GECOM never agreed to public vetting of polling day staff
THE Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) yesterday stated categorically that it has given no undertaking to any political party that it would publish for public vetting the particulars of persons who...
View ArticleFormer Human Services Minister is new UG Pro-Chancellor
FORMER Human Services and Social Security Minister Ms Bibi Shaddick has been appointed Pro-Chancellor of the University of Guyana (UG), the eighth person to do so in the history of the...
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Consumers benefitting from reduced fuel prices
THE reduction in fuel prices announced by Finance Minister, Dr. Ashni Singh on Monday has been lauded by several sections of society to date. Gasolene has been reduced from $995 to $695 per gallon,...
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Guyana’s upstream oil and gas policy launched
THE Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment continues to work towards creating a viable oil and gas sector, but to have a feasible sector, there must be policy that caters for its...
View ArticleElections and dissolution proclamation do not have to come together – AG
CONCERNS over why the dissolution of Parliament, which currently stands prorogued, have been bandied about since President Donald Ramotar’s Tuesday night announcement of May 11 as Elections Day. And...
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PPP’s statement misunderstood, taken out of context by GECOM – Clement Rohee
THE People’s Progressive Party (PPP) has noted with deep concern a recent statement made by the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) regarding the public vetting of polling day staff.According to PPP...
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C-Pets team up for health seminar in ‘D’ Division
SENIOR Superintendent of Police Mr Steven Mansell continues to push the police “D” Division community component of policing through its seven-month-old phase of “Creating Positive Environments through...
View ArticleLinden murder trial continuing… Jury heard that Station Diary with proof of...
JUSTIN Felix, called Justin Percival, is indicted for the murder of Paul Austin, called ‘Coolie’, on July 13th 2008, at Kara Kara, Linden.State Counsel Mrs. Teshana Lake and Miss Orinthia Schmitz are...
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Granger’s ‘pontifications’ termed ‘amusing’ by GECOM Chairman
CHAIRMAN of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Dr. Steve Surujbally contends that “nothing transpires” within the Commission that political parties are unaware of.As such, he stated that the...
View ArticleMiss Colombia is crowned Miss Universe for 2015
(Reuters) – A 22-year-old business student and model from Barranquilla, Colombia, was named Miss Universe on Sunday at the annual beauty pageant, beating out 87 other contestants from around the...
View ArticleFrench Guiana seeks Associate Membership of CARICOM
THE French territories in the Caribbean have begun discussions with the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on their applications to become Associate Members of the Community.CARICOM Secretary General...
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MMU budget completed, Luncheon to be consulted – Dr. Surujbally
THE preparation of a budget which outlines the funding needed for the resuscitation of the Media Monitoring Unit (MMU) has been completed, as assured by Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission...
View ArticleWorkshop on Rethinking the Millennium and Sustainable Development Goals
THE University of Bern in Switzerland embarked on an International Research Project using an attitude survey. The purpose of the project was to investigate national policy priorities in five developing...
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To avoid clash with Elections date… CSEC, CAPE exams rescheduled to mid-June...
WITH General and Regional Elections in Guyana slated for May 11th, 2015, which would have resulted in a clash with a few Caribbean Secondary Examination Certificate (CSEC) and Caribbean Advanced...
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Walter Rodney COI resumes… Burnham was briefed on assassination plot two days...
UNFOLDING like a script from a Hollywood blockbuster, the Commission of Inquiry (COI) into the 1980 death of Working People’s Alliance (WPA) founder, Dr. Walter Rodney, yesterday reconvened and heard...
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Unable to defend/ prove ‘libelous claims’charges.. AFC’s Ramaya, one other...
JUDGMENT, in terms of costs, was granted against Alliance For Change (AFC) Member of Parliament (MP), Dr. Veerasammy Ramaya, for failing to appear at the New Amsterdam High Court yesterday to answer a...
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Another woman jumps to death off Demerara Harbour Bridge –Police recover body...
UP to late last evening, police were seeking the help of members of the public in identifying the body of a woman which washed up in the vicinity of the Coast Guard Base at Ruimveldt after she had...
View ArticleRodney COI hears… Sitting MPs, Constitutional Office Holders share guilt...
TWO sitting Members of the National Assembly, as well as a number of other Constitutional Office Holders, are all guilty parties in an elaborate State-sponsored plot to eliminate members of the Working...
View ArticlePresident Ramotar… PPP/C ready to face electorate on proven track record
PRESIDENT Donald Ramotar having signed the formal proclamation declaring May 11, 2015 as the date for General and Regional elections in Guyana, it will be soon gazetted as stipulated by the...
View ArticleHundreds of Guyanese affected by flight cancellations –during US winter storm
HUNDREDS of Guyanese were affected by the winter storm Juno, a major blizzard that hit the Northeastern section of the United States by noon on Monday, resulting in the cancellation of some flights by...
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