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Politics

Region Nine Executive Officer sent on leave pending outcome of shooting probe

Region Nine Executive Officer, Karl Singh was Monday sent on leave and he has already been replaced until the investigation into the shooting of a woman in his vehicle is concluded, sources said. Police sources in Lethem have said investigators are awaiting advice from the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP). The law enforcement agency officer said the vehicle in which ...

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Diaspora stakeholder complains to President about slothfulness, discourtesy on investment webinars

Two months after Guyana’s inaugural Diaspora conference, one of the stakeholders has complained bitterly to President Irfaan Ali about the last minute cancellation of a series of  investment webinars that should have started earlier this month. In a letter to Dr. Ali, the President United Guyanese Diaspora Global Network Corp (UGDGN), Wayne Forde said the attitude following the May 22, ...

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Investors invited to kickstart Amaila Falls Hydropower station project

Projecting that he Guyana Power and Light (GPL) will require at least 465 megawatts of electricity by 2025, the Guyana government has taken steps to revive plans to construct the Amaila Falls Hydropower station. The Prime Minister’s office has issued a request for proposals, stating that government hopes that construction of the hydropower station will begin in 2022 and will ...

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Granger says no no-confidence motions tabled against him, but opponents say they are coming

The Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), David Granger on Friday denied that two motions of no-confidence were tabled against him, but senior party insiders said they are mobilising support to prepare for such action to be taken. “It’s a phantom motion; no text, no votes, no notice no defence,” he said on his latest party propaganda programme, ...

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Region Nine Executive Officer allegedly shot woman ‘accidentally’- police

Police  on Thursday said the Region Nine Executive Officer, Karl Singh allegedly shot a woman to her abdomen accidentally while she was in his vehicle earlier this week. “Further investigations conducted by the police have revealed that the shooting was allegedly accidental,” the Guyana Police Force said.  Twenty-five year old Gladys Emmanuel, a pharmacist of St. Ignatius Village, Central Rupununi  ...

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Teachers, parents must take vaccines for schools to be reopened

President Irfaan Ali on Thursday appealed to teachers to get vaccinated and help pave the way for the reopening of face-to-face classes for all schools because the evidence shows that the the COVID-19 pandemic has begun to affect children. “We have to get back to school, we have to put the measures in place, we have to get vaccinated, the ...

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APNU+AFC Election Commissioners block debate on motion against Lowenfield, Myers, Mingo

Opposition members of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM  Tuesday afternoon left a commission meeting, effectively blocking debate on pro-government motions for the dismissal of the Chief Elections Officer, Deputy Chief Elections Officer and the Region Four Returning Officer for their alleged roles in irregularities in last year’s elections. Pro-A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) Election Commissioner Vincent Alexander ...

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Police Service Commission asks High Court to throw out President’s suspension, clear way for police promotions

The Police Ssrvice Commission (PSC) has asked the High Court to find President Irfaan Ali’s suspension of that body is unconstitutional. In court papers seen by News-Talk Radio Guyana 103 1 FM/ Demerara Waves Online, the PSC wants the High Court to declare the purported suspension of the PSC dated June 16, 2021 as unconstitutional and of “no force or ...

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Health Ministerial Adviser endorses vaccination proof or weekly negative COVID tests for frontline workers

Health  Ministerial Adviser, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy on Sunday endorsed France’s model to only allow vaccinated or weekly negative tested frontline workers to go to work. “If you want to exercise a right to not take the vaccine you must be prepared to face the consequences at your cost, not mine. France is doing the right thing. We must all do ...

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Lone elected PNCR executive member dissociates herself from anti-Granger statement

A lone elected member of the Central Executive Committee of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) and three regional representatives on Saturday dissociated themselves from a statement that castigated their party leader David Granger and General Secretary Amna Ally for not abiding by decisions of their decision-making body. Those signing the first letter as “elected members” are Jennifer Ferreira-Dougal who ...

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