September 2025

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has granted another request from the A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) for a recount of 77 ballot boxes from Region Five (Mahaica-Berbice). Government-nominated GECOM Commissioner, Sase Gunraj told the media on Thursday evening that the request from APNU “satisfied all the criteria necessary for a recount.” APNU’s first request…
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With just over 100 ballot boxes recounted for a section of Region Four, there has been no significant change in the numbers declared by the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Sase Gunraj, a government-nominated GECOM commissioner, told the media on Thursday evening. “Of note and great importance, there is no significant change in the numbers that…
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Chairman of the Private Sector Commission (PSC), Gerry Gouveia Jr., on Thursday lauded Guyana’s General and Regional elections, held on September 1, as one of the most efficient and peaceful in the country’s history. At a press conference, the PSC commended the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) for managing the process with “efficiency, accuracy, and transparency.”…
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General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday made known that only the President, not Parliamentarians, has immunity. Jagdeo alluded to concerns that Azruddin Mohamed contested the September 1 elections in a bid to secure the presidency and save himself from any punishment by way of Presidential immunity. Now…
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General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C), Dr Bharrat Jagdeo says the People’s National Congress Reform’s (PNCR) hatred for the people is what ultimately led that party to lose much of its support to the newly formed We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) body. Based on the Statements of Poll (SOPs) shared online by…
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The People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) increased its support in Region Four, Guyana’s most populated administrative region and the seat of the capital, but Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo said a majority of the support traditionally garnered by the PNC, which has now morphed into APNU, went to the newly formed WIN party. Jagdeo is the General…
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Reaaz Bacchus, a 41-year-old truck driver was on Thursday freed of a narcotics trafficking charge after the court found there was insufficient evidence to convict him. The case was heard before Magistrate Dylon Bess at the Diamond Magistrate’s Court. Bacchus, a resident of New Amsterdam, Berbice was represented by attorney Bernard Da Silva. During the…
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The People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) got a “landslide victory” in the 2025 General and Regional Elections, the party’s General Secretary, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo, said at his press conference on Thursday. The elections were held on Monday and by Tuesday, nearly all of the Statements of Poll (SOP) were uploaded to the Guyana Elections Commission’s…
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See below full statement: Caribbean Airlines advises that effective immediately, flights between Trinidad and Caracas, Venezuela will be suspended for the month of September 2025. The affected flights are as follows: Passengers who are already booked on these services are being contacted by the airline and may rebook without any change fees, subject to the…
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After an entire morning of recounting ballots cast in Sub-District Four (East Coast Demerara) of Region 4, there has been no significant changes in the numbers. This is according to Government-nominated GECOM Commissioner Sase Gunraj, who told the News Room moments ago that, “After an entire morning of counting at the request of APNU, nothing…
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