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Game 21 of the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) saw Guyana Amazon Warriors beat Barbados Royals by four wickets with two balls remaining. Both sides were in much need of a victory heading into this evening’s match at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown as only two spots remain in the playoffs. The defeat sees…
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A teenager and a woman are now hospitalised after they were affected by a gas explosion at their premises in Sophia, Georgetown. Concerns have been raised about the Massy Gas cylinder used, but the company, in a release, blamed the explosion on a “non-recommended” regulator. See below the full release from Massy Gas Products: Massy…
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See below full statement issued by GECOM: GECOM Condemns Unauthorized Filming and Disinformation Campaign by Haddiyyah Mohamed 4th September, 2025 GEORGETOWN – The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) hereby issues a strong condemnation of the unauthorized filming and subsequent dissemination of misleading information by Ms. Haddiyyah Mohamed, sister of the We Invest in Nationhood Party Presidential…
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Mark France, the leader of A New and United Guyana (ANUG), which teamed up with We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) to contest the September 1 polls, is calling on his party members to accept their defeat “graciously.” “Accepting Defeat graciously and working on the future is hard for many but we must abide by the…
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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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