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President Donald Ramotar could possibly call early general elections rather than await the inevitable passage of a no-confidence motion, even as the House Speaker Raphael Trotman ruled out a parliamentary debate before the House goes into recess on Sunday. “Nothing is impossible…I don’t believe that it’s a question of strategy that determines response to the no-confidence,” he said when asked ...

An attempt was made to fire-bomb the home of Town Clerk, Carol Sooba ear‎ly Wednesday morning, police said. Police force spokesman, Ivelaw Whittaker said that a Molotov Cocktail was lobbed at Sooba’s premises, Duncan Street, Campbelville about 1:30 AM.‎ ‎Police said the ‎device failed to ignite, but damaged a glass window of the security hut. Investigations are in progress. The ...

Guyana’s Lisa Punch, who rose to international stardom after competing in ABC’s Rising Star competition will perform at the Guyana Festival Opening Concert on August 8th and the Concert Next on August 10th, the Tourism Ministry announced on Tuesday. The ministry said the songstress confirmed that she would be among the headline acts and that she would join the star ...

Guyanese could return to the polls in an early general election after Tuesday’s decision by the opposition A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) to support the Alliance For Change’s (AFC) no-confidence motion against the Donald Ramotar administration. “The position of the Shadow Cabinet is to give support to the AFC…we have resolved to support it and we have to discuss it ...

A roofing contractor, who said Princess Casino refused to pay him a winning of more than GUY$20 million by claiming that the slot machine had malfunctioned, has sued the entity for at least GUY$25 million. He claimed that he suffered from stress caused by frequent calls by the company to settle the matter out of court. Somar Shako of 283 ...

The Alliance For Change’s (AFC) Councillor in Region 8, who was arrested in connection with a protest march against the extremely poor condition of roads in Mahdia, on Tuesday vowed to continue agitation moments after he was released on station bail. “I wasn’t scared because i was trying to do things to benefit the community. I am not giving up. ...

A woman, who was about to leave Guyana for Barbados, was doused with a bucket of waste-oil at the Ogle International Airport. The woman has been identified as Abigail Austin. A ma, said to be closely connected to the woman, has been taken into custody. The incident occurred shortly before 3 PM while the woman was about to check in ...

The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) and the Working People’s Alliance (WPA) had apparently agreed to jointly topple the then People’s National Congress (PNC)-led administration but had differed on the new Guyana constitution, based on secret police files in the 1980s. That evidence was led by Senior Superintendent, Leslie James to confirm one of the terms of reference of the Walter ...

Riot squad police early Tuesday morning arrived in Mahdia where they broke up a barrier put up by residents protesting the deplorable conditions of their roads. No one else was arrested, but Region 8 Councillor for the Alliance For Change, Naieem Gafoor remained in police custody. He was arrested late Monday afternoon and was accused of carrying out an illegal ...

A Black consciousness organisation, Cuffy250, has begun engaging Afro-Guyanese leaders to help repair some of the damage they have contributed to over the years. Executive member of Cuffy250, Dr. David Hinds acknowledged that Black leaders in and out of government have partly contributed to the social, economic and political conditions of descendants of African slaves.  “I think it is only ...