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A New and United Guyana (ANUG) and the We Invest in Nationhood party (WIN) have announced an alliance agreement for the upcoming elections, which will see ANUG falling under the banner of WIN. In a joint statement early this morning, the two parties announced that the agreement was signed between the political leader of ANUG, […]
In a short and terse one paragraph letter of resignation, Opposition Member of Parliament, Jermaine Figueira tendered his resignation on Saturday from the People’s National Congress Reform and as an APNU+AFC Member of Parliament. Figueira, who hails from Linden and was the Regional Representative for the APNU+AFC in the National Assembly, did not offer any […]
As part of its ongoing global crackdown on the drug trade and the importation of drugs into the United States, the US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, has announced visa restrictions for family, close personal and business associates of sanctioned persons involved in the drug trade. In a statement, the US State Department said the […]
The Judiciary of Guyana in partnership with the Government of Guyana and the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) today launched Guyana’s first Mental Health Court. The Mental Health Court will provide an alternative approach for individuals with mental illness who are facing the criminal justice system. Acting Chancellor of the Judiciary, Justice Yonette Cummings said […]
Amid objections to his party’s symbol, Presidential Candidate for the “We Invest in Nationhood” party, Azruddin Mohamed, today, said he is hopeful that his party’s symbol will be accepted and approved by the Elections Commission. The seven-member Guyana Elections Commission will meet on the 1st July to consider and approve the symbols, which have been […]
Six months after the Government signed an agreement with the Guyana Public Service Union for an 8% salary increase for this year, Vice President Jagdeo has announced that the increase will be paid before the upcoming national elections in September. In May, the GPSU expressed its disappointment over the non-payment of the 8% increase from […]
As the multi-million-dollar luxury car tax evasion case against businessman Azruddin Mohamed continued in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court today, the Attorney for the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA), Sanjeev Datadin, signaled his intention to have the Court summons representatives from both local and foreign banking institutions to testify in the case against Mohamed. Mohamed, who remains […]
President Irfaan Ali has urged parents and the society at large to not put pressure on those students who might not have excelled at this year’s National Grade Six Assessment exams, declaring that the results may not be the defining moment of a child’s life. In a Facebook statement, moments after the release of the […]
In an exceptional performance that will go down in Guyana’s history, Academy of Excellence student, Tanasha Mayers, secured a perfect score at this year’s National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA), making her the country’s top performer at the exam. Mayers secured the maximum perfect score of 487.88 marks, which would be only the second time in […]
As security concerns mount over the large number of Venezuelan migrants in Guyana, the Chief of Defence Staff of the Guyana Defence Force, Brigadier Omar Khan, indicated today that the migrants coming from Venezuela now face a thorough vetting process before they are allowed to gain entry. On a recorded interview released by the GDF […]
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