The Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) has recorded an increase of 84% in its after tax profit totaling $1.163 Billion for the first six months of 2022. The bank, in its mid-year report, said its total Assets also grew by 14% to $159B with deposits reaching a record of $135 Billion. The bank…
The Opposition-nominated Commissioners on the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) have asked for the use of biometric systems in the country’s voting process but Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo is against this. A biometric system is one that uses physical characteristics such as fingerprints to help identify people. And the opposition-nominated Commissioners believe that this will…
Region 10 APNU Chairman Jermaine Figueira is adamant that while the APNU has agreed to have an Alliance For Change (AFC) councillor elected to the vacant position of Vice Chairman for the Region 10 Regional Democratic Council (RDC), that election should be based on consensus among local leaders and not directives from national leaders. It…
The Opposition-nominated Commissioners on the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) have asked for the use of biometric systems in the country’s voting process but Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo is against this. A biometric system is one that uses physical characteristics such as fingerprints to help identify people. And the opposition-nominated Commissioners believe that this will…
Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo today declared that the Government will not be involved in any process to remove the names of persons from the current List of Electors since it believes such a move is unconstitutional. The statement by Mr. Jagdeo was in direct response to Opposition Leader, Aubrey Norton’s position that there should no…
The Opposition-nominated Commissioners on the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) have asked for the use of biometric systems in the country’s voting process but Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo is against this. A biometric system is one that uses physical characteristics such as fingerprints to help identify people. And the opposition-nominated Commissioners believe that this will…
With President Irfaan Ali still to respond to the request by Attorney Nigel Hughes for his client, Police Sergeant Dion Bascom to be granted witness protection, the Attorney said other avenues of protection will have to be examined since threats remain over the life of the Police Sergeant who has made startling allegations of corruption…
The Opposition-nominated Commissioners on the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) have asked for the use of biometric systems in the country’s voting process but Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo is against this. A biometric system is one that uses physical characteristics such as fingerprints to help identify people. And the opposition-nominated Commissioners believe that this will…
The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) in a majority decision today, freed Jarvis Small of the 2010 murder of his 16-year-old stepdaughter Neesa Gopaul, while upholding mother Bibi Shareema-Gopaul’s conviction but reducing her prison time to 30 years. The Court in allowing Small’s appeal ruled that the he was gravely prejudiced by a joint trial.…
The Civil Society Forum (CSF), a platform of nine Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), this week, met with President, Dr Irfaan Ali and other officials to bolster the partnership between Government and civil society that is based on a new ‘two-way’ relationship that creates the possibility for future collaboration regarding matters of national importance. Attorney-General (AG)…
