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Politics

Policewoman files private racial hostility charge against lawyer

A policewoman has filed a private criminal charge under Guyana’s Racial Hostility Law. Woman Constable Shawnette Bollers, who is an Afro-Guyanese, filed the charge against Indo-Guyanese lawyer, Nirvan Singh. Chief Magistrate Ann Mc Lennan granted the lawyer $100,000 bail and ordered that he return to court next month. Particulars of the charge state that on March 20, he excited or ...

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British parliamentarian on Guyana’s sovereign wealth fund board

Long-serving United Kingdom parliamentarian, David Lammy, has been selected by Guyana’s President Irfaan Ali to sit on the Natural Resource Fund (NRF) Board which will be chaired by former military chief, Retired Major General Joseph Singh, the Office of the President announced on Wednesday. Lammy, who is currently Shadow Foreign Secretary, is the son of a Guyanese mother who migrated ...

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Electoral reform needed in Guyana, low confidence in declared results- US opinion poll

A countrywide face-to-face opinion poll conducted earlier this year for the International Republican Institute (IRI) has found that more than 80 percent of Guyanese see the need for electoral reforms, and although the vast majority of eligible persons voted in the 2020 general elections many of them do not trust the declared results. Of the sample of 1,500 persons 18 ...

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Guyanese give race relations low marks but thumbs up for women’s empowerment, indigenous rights

A poll commissioned by the United States (US) pro-democracy organisation, International Republican Institute (IRI) finds that Guyanese believe that race relations in this South American nation second to transparency and accountability in government, but they are happy with efforts to empower women and indigenous people’s rights. In the poll conducted among 1,500 respondents during January 2022,  29 percent of the ...

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US poll finds political representation on major problems generally poor; youths don’t see a future in Guyana

A United States (US)-funded opinion poll conducted earlier this year shows that cost of living, unemployment and the coronavirus are the biggest problems among Guyanese but elected representatives are not doing sufficient to address them. The poll, which was conducted for the International Republican Institute (IRI) between January 4 and 24 through face-to-face interviews in the homes of 1,500 Guyanese ...

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National Assembly approves nominees for Police Service Commission

The National Assembly on Wednesday night approved the nominees for the Police Service Commission (PSC), the constitutional body that is responsible for the appointment and disciplinary action against police officers above the rank of Inspector. Those nominees would now be sent to President Irfaan Ali. After several previously approved bodies had been consulted, those unanimously approved by the bipartisan parliamentary ...

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Norton seen as main opposition’s Presidential candidate

Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton was Wednesday touted as the main opposition’s presidential candidate for the next regional and general elections constitutionally due by 2025. After Mr. Norton was sworn in as a parliamentarian, opposition A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) parliamentarian Jermaine Figueira welcomed him as, among other things, the next President of Guyana. “Mr. Speaker, I join ...

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Norton, Lawrence take oaths as parliamentarians

Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR and Chairman of A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), Aubrey Norton was Wednesday sworn in as a member of the National Assembly. Also taking the oath of office as a parliamentarian was Ms. Volda Lawrence who also served previously served as a parliamentarian for the PNCR and APNU. Mr. Norton has not ...

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PNCR takes credit for staving off increased ‘electricity bill’ for Lindeners, as Ali restates position

The People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) on Sunday lashed back at government’s accusations that party leader Aubrey Norton was misleading Lindeners that the stage was being set to increase electricity rates, instead claiming responsibility for government’s position that there would be no tariff hike. PNCR parliamentary representative for Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Upper Berbice), Jermaine Figueira said Mr. Norton’s view last ...

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