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Two top People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) executive members- Christopher Jones and Annette Ferguson- and four other persons were Friday charged with participating in an illegal procession after the High Court’s dismissal of an election petition. Appearing before City Magistrate, Leron Daly, Opposition Chief Whip Christopher Jones and opposition frontbencher Annette Ferguson were granted GYD$20,000 bail each after they pleaded ...

In the fact of criticisms from several quarters about a section of his remarks in his Arrival Day Message that critics say gave the impression that Africans came to Guyana in the quest for a good life, President Irfaan Ali last night expressed regret  “To my fellow Guyanese, who felt offended by the way in which the language was structured, ...

Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), David Granger has sued several privately-owned news outlets for GYD$2.6 billion for publishing allegedly defamatory letters by Christopher ‘Kit’ Nascimento about the controversial 2020 general elections. In addition to Mr. Nascimento, cited as the first named defendant, the publications that have been sued are Guyana Times, Kaieteur News,  Inews and Stabroek News ...

The International Republican Institute (IRI) has told the Guyana government that it will be coordinating with India and Canada in reforming Guyana’s election laws under a United States government-funded project. “The IRI promises to liaise with the Canadian High Commission as well as the Indian High Commission, both of whom have already pledged assistance to Guyana in this endeavor and ...

A 17-year old boy, who was among five who escaped from the detention centre at Sophia last month, was Wednesday afternoon recaptured in a house at Bush Lot, West Coast Berbice, police said. The Guyana Police Force said lawmen, acting on information, went to the house at about 3:30 PM “where a search was conducted for the juvenile escapee.” Investigators ...

Attorney General Anil Nandlall has indicated that utterances by opposition lawmaker, Amanza Walton-Desir violate Guyana’s laws. “Racial discrimination is a wrong. It is an illegal act. It is outlawed by the most Supreme Law of our country,” he said. Mr. Nandlall said Guyana’s Constitution protects citizens against racial discrimination. “Racial discrimination is something that the constitution protects Guyanese from as ...

The United States (US) is supporting an 18-month project to help overhaul Guyana’s electoral processes with the involvement of key stakeholders including civil society. The American Embassy says the project will be implemented by the International Republican Institute and aims to strengthen the capacity of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), the Attorney General’s Chambers and Civil Society Organisations. The US ...

A 15-year old female, who led police to the shallow grave in Linden where the body of her relative was buried, has been charged with accessory after the fact to murder. She teenager was not required to plead to the charge when she appeared via Zoom before Linden Magistrate , Wanda Fortune. The accused was remanded to the juvenile centre ...

Minister of Human Services and Social Security, Dr. Vindhya Persaud on Tuesday sought to comfort victims of the recent Sharon’s Mall fire; assuring them that the Ministry wants to help however it can to aid them in getting back on their feet again. “I can’t promise everything, but whatever and however I can support you, you can count on me. ...

Opposition APNU+AFC parliamentarian Amanza Walton-Desir said she told police that she feared City businessman Roshan Khan’s call for her to be “marked” because she said the support-base of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) was “mentally lazy people.” But Mr. Khan later appeared on YouTube, defending his call for her to be “marked”, saying he was merely urging Indo-Guyanese to ignore ...