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Monthly Archives: April 2022

Article 13 justifies call for confirmation of Chancellor, Chief Justice

Last Updated on Tuesday, 19 April 2022, 23:38 by Denis Chabrol The civil society pro-participatory governance organisation, Article 13, said the acting Chancellor of the Judiciary, Yonette Cummings and acting Chief Justice Roxane George-Wiltshire should be confirmed because they have performed creditably. “They have obviously been in the system for years and years. Over the time, they would have given ...

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Electoral reform needed in Guyana, low confidence in declared results- US opinion poll

Last Updated on Friday, 15 April 2022, 13:42 by Denis Chabrol A countrywide face-to-face opinion poll conducted earlier this year for the International Republican Institute (IRI) has found that more than 80 percent of Guyanese see the need for electoral reforms, and although the vast majority of eligible persons voted in the 2020 general elections many of them do not ...

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Guyanese give race relations low marks but thumbs up for women’s empowerment, indigenous rights

A poll commissioned by the United States (US) pro-democracy organisation, International Republican Institute (IRI) finds that Guyanese believe that race relations in this South American nation second to transparency and accountability in government, but they are happy with efforts to empower women and indigenous people’s rights. In the poll conducted among 1,500 respondents during January 2022,  29 percent of the ...

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US poll finds political representation on major problems generally poor; youths don’t see a future in Guyana

A United States (US)-funded opinion poll conducted earlier this year shows that cost of living, unemployment and the coronavirus are the biggest problems among Guyanese but elected representatives are not doing sufficient to address them. The poll, which was conducted for the International Republican Institute (IRI) between January 4 and 24 through face-to-face interviews in the homes of 1,500 Guyanese ...

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Trio charged with armed robbery of contractor

Last Updated on Thursday, 14 April 2022, 23:48 by Denis Chabrol Three persons were Thursday charged with an armed robbery they allegedly committed on a contractor  during an invasion of his home earlier this month, police said. They were jointly charged with the offence allegedly committed on Alex Aldridge on April 6 at 23 Goedverwagting Squatting Area, East Coast Demerara.  ...

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Woman charged with attempted murder of 4-year old girl

Last Updated on Thursday, 14 April 2022, 23:43 by Denis Chabrol A woman, who allegedly stabbed a 4-year old child, has been charged with attempted murder. Police say that 29-year old Padmini Dwarka of 185 Timehri Cemetery Road, East Bank Demerara was granted $150,000 bail. She is accused of stabbing four-year old Zahara Lewis of  Lot 185 Timehri Cemetery Road ...

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South Ruimveldt drainage problems to be fixed- President Ali

Last Updated on Thursday, 14 April 2022, 21:46 by Denis Chabrol President Irfaan Ali on Thursday announced that the perennial flooding in South Ruimveldt whenever there is heavy rainfall would be addressed in the coming months. “The drainage of this South Ruimveldt area is one of the most important pieces of infrastructure that has to be addressed,” he said to ...

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Speeding drivers on new four lane highway risk losing licences

Last Updated on Thursday, 14 April 2022, 21:24 by Denis Chabrol President Irfaan Ali on Wednesday announced that a high-tech system will be activated next week on the new $2.3 billion four-lane concrete highway from Mandela Avenue to Eccles that could eventually see speeding drivers losing their licences. “The adjustment of the laws would come where necessary to activate the ...

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