the two main parties, the APNU and the PPP maintaining and strengthening their hold in many of their traditional bases, while the Alliance For […]
The political parties and independent candidates competing in today’s local government elections have been encouraging eligible registered voters to ensure they go out and cast their ballots. The Guyana Elections Commission is reminding voters that the absence of a national ID card cannot prevent a registered elector for casting his ballot. Public Relations Officer at […]
Opposition Leader and General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party, Bharrat Jagdeo, believes that there could be attempts today by some voters to vote more than once in the Local Government Elections. Although there has been no report of any such attempt, Mr. Jadgeo told reporters this morning that he has asked the polling day […]
Moments after casting his ballot for Local Government Elections at the National Aquatic Centre, Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo called on the Guyana Elections Commission to look into reports of voter intimidation taking place in some communities in the Berbice area. The Prime Minister told reporters that he has received reports of supporters of the People’s […]
The Private Sector Commission is calling on employers across the country to release their workers and allow them to go out and cast their ballot on this Local Government Elections Day. In a statement, the Commission said that in consideration of the importance of the Local Government Elections to Guyana’s democracy, it urges all employers […]
The Government of Guyana and USAID are continuing their efforts to step up the fight against malaria in Guyana. Malaria is a mosquito borne disease that is found in several areas across Guyana, especially in the interior mining communities. Over the past few years, there has been a resuscitation of efforts to eliminate the disease. […]
The recently established Department of Energy in the Ministry of the Presidency has made a move to design a model contract for future Production Sharing Agreements for the oil and gas sector. That revelation was made today by the Head of the Department of Energy, Dr. Mark Bynoe. At his first press conference since taking […]
The Ministry of the Presidency has announced that President David Granger continues to rest comfortably following an intensive series of tests by specialist doctors in Cuba. Although the release did not provide a diagnosis or details of an illness that the President may be suffering from, it states that he has responded satisfactorily to medical […]
While making it clear that there could be no justification for an increase in tolls that was being sought by the Berbice Bridge Company, Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo said he is still against the Government’s move to take control of the operations of the bridge. He said “this issue about nationalization and taking over private […]
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