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Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), Aubrey Norton on Tuesday said he did not believe that cash and other disbursements to Indigenous Amerindian communities would dent the opposition’s chances of securing their votes in next year’s general and regional elections. “In fact, I believe that the PPP’s support will increase our votes,” he said when asked by Demerara ...

Police in Regional Division No. 2 (Pomeroon/Supenaam) said they were investigating Monday’s discovery of a decomposed body in a house at Henrietta, Essequibo Coast. At about 09:40 Monday morning, a 64-year-old resident of Henrietta reported to the Anna Regina Police Station that he was getting a foul smell emanating from an abandoned house located north of his yard. He told ...

The Alliance For Change (AFC) has roasted government for having pit latrines at the Phillipai Primary School, Upper Mazaruni, Region 7 (Cuyuni-Mazaruni), for the more 200 students there, but Education Minister Priya Manickchand on Monday said that construction plans for new facilities were set to start. AFC Leader Nigel Hughes described the primary and nursery school building as “modern” but ...

President Irfaan Ali on Monday announced that more carbon credit earnings would be allocated to Indigenous Amerindian communities this year although the actual revenue has dropped compared to 2023. While Guyana this year earned US$87.5 million from the American oil company, Hess Corporation, for the purchase of carbon credits, he said Amerindian communities would not take less based on the ...

The University of Guyana (UG) on Tuesday joined thousands of Guyanese and other Caribbean peoples around the world in mourning the passing of their cultural icon, musician Dave Martins. Vice Chancellor Professor Paloma Mohamed-Martin in reflecting on the life of Dr Martins, said: “Dave was one of the most authentic human beings to have ever graced our lives. He was ...

Opposition Leader, Aubrey Norton on Sunday said Afro-Guyanese need a vision or they would be unable to fully take advantage of government assistance. He told the 2024 Cuffy250 Annual Forum on the State of African Guyanese that the focus should not be on the government because that would give that already powerful State institution more power than it has. He ...

Six Brazilians were arrested Sunday for illegally mining at Amatuk, Potaro River, as part of efforts to clamp down on illegal mining in Guyana, the police force alleged. The Guyana Police Force said four men and two women were nabbed during a “coordinated operation” by police, soldiers and the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC). Police said the team arrived ...

Acclaimed Guyanese singer and composer, Dave Martins died on Sunday, well-placed sources confirmed. The cultural icon was 90 years old. His wife, Annette Arjoon-Martins, could not be reached immediately but a source close to the extended family said he passed away at about 6:30 p.m. She later said on Facebook, “Eternally grateful to have shared fifteen years of unconditional love, ...

Leader of the Alliance For Change (AFC), Nigel Hughes on Saturday said Linden should be transformed into a logistics hub to take advantage of its location and movement of natural resources to other parts of Guyana. Addressing fewer than 200 persons at a public meeting at the Mackenzie car park, Linden, to mark the launch of its 2025 general and ...

The Alliance For Change (AFC) on Saturday night announced that it would be unveiling its oil and gas policy, as that party gears up its 2025 general election campaign. AFC spokesman on the hydrocarbon sector, David Patterson made the announcement at a public meeting at the Mackenzie Market car park, Linden, to mark the launch of his party’s campaign. “We ...