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The People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) is not just competing against political rivals in the September 1 General and Regional Elections – it is, according to General Secretary and Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo, waging a battle against the twin threats of racism and criminality. Addressing thousands of people at the PPP’s massive “Road to Victory”…
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Guyanese swimmer Raekwon Noel has made history by winning a bronze medal at the Junior Pan American Games in Paraguay. The swimmer broke his national record in the men’s 200m butterfly with a time of 1:59.46s, lowering his previous best of 1:59.89. Brazil’s Gustavo Francisco won the gold medal, setting a new Games record with…
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West Indies overcame Pakistan’s spinners as well as the weather to power home by five wickets to level the series 1-1. In a chase which ebbed and flowed, a blitz from Sherfane Rutherford and a controlled innings at the death by Roston Chase saw them home with two overs to spare. Their task was made…
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Prime Minister Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips on Sunday told a massive crowd in Bath, Region Five, that the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) has delivered not only economic development but also freedom over the past five years and warned voters not to be swayed by “jokers” making empty promises. “We not only wearing the red, we…
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Former APNU+AFC official Leonard Craig has pushed back against the political opposition, declaring that the party doesn’t “own” him, as he condemned ongoing attacks on Afro-Guyanese who have thrown their support behind the PPP/C. “I am a black man, an Afro Guyanese. They will tell you that if you are born in this skin, you…
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Several young candidates of the ruling People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) took the stage at Bath, West Coast Berbice on Sunday, commending the leadership of incumbent President, Dr Irfaan Ali and Vice President, Dr Bharrat Jagdeo. They highlighted the massive transformation taking place in the country in less than five years and urged residents of…
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Veteran sugar worker Julius Norris, employed at the Blairmont Estate of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo), made an impassioned appeal on Sunday afternoon for voters to return the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) to office, declaring it the only government that can be trusted to transform the country and protect the sugar industry. Addressing thousands gathered…
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Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Sonia Parag, on Sunday urged residents of Region Five to reject “fly-by-night” political parties and instead focus on the sustained progress delivered under the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) over the past five years. Addressing thousands at the PPP/C’s Road to Victory election rally in Bath, Parag said the…
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Financial Analyst, Joel Bhagwandin, on Sunday had cause to set the record straight following attempts by a section of the media to disparage and discredit China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC), the Chinese firm currently constructing the new Demerara River Bridge. An opposition-aligned reporter sought to link the construction company to criminal sanctions usually imposed by…
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Vice President and General Secretary of the governing People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C), Dr Bharrat Jagdeo delivered a blunt warning on Saturday as he addressed thousands of supporters at Belle’s Square, Second Avenue, Bartica. Jagdeo zeroed in on U.S sanctioned businessman Azruddin Mohamed, leader of the We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) party, telling the Region Seven…
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