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As the number of eligible voters is set to surpass the latest figure of 718,715 and further fuel opposition calls for a clean list and digitalised fingerprint registration and identification of electors at polling stations, Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Claudette Singh on Friday said the commission needs to figure out whether it can introduce that biometric system. ...

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s labelling of three top Indo-Guyanese members of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) as “ambassadors” of Indo-Guyanese would not hurt the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) at next year’s general and regional elections and did not amount to campaigning for the incumbent, PNCR executive member, Ganesh Mahipaul, said Friday. In response to a question by Demerara ...

Amid opposition claims that the People’s Progressive Party Civic administration was using the GY$100,000 cash grant as a means of capturing vital information to rig next year’s general elections, government said steps were being taken to ensure that there is no fraud. “As part of efforts to ensure a robust and transparent process that upholds the integrity of the $100,000 ...

India’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi on Thursday described President Irfaan Ali and two former Guyanese presidents “as ambassadors” of the Indo-Guyanese community that has contributed to Guyana’s economic growth, liberation and democracy. “I salute the spirit of the Indo-Guyanese community. You fought for freedom and democracy . You have worked to make Guyana one of the fastest growing economies. From ...

General Secretary of the ruling People’s Progressive Party (PPP), Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday said the opposition has embarked on a campaign to drive fear into voters about the importance of non-nationals to next year’s general and regional elections, but he rejected claims that his party was padding the voters’ list with foreigners’ names to secure victory. “We don’t need foreigners ...

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who received Guyana’s highest national award, the Order of Excellence, on Wednesday praised President Irfaan Ali for his role among the Indian Diaspora in the country. “Today, the Indian community in Guyana is making a very important contribution to its development. President Irfaan Ali is, himself, a brand ambassador for the Indian community. This is ...

Antigua and Barbuda-based former employees of the bankrupt and shuttered LIAT (1974) Limited would soon receive some monies from the government there, but their counterparts in Guyana and other countries would have to await talks among the former shareholder governments, according to Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Brown. “Our government has issued a bond of $17 million to assist ...

India’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi on Wednesday offered the 15-nation Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to fight transnational crime, supply ferry vessels and convert the troublesome sargassum seaweed into fertiliser. Addressing the opening of the 2nd India-CARICOM summit in Georgetown, Mr Modi proposed that India partner with the region in the implementation of its recently-launched maritime security strategy to fight drug trafficking, ...

India continues to be interested in a long-term agreement to buy Guyana’s crude oil of 2 million barrels per lift, but Natural Resources Minister Vickram Bharrat said government was sticking to its position that sales must be done competitively. Mr Bharrat also said ExxonMobil, the operator in the Stabroek Block, would have to be consulted about arrangements to accommodate Very ...

LIAT (2020), the third version of the regional airline, was Tuesday urged to provide predictable service on the Guyana route which has been traditionally a profitable one for the carrier. Guyana’s Aviation Minister, Juan Edghill issued the call at the official welcome ceremony for LIAT 20’s inaugural flight whose passengers included Antigua and Barbuda’s Prime Minister, Gaston Browne and his ...