Last Updated on Sunday, 29 September 2019, 11:22 by Writer By Frantz Bollers The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) will for the first time, come October 1, 2019, embark on a system of self-verification of the names of all persons on the preliminary voters list. The onus now is on the voter to produce his/her records to GECOM during the claims ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 29 September 2019, 10:54 by Writer By GHK Lall Guyanese have neither time nor interest for any news, other than elections news. Good news, encouraging news, is wasted on us. Place it before them and heads and backs turn away. Even the government has lost focus (and its marbles) in the hysterias of a most scorching ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 28 September 2019, 17:17 by Writer Several villages on the West Coast Demerara were earlier today flooded as a result of a tide that was more than nine feet high. The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) says “there was no breach of the seawalls. The water has begun to recede”. However, water over-topped the sea defence causing ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 28 September 2019, 8:16 by Writer Reproduced from Gainesville Sun A Guyanese man, who owned a charter airline and maintenance company based in Gainesville and serving Ocala, was sentenced Friday to 13 years in federal prison for trafficking hundreds of kilos of cocaine into the New Jersey-New York area and laundering more than $10.2 million, federal ...

Last Updated on Friday, 27 September 2019, 15:18 by Writer The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) on Friday said all persons on the preliminary voters list must go to that body to verify their registration records. “During this exercise, every person whose name appear on the Preliminary List of Electors (PLE) must visit the Registration office in their respective area with ...

Last Updated on Friday, 27 September 2019, 15:11 by Writer The United States, United Kingdom and the European Union on Friday said they were ready to support Guyana in having free and fair general elections. “It is now essential to ensure free and fair elections which we are pleased to support with elections assistance and monitoring along with other colleagues ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 26 September 2019, 14:03 by Writer President David Granger on Thursday made it clear that general elections would be held on March 2, 2020, even if the opposition does not approve extending the life of the government. “If the opposition doesn’t go to Parliament, then we will abide by what I said last night: elections will ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 26 September 2019, 11:03 by Writer By GHK Lall The date really is not a date; not quite; not the one expected. In the history of Guyana, the date of March 2 is going to have to be stricken from the calendar: it just does not exist in 2020, other than in political constructions. Regrettably, I ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 26 September 2019, 13:56 by Writer President David Granger on Wednesday announced that general and regional council elections could be held as early as March 2020, but his administration will be seeking an extension of the life of his administration when Parliament reconvenes on October 10, 2019. “I am pleased to announce that, after discussions with ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 25 September 2019, 20:22 by Writer Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) enforcement officers late Tuesday night opened fire on a Guyana Police Force vehicular patrol at Perseverance Public Road. The incident occurred at about 10 pm. No one was injured. Investigators told News-Talk Radio Guyana 103.1 FM/Demerara Waves Online News that three GRA officers were armed each ...