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GECOM confirms 90-day house-to-house registration from July 20; election preparations begin
Pro-coalition elections commissioners Desmond Trotman, Vincent Alexander and Charles Corbin. The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) on Friday confirmed that house-to-house...
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Gov’t crafting oil and gas safety and health regulations
Occupational Safety and Health Consultant at the Ministry of Social Protection, Gwyneth King A new package of regulations governing workers’...
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Call elections now with existing voters’ list – Caribbean political scientist
Peter Wickham Political Scientist, Peter Wickham has recommended that President David Granger call general elections soon without house-to-house registration. Appearing...
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Caribbean Court says Granger’s gov’t in “caretaker” mode, elections must be determined locally
The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) on Friday ruled that it is for Guyana's President, Opposition Leader, Parliament and the...
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President blocks imprisonment of Finance Minister; GRA claims GYD$527m in taxes from Dipcon
Finance Minister, Winston Jordan delivering the 2019 National Budget. President David Granger on Monday blocked Finance Minister Winston Jordan from...
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Jagdeo, Granger make some progress on appointing new GECOM Chairman
Bharrat Jagdeo briefing reporters outside the Ministry of the Presidency. Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo Thursday afternoon emerged from what he...
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Drug treatment court to be established; Twelve Tribes Rasta group opposes immediate marijuana legalisation
Public Health Minister Volda Lawrence and Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo. Even as the Twelve Tribes of Israel Rastafarian group urged...
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OPINION: My last word on the CCJ today: Guyanese leaders want adda people fuh duh de dutty wuk
By GHK Lall I am ashamed. I am not sure, nor do I care, how many Guyanese I speak for...
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Guyana flags reduced oil profits under ExxonMobil deal; preparations needed for price shocks IMF
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has pointed to lingering uncertainty about how much profit oil Guyana will actually rake in,...
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Guyana, other Caribbean countries anti-corruption bodies want harmonised rules, legislation
Mr Kumar Doraisami, Director of Guyana's Integrity Commission; Ms Rosemary Benjamin-Noble, Commissioner of Guyana's Integrity Commission, and Canon Mark Kendall,...
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