Last Updated on Wednesday, 18 May 2022, 22:07 by Denis Chabrol The governing People’s Progressive Party (PPP) on Wednesday rejected calls by the opposition coalition of A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) for a “comprehensive” review of Guyana’s legal architecture for elections, saying that public consultations began six months ago. “The call from the Coalition camp for a ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 17 May 2022, 13:48 by Denis Chabrol The opposition A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) 0n Tuesday said it would be formally recommending to the government that a broad-based national consultation on electoral reform be held, even as it defended its decision for doing so six months after the draft Representation of the People ...

Last Updated on Monday, 16 May 2022, 17:26 by Denis Chabrol President Irfaan Ali on Monday announced that there would be a special one-off cash grant of $25,000 to households in riverain and hinterland communities as well as the purchase of GY$1 billion in fertiliser for free distribution to farmers. The cost of the one-off cash-grant would amount GY$800 million ...

Last Updated on Monday, 16 May 2022, 16:20 by Denis Chabrol Police and fire fighters were Monday afternoon trying to determine the cause of a fire at the Narcotics Section of the Guyana Police Force’s Criminal Investigations Department, officials said. Police Commissioner Clifton Hicken said the fire would would cause “some degree of inconvenience” but it would not affect police ...

Last Updated on Monday, 16 May 2022, 15:35 by Denis Chabrol One year after acquiring a Guyanese contact center, itel, the international award-winning customer experience provider, announced that it has already invested over US$1 Million dollars in upgrades to the facility with plans to invest a total of US$4 million to bring the site to a world-class standard by July ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 15 May 2022, 21:21 by Denis Chabrol Prospective hemp farmers along the Soesdyke-Linden Highway on Sunday said they want government to give them the greenlight to produce that herb there rather than merely confine cultivation to Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) and Region 10 (Upper Demerara- Upper Berbice). Under the banner of the one-month old Hemp Farmers ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 15 May 2022, 11:52 by Denis Chabrol The President of the Guyana Road Safety Council, Ramona Doergen on Sunday welcomed government’s plan to amend the law to permit the charging of intoxicated drivers with manslaughter if they cause death by dangerous driving. She said  dating back to 2006 the Council had been advocating for the Motor ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 14 May 2022, 0:04 by Denis Chabrol The names of more than  30,000 first-time registrants are set to be added to the National Register of Registrants from which the voters list is created for local and general elections, Commissioner of Registration and Chief Election Officer Vishnu Persaud said Friday. “The exercise is flowing smoothly. I think ...

Last Updated on Friday, 13 May 2022, 23:19 by Denis Chabrol The International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) has embarked on a three-year project to encourage youths, especially disabled persons, to participate in democracy especially at the local government level as well as cultivate the involvement of all people. “The final goal is to promote inclusive governance through evidence-based research. ...

Last Updated on Friday, 13 May 2022, 21:35 by Denis Chabrol Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton on Friday bluntly denied saying that he has the “winning” Statements of Poll (SOPs) of the March 2, 2020 general and regional elections, days after he suggested that he has copies of the official records of how the opposition A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For ...