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A search operation is underway in Region Seven following the disappearance of a Guyana Defence Force (GDF) soldier who reportedly fell into the Cuyuni River during a routine patrol. The missing soldier has been identified as Lance Corporal Stefon Tudor. He was part of a riverine patrol team operating near the Makapa rapids, close to
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Popular Guyanese businessman and entertainer, Marlon ‘Freedom Boss’ Jacobs has endorsed the incumbent People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C). In a simple Facebook post, Jacobs declared: “VOTE PPP/C.” The entertainer is among many prominent persons who have endorsed the party in the past few days. In the past week, Liberty and Justice Party Leader, Lenox Shuman;
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Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo rejected assertions made by Azruddin Mohamed, challenging the businessman to release whatever evidence he has implicating President Dr. Irfaan Ali in a tax waiver for an undervalued Lamborghini. “Let him release the evidence that President Ali told him to submit a false invoice to the GRA… (It is) a fake
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  President Dr. Irfaan Ali has challenged businessman Azruddin Mohamed to provide proof that he ever presented the true invoice of a Lamborghini Aventador to the Office of the President, dismissing claims that he authorised any tax waiver related to the luxury vehicle as “ridiculous”. “The authority to waive taxes rests with the Guyana Revenue
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Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo labelled the May 25 Venezuelan elections for Guyana’s Essequibo region a huge failure, rejecting propaganda emanating from the Spanish-speaking nation. The elections were for governor and other representatives of the Essequibo region, an area internationally recognised as Guyana’s. The elections were, however, held in Venezuela. Jagdeo said no Guyanese went
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Assistant Commissioner of Police, Edgar Thomas, who was the Police Commander of Region Four in March 2020, on Thursday admitted that he destroyed his diary issued by the Police and which contained confidential information in relation to the March 2020 General and Regional elections. Thomas made this revelation as he testified under oath before acting
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General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C), Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo, on Thursday said the party will spend the next few months campaigning on its track record in office. President Dr. Irfaan Ali recently announced that Guyana’s General and Regional Elections will be held on September 1, 2025. Ahead of those elections, Jagdeo, of
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England racked up 400 to begin Harry Brook’s reign as captain with a comprehensive 238-run defeat of West Indies in the first one-day international at Edgbaston. Brook, Ben Duckett and Joe Root all posted half-centuries, but the most impressive contribution came from Jacob Bethell, who struck 82 from 53 balls. England’s 400-8 after being asked
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The High Court on Thursday dismissed a libel case filed by opposition parliamentarian Cathy Hughes against Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo, ruling that the words uttered by the VP—specifically referring to Hughes as a “low life”—were not defamatory in the context of political discourse. In delivering her ruling, Justice Priscilla Chandra-Hanif found that the language used
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Opposition Leader and head of the main opposition – People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) – Aubrey Norton, has declared that his party is prepared for the upcoming general elections scheduled for September 1, a stance that contradicts earlier claims made by opposition-nominated commissioners of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM). As published by the Stabroek News
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