Politics

Guyana puts plan in place to guard against coronavirus

As the world pays attention to China and the coronavirus which has also been reported in other countries, the health authorities in Guyana are getting set to launch a public information campaign on the virus and step up awareness for Guyanese. Today Minister of Public Health, Volda Lawrence confirmed that there is no case of […]

Badal accuses APNU+AFC and PPP of stealing his ideas

The recently formed Change Guyana party is accusing the two leading political parties, the APNU+AFC and the PPP of copying the ideas of Change Guyana. At a Press Conference hosted today at the Pegasus Hotel, Presidential Candidate of Change Guyana Robert Badal said he has been watching the major parties on the campaign trail and […]

Sophia squatters demand land “or no vote”

Some residents in the Sophia community started to claim already allocated government land over the weekend and earlier today, demanding that they be granted house lots or the government could face the possibility of them withholding their votes. Many of the residents have been converging in an area behind Cummings Lodge, marking off plots and […]

LJP says Shuman asked to provide information on citizenship to GECOM

The Liberty and Justice Party (LJP) has branded as “fake news,” recent statements from GECOM Commissioners that its presidential candidate, Lenox Shuman has been barred from running in the upcoming general and regional elections because of his dual citizenship status.  Shuman is a Guyanese-Canadian who has since confirmed that he has filed to relinquish his […]

GECOM blasts those seeking to disenfranchise electors who participated in H2H process

In a strongly-worded statement this afternoon, The Guyana Elections Commission said it is perturbed by recent attempts to discredit its work. GECOM said it is cognizant of the efforts by some whose “sole intention is to disenfranchise thousands of eligible electors who participated in the house-to-house registration exercise. This will not happen”. The Opposition Leader […]

CitiBank exploring possibility of setting up Guyana operations

American multinational investment bank, CitiBank is looking at the possibility of entering the Guyana market and setting up operations here. Over the past two days, a team from the bank’s headquarters in New York has been meeting with Government and Private Sector officials in Guyana as part of an exploratory and fact-finding mission. The officials […]

EU Elections Observer Mission to arrive Friday

The European Union has accepted an invitation by President David Granger for an Election Observer Mission to be sent to Guyana to observe the upcoming elections. The core team of eight elections analysts is expected to arrive on Friday and will be joined by other observers from the EU in February. They will remain in […]