The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Thursday donated $3.9M in equipment and supplies to assist in providing a safe place for abused children in Guyana. The equipment and supplies donated to the Child Advocacy Centres in Regions, 1, 2, 4 and 7 include desktop computers, cameras and tripods, televisions, chairs and desks. The Head…

Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo today said he has started to look at new names to make up a list of nominees for the position of Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission and he intends to also look outside of Guyana for possible nominees. Speaking at his press conference this afternoon, the Opposition Leader said the…

Dear Editor Honestly, senior PPP/C functionary, Gail Teixeira, should be regarded as among the few better educated/experienced politicians of her party. No one should deny her this accolade; also, that she is one of its better National Assembly representatives. However, her constant proclivity for deliberate misinformation, and twisting the facts, with the obvious intention to

Fifty-nine-year-old Mahadeo Dasrat known as ‘Bahhagee’ was on Wednesday found guilty by a 12-member mixed jury for the offence of rape. Dasrat was on trial before Justice Brassington Reynolds at the High Court for raping a 25-year-old woman on April 11, 2017, in the county of Essequibo. He was represented by Attorney Rabindra Mohabir while…

Hours after the Finance Secretary dispatched a circular about preparations for the 2020 national budget, PPP Member of Parliament Bishop Juan Edghill is calling on Permanent Secretaries and Head of Budget Agencies to read the decision of the Caribbean Court of Justice on the no-confidence motion. The CCJ has ruled that the December no-confidence motion…

JUSTICE (ret’d) James Patterson has tendered his resignation from the post of Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission(GECOM) following the ruling of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) that his appointment was “flawed” and thereby unconstitutional. His resignation took effect on Monday June 24, 2019. Earlier this morning, he met with President David Granger who

Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo has officially responded to President David Granger’s invitation for a meeting, noting that he is prepared to meet with him “at any time, and, on a daily basis if needs be, to address the appointment of a new Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission consistent with the ruling of the Caribbean…

The Ministry of the Presidency has announced that retired Justice James Patterson has demitted the office of Chairman of the Elections Commisison. In a statement, the President’s office said that President David Granger met this morning with the former GECOM Chairman. According to the statement, President Granger thanked Justice Patterson for his service over the…

Dear Editor, I STAND corrected when I say that I recall hearing, while listening to part of a telecast, the monotonous and uninspiring voice of Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo criticising the recent International Monetary Fund (IMF)’s visit to Guyana, and their subsequent release of their findings of their in-country visit. And what do we have

Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo has described as “utter nonsense” the claim by Attorney General Basil Williams that house to house registration is the sole method to have a clean voters list in order to have credible elections. Stanley Marcus, Attorney for the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) told the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) Monday that…