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Britain on Tuesday harshly criticized Guyana for not holding long-overdue local government elections, saying that the South American nation’s democracy profile was under threat and harming its global profile. “Those democratic gains are under threat. The decision not to have local elections is a stain on Guyana’s international standing. Not only are the reasons given a clear breach of Guyana’s ...

A man, who allegedly shot a taxi driver in his buttocks the day after  he saw him drop off his child’s mother, was Tuesday remanded to prison on a charge of discharging a loaded firearm. Paul Rose of 468 Sydney Drive, South Ruimveldt, Georgetown pleaded not guilty to discharging a firearm with intent to maim, disfigure or cause harm when ...

Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Dr. Steve Surujbally on Tuesday insisted that there must be limits on campaign financing or the country ran the risk of being governed or influenced by drug lords. “It cannot (be brushed aside) because we are looking for trouble because we can have narco governments in place,” he told a a half-day public ...

A 25-year old mother of three, was found dead in the wee hours of Tuesday morning in a crouched position with her head in a bucket of water at her Lot 34, Friendship, East Bank Demerara home. Her reputed husband of nine years has since been taken into police custody. Persaud’s father,Orin Morris, believes his daughter was murdered. He told ...

Residents of Taushida, Karasabai District, Region Nine were the recipients of a GUY$1M Presidential Grant to be utilized for the purpose of cassava cultivation, The grant was made during a visit by Minister of Amerindian Affairs, Pauline Sukhai to the region over the weekend to meet and interact with residents of Karasabai, Kakshibai, Tipuru and Yurung Paru.  The Presidential Grants ...

The Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) on Monday called on government to adequately fund and equip the regulatory and enforcement agencies responsible for cracking down on counterfeit goods that are swamping the local market. The GMSA praised the Government Analyst Food and Drugs Department (GAFDD) as well as the Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) for destroyed products seized ...

Gay rights activists on Monday picketed outside the Vigilance Magistrates’ Court where a gay juvenile was appearing on a charge of assault after an arrest warrant was issued for him. The Society Against Sexual Orientation (SASOD) and Guyana Trans United (GTU) protested outside the East Coast Demerara court moments before 16-year old Michael Andrews was due to appear before Magistrate ...

A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), whose major partner is the Peoples National Congress Reform (PNCR), on Monday called the governing Peoples Progressive Party’s (PPP) demand for trust-building concessions laughable and unworkable. APNU frontbencher, Joseph Harmon lashed out the conditions laid down earlier in the day by PPP General Secretary, Clement Rohee saying that that formula amounted to a “non-approach”. ...

The Cadet Officer, who allegedly shot and injured the 15 year old boy in his mouth, was slapped with four charges and was remanded to prison until month-end because he was refused bail on two of them. Cadet Officer, Franz Paul and Corporal Bachan Singh were charged jointly with perverting the course of justice and they were each placed on ...

The Peoples Progressive Party (PPP) on Monday challenged the Peoples National Congress Reform (PNCR)- the major partner in the parliamentary coalition A Partnership for National Unity (APNU)-  to demonstrate that it could be trusted by giving into a number of key concessions. The PPP wants the position of  Deputy Speaker of the 65-seat National Assembly to the PPP, rearrangement of ...