GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Guyana’s main opposition coalition, APNU+FC, has called for the resignation of Tourism Minister Oneidge Walrond. The call was made after Walrond admitted that she was a dual citizen when she was recently sworn in as minister of government and as a member of parliament. In a statement, the tourism minister said […]
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Guyana’s Chief Elections Officer, Keith Lowenfield, was on Monday granted GUY$300,000 bail after he appeared in court on new charges arising from the disputed March 2 regional and general elections. Lowenfield has been charged with three counts of misconduct in public office and three charges in relation to forgery. He was granted […]
GEORGETOWN, Guyana -The United States Secretary of State, Michael Pompeo has been given assurances by the Guyananese government that it supports democracy in Venezuela. “We support and respect the need for free and fair elections in our hemisphere, Guyana’s President, Dr. Irfaan Ali told a signing ceremony with Pompeo last Friday, adding “with urgency, we […]
Police are searching for a man who fatally stabed the 58-year old volunteer caretaker of a Toronto mosque on Saturday. Guyana-born Mohammed -Aslim Zafis was reported to have been outside the International Muslim Organization (IMO)) mosque controlling access to the building, when he was attacked by a man who ran away after stabbing him in […]
GEORGETOWN – The United States Secretary of State, Michael Pompeo, is due to make to two-day visit here , a senior Guyana government official has confirmed. He is expected to arrive in Guyana on Thursday Pompeo was critical of the David Granger administration after the disputed March 2 regional and general elections and Washington threatened […]
GEORGETOWN, Guyana — The ruling People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) said on Monday it was committed to easing racial tension in the country and appealed to citizens to do everything possible to follow its lead. President Ali said race conflict is a very important issue not only for his new government but for all Guyanese. “The […]
Guyana Police arrested the Returning Officer (RO) of Region Four, Clairmont Mingo, and his assistant, Carolyn Duncan, on elections forgery charges. Mingo’s arrest comes just five days after the Department of Public Prosecution (DPP) announced that a comprehensive investigation will commence into allegations of electoral fraud committed by Chief Elections Officer (CEO), Keith Lowenfield, and […]
GEORGETOWN – The Guyana Police Force (GPF) says it has launched a “comprehensive” investigation against the Chief Election Officer Keith Lowenfield and the Returning Officer for Region Four, Clairmont Mingo, in relation to the disputed March 2, 2020 regional and general election. The police in a brief statement said that it received “formal reports” against […]
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan on Friday dismissed 19 fraud-related charges against President Irfaan Ali over the sale of state lands in the ‘Pradoville 2’ Housing Scheme. The charges against Ali detail offences alleged to have occurred between the period of September 2010 and March 2015, when he was housing minister in a […]
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The United Kingdom-based, anti-corruption organization Global Witness on Monday called on the new Government here to immediately investigate and renegotiate the US-owned oil giant Exxon’s exploitative oil license to ensure the country has the funds needed to rebuild after divisive elections and a debilitating novel coronavirus pandemic. In a statement, Global Witness […]
