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The party which has a lightbulb as its symbol will be focusing on the electricity sector as part of its campaign strategy. The Change Guyana party hosted its first weekly press conference today and unpacked a number of proposals and plans that it has for the electricity sector and the Guyana Power and Light company. […]
Today is the last day to make claims to have changes made to your name and particulars on the voter’s list, to effect changes of address and to get registered if you have never been registered. The Guyana Elections Commission today reported that since the claims and objections period began back in October, there have […]
The National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI) today announced a temporary restriction on the importation of Romaine Lettuce. According to NAREI, the move comes on the heels of an outbreak of the E-Coli bacteria in the lettuce in the United States. Most strains of E. coli are not harmful but are part of the healthful bacterial flora […]
The Ministry of Education hosted its award ceremony this morning in celebration of those students who performed well at the various exams over the past year. The Presidential Scholarship Award was presented to Michael Bhopaul of Queens College and Farah Chin of the Marian Academy for their outstanding performances in the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations […]
Talks on updating the Cummmingsburg Accord which formed the governing APNU+AFC coalition are set to restart tomorrow as the two sides today reported progress in a meeting that included Leader of the APNU, President David Granger and Leader of the AFC, Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan. The talks came to a standstill last week […]
President David Granger is set to meet this morning with AFC Leader and Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan over the Cummingsburg Accord negotiations between the APNU and AFC. The negotiations to update the agreement, which formed the APNU+AFC Coalition, hit a wall last week as the AFC continued to push for the two sides […]
With a plan to tackle Guyana’s problems urgently, the newest political party in Guyana, Change Guyana was officially launched last evening at the pegasus hotel. The party is headed by businessman and owner of the Pegasus, Robert Badal. He will serve as the party’s Presidential Candidate for the next elections, while well known Chartered Accountant […]
Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo today expressed surprise and disappointment at the decision of the Chairman of the Elections Commission Claudette Singh on the issue of registered persons who have not uplifted their ID cards in more than 10 years. The GECOM Chair at the Commission’s meeting yesterday ruled that those persons who have not collected […]
Guyana is now set to see first oil earlier than expected. In a new report, which was released this morning by the Hess Corporation, the President of the company, John Hess, announced that oil production in Phase 1 of the Liza development is now targeted to begin in December 2019. The Stabroek Block is operated […]
The Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission, Justice Claudette Singh has decided that the more than 25,000 persons who have failed to pick up their national ID cards in more than 10 years will be removed from the voter’s list if they do not pick up the cards during a 21-day period. Justice Singh made […]
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