January 2025

Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo has assured that the ruling People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) is committed to ensuring a peaceful and stable environment in the lead-up to Guyana’s upcoming elections later this year. In his weekly press conference on Thursday, Jagdeo spoke about his concerns regarding the opposition’s tactics and their efforts to create
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The highly anticipated National Budget for 2025 will be presented next Friday, and the government has revealed key insights into its contents. During a press conference on Thursday, Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo outlined the government’s priorities, highlighting greater investment in fixing community issues and reforms to the tax system designed to put more money
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Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo has firmly rejected false claims circulated by political opponents, sections of the media, and commentators, which suggest that he supported the waiving of taxes for ExxonMobil while serving as opposition leader. The claims have resurfaced and are linked to remarks made by former Environment Minister Raphael Trotman in his book
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President Irfaan Ali has intervened to halt the state’s plan to appeal a $24 million court ruling in the case of Quindon Bacchus, a young man who was tragically shot and killed by police officers in June 2022. The decision, announced on Thursday by Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo, came after a request from the
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South Africa’s sports minister, Gayton McKenzie, has added his voice to the growing backlash at Afghanistan’s participation in next month’s ICC Champions Trophy, comparing the Taliban regime’s treatment of women in the country to Apartheid, and saying it would be “hypocritical and immoral to look the other way.” McKenzie’s intervention comes with South Africa due
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The Los Angeles Lakers have postponed Friday’s NBA fixture against the Charlotte Hornets amid ongoing wildfires in the region. NHL side Los Angeles Kings, who also play at the Crypto.com Arena, postponed their meeting with the Calgary Flames, which was scheduled for Thursday. Firefighters in Los Angeles are battling a number of blazes in city suburbs, as nearly
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See below the full statement issued by GECOM: The Guyana Elections Commission has taken note of the contents of  two (2) letters authored by R. Williams and published in the Kaieteur News on the 7th and 8th January, 2025  respectively. In the first letter published under the caption, “Partisan Appointments Threaten Electoral  Integrity at GECOM”,
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Adrian Mohammed, a 34-year-old Trinidadian plumber with no fixed place of abode in Guyana was charged and remanded to prison for simple larceny. Mohammed was arrested on January 6, 2025, after being accused of stealing a quantity of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, cigarettes, and snacks valued at $264,400 from Kevon Cummings, a 28-year-old minibus driver.
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A bag containing 66 grams of marijuana was found and seized by the Police during a raid at the Mahdia Arcade in Region Eight on Wednesday. According to a statement from Police Headquarters, the raid was carried out at about 11:00hrs by a Detective Inspector Seetaram and two other ranks. During the process, several persons
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In 2024, 21 deaths were recorded from fires while in 2023, there were 46 recorded deaths. This represents a significant 54 per cent reduction in fatal fires. Fire Chief Gregory Wickham, speaking to the News Room, noted that some of the tragedies involved persons trapped in buildings while others were maliciously set or electrical. Despite
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