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The Carter Center on Thursday released its list of recommendations for the Guyana Elections Commission, the Guyana Government and political parties as it seeks to support improved quality of elections in Guyana. In its recommendations to GECOM, the Observer Mission said it wants the Commission to work on cleaning up the voters list and making […]
The United States Embassy in Guyana has outlined its expectations of the new APNU+AFC government which it has acknowledged, comes into office with a very slim majority. Chargé d’ Affaires Bryan Hunt in a Thursday morning interview said it would be imperative that the new government’s focus remains on inclusive governance. “As the President and […]
The United States government has dismissed claims by the opposition People’s Progressive Party Civic that the May 11 elections in Guyana were fraudulent. The PPP has been protesting and calling for a recount. The Opposition party that lost power in government after 23 years has also been chiding the international community for declaring that the […]
The Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) has warned that squatting is illegal and persons can be prosecuted. It is therefore urging persons to apply to the Authority for houselots. In a release issued today, the CH&PA pointed out that it has been observed that large groups of persons have been demarcating vacant lands from […]
Newly appointed Agriculture Minister Noel Holder has rubbished claims by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo), Dr Rajendra Singh, that there might be the need to completely halt operations across the country because of the Corporation’s inability to pay staffers for the month of May. A shocked Holder told News […]
President David A Granger has selected 52 persons and one group for the receipt of National Awards of Guyana. The awards were announced during the inauguration of the President at the Guyana National Stadium on Tuesday. The awards are as follow: ORDER OF RORAIMA 1. For his long and outstanding involvement in the struggle […]
Before more than 20,000 people who gathered at the National Stadium for his Inauguration, President David Granger gave the commitment to be President for all of Guyana as he encouraged other Guyanese to join him in recognising their duty to the nation and act on that duty. “You did not let me down and I […]
Early morning heavy showers could not dampen the spirits of thousands of Guyanese who gathered at the Independence Arch site on Brickdam and surrounding areas to witness President Granger at his first flag raising ceremony since being sworn into office just over a week ago. Dressed in a black shirt jack with matching pants and […]
President David A. Granger has announced that the government intends to, on an annual basis, grant presidential pardons to prisoners, who were sentenced for minor misdemeanors (non-violent crimes.) During a special interview at the Ministry of the Presidency with a section of the media today, President Granger disclosed that tomorrow, Independence Day, the new administration […]
Former President of Guyana, Bharrat Jagdeo rushed to the Whim Magistrates’ Court on Monday morning and was released on his own recognizance after the charge of making racially divisive statements was read to him. The presiding magistrate also ruled that the former President will have to seek the court’s approval before he leaves the country. […]
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