By News Source Guyana on May 27, 2025
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The Opposition nominated Commissioners on the Guyana Elections Commission have accused the Chairman of the Commission, retired Justice Claudette Singh, of unilaterally advising the President on the date for General and Regional Elections. The three Commissioners said the President’s 1st September date for the elections has fallen outside of the last election work plan submitted […]
By News Source Guyana on May 26, 2025
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In an Independence address to the nation on Sunday night, President Irfaan Ali announced that General Elections will take place on the 1st September, 2025. The elections will take place exactly one month after the President celebrates his 5th year in office. President Ali is now expected to issue the proclamation soon to dissolve the […]
By News Source Guyana on May 26, 2025
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Alliance for Change Member and former Minister and MP under the APNU+AFC Government, Valerie Garrido-Lowe passed away on Sunday morning. Statement from AFC The Alliance For Change is deeply saddened to announce the passing of one of our longest-serving and most dedicated members, Former Minister Valerie Garrido-Lowe, who died early this morning as a result […]
By News Source Guyana on May 25, 2025
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In a stirring speech on the eve of Venezuela’s sham elections to select a Governor for Guyana’s Essequibo, President Irfaan Ali noted Venezuela’s continuing acts of aggression and intimidation against Guyana, but declared that “now and forever, all of Essequibo belongs to all of Guyana”. Addressing hundreds of residents of Anna Regina in Essequibo at […]
By News Source Guyana on May 24, 2025
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Two months after the Government announced that the Gas-to-Energy project would have been completed by the first quarter of 2026, it has now readjusted that completion date with another delay. Prime Minister Mark Phillips told the National Assembly’s Committee of Supply on Friday evening that the project is now expected to be completed by the […]
By News Source Guyana on May 23, 2025
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The establishment of a Joint Parliamentary Committee on Territorial Integrity, classified briefings to the opposition, and a Joint Parliamentary Mission to major capitals, are among recommendations that have been put forward by the Alliance For Change (AFC) to address the ongoing border row with Venezuela. Executive Member of the AFC, Cathy Hughes said Guyana’s response […]
By News Source Guyana on May 23, 2025
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Ahead of Venezuela’s planned “sham” elections this Sunday to elect a Governor and officials for Guyana’s Essequibo region, Guyana’s Foreign Minister, Hugh Todd, made it clear today that Guyana will not be intimidated or bullied by Venezuela and its acts of provocation. Todd said from all indications, there has been no campaigning for the elections […]
By News Source Guyana on May 23, 2025
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Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton marched his fellow opposition members out of the National Assembly today, after launching a blistering attack on the Guyana Government over its handling of the Guyana/Venezuela border controversy. The Government was hopeful today that it would get the support of the Opposition for its motion which seeks to denounce Venezuela’s planned […]
By News Source Guyana on May 21, 2025
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Executive Member of A New and United Guyana (ANUG) Kian Jabour took the stand today as the Election Fraud trial continued. During his testimony, Jabour recounted the chaos that erupted at the GECOM Command Centre during the 2020 elections. He testified about the door of the Office of the Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission […]
By News Source Guyana on May 21, 2025
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Attorney General Anil Nandlall, is not too happy with the criticism that the Government is facing over the passage of the Oil Pollution Prevention Bill, which was passed in the National Assembly last Friday. The Opposition has argued that the Bill needs to provide clearer mechanisms for compensating those affected by oil spills, especially marginalized […]
