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— ⁠”It is abundantly clear you are NOT ready for leadership” Abdool Aleem Rahim, the President of the Guyana Islamic Trust (GIT) – one of the largest muslim organisations in Guyana – has accused Hana Mohamed of spreading falsehoods and publishing defamatory statements about him on social media, in retaliation for his decision to endorse…
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Attorney General Anil Nandlall has written to international observers and the Guyana Police Force, raising concerns about recent remarks from opposition figures suggesting they may not accept the outcome of the upcoming elections. Nandlall said Tuesday night that both Aubrey Norton, Leader of the APNU, and U.S sanctioned Azruddin Mohamed, who recently launched his WIN…
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The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) on Tuesday mounted a firm defence in the High Court, insisting that it acted squarely within the law when it excluded the Forward Guyana Movement (FGM) and the Assembly for Liberty and Prosperity (ALP) from ballots in some electoral districts. The exclusion – which affects Regions 1, 2, 7, 8…
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President Dr. Irfaan Ali on Tuesday night condemned what he described as “hurtful and dangerous” attacks on Afro-Guyanese and religious leaders who support the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C), as he delivered a fiery address at Flambouyant Square, Eccles. Dr. Ali, visibly incensed, blasted what he said was a campaign of insults targeting Afro-Guyanese PPP supporters….
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Prime Minister Mark Phillips Tuesday made a direct pitch to Afro-Guyanese voters, urging them to rally behind the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) at the upcoming elections, declaring that the government has delivered development for all Guyanese regardless of race. Addressing a packed roadside meeting at Flambouyant Square, Eccles, East Bank Demerara, Phillips told supporters: “My…
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Game 13 of the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) saw defending champions St. Lucia Kings pull off an impressive run chase against last year’s defeated finalists, Guyana Amazon Warriors. Ackeem Auguste played a wonderful innings of 73 off 35 balls to earn the Player-of-the-Match award and see the Kings over the line by four…
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General Secretary of the governing People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C), Bharrat Jagdeo, has issued one of his strongest appeals yet to first-time voters, urging them to recognise the stakes of what he described as one of Guyana’s most consequential elections in years. “I urge you to talk to the parents…to the relatives, speak to them,…
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President Dr. Irfaan Ali, on Tuesday night, said he spoke to the 10-year-old boy injured in the Charlotte Street shooting and assured him that the entire nation stands by his side. “I assured him that he carries with him the love and compassion of an entire nation, and that we will stand firmly by his…
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A devastating head-on collision between two motor lorries claimed the lives of three people on Tuesday afternoon along the Loo Creek Public Road on the Soesdyke-Linden Highway. Two of the victims have been identified so far. They are Lional Campbell, 73, of Kuru Kururu Village, Soesdyke-Linden Highway, and Venezuelan nation, Meli, only name given). The…
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Moments after chasing down and riddling his estranged wife with bullets on Charlotte Street, Georgetown, on Tuesday, 36-year-old Alroy Solomon turned his weapon on their 10-year-old son, shooting the boy in the chest, before fatally shooting himself. The woman, identified as Teekadai Atiya Solomon, 36, was killed in front of her rented apartment at Lot…
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