The People’s Progressive Party/Civic has won District Four – which includes Georgetown – for the first time ever following the split in opposition votes between the traditional powerhouse, APNU and newcomer We Invest in Nationhood (WIN).
Craft and youth: The Woodley Park Library Centre recently hosted a craft activity that engaged children and young adults in creative expression. (National Library of Guyana photo) More photos >
The CARICOM Election Observation Mission (CEOM) yesterday released its preliminary findings on Guyana’s September 1 general and regional elections, describing the polls as calm, orderly, and transparent while also highlighting areas where improvements are needed.
A number of civil society groups yesterday expressed serious concern regarding the integrity and inclusiveness of the September 1 2025 National Elections but the claims have been rejected by the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) The Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) , the Guyana Trade Union Congress (GTUC), Red Thread, the Guyana Organization of Indigenous Peoples (GOIP), Policy Forum Guyana, Access to Information Group, Amerindian Peoples Association (APA), Guyana Workers Union (GWU), East Coast Clean-up Committee, Transparency Institute Guyana Inc (TIGI), the Guyana Society for the Blind, and SASOD Guyana voiced concerns.
A group of Subryanville residents has written to the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) of Georgetown demanding the immediate withdrawal of all permissions and permits reportedly granted to Mae’s Schools and its owners for construction works at the eastern end of the Farnum Playing Field.
Twenty-eight-year-old Gallard Gill called ‘Daddy Boy’ of Linden, appeared at the High Court in Demerara before Justice Damone Younge charged with the rape of a child under the age of 16.
The Bar Association of Guyana yesterday said that preliminary reports from its observation team found the voting process at Monday’s General and Regional Elections to be “free, fair and transparent”.
The Electoral Observation Mission of the Organisation of American States (OAS) in Guyana led by former Prime Minister of Jamaica Bruce Golding yesterday hosted the international observation missions of CARICOM, the European Union, the Carter Center and the Commonwealth along with partners from the United Nations to a post-election day meeting to exchange the initial findings of the missions.
-calls it ‘not only inhumane but also deeply unacceptable, showing utter disregard for the safety, dignity, and fundamental human rights of our people’ The South Rupununi District Council (SRDC) has come out in strong condemnation of the decision taken by Greaves Transportation and Tours to expel Indigenous passengers – including women and children – from one of its buses and abandon them along the roadside in the North Rupununi, calling the action “not only inhumane but also deeply unacceptable, showing utter disregard for the safety, dignity, and fundamental human rights of our people.”
A review of Statements of Poll (SOPs) from dozens of polling stations across the country has revealed significant developments for the country’s major political parties – the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) and the People’s National Congress (PNC) – along with the budding political force – We Invest in Nationhood (WIN).
Commentator Christopher Ram has blasted the Constitution Reform Commission over its poor output since being established. In a letter in yesterday’s Stabroek News he said that the news item `Constitutional Reform Commission suspends work until after elections’ (S/N Sept.
HOUSTON, (Reuters) – Global demand for natural gas will rise more than 20% by 2050 from last year’s level, as it displaces coal to power industries and meet higher electricity use in developing countries, Exxon Mobil (XOM.N),
Businessman and former APNU+AFC Minister Dominic Gaskin says that he was convicted of a traffic offence in absentia due to the dishonesty of a policeman.
A collation of Statements of Poll from 306 boxes in Districts 3, 4, 6, 7, 9 and 10 showed a total of 48,505 votes cast.
“Confidence — it is probably the most important resource in human well-being and human performance, I believe,” Dr. Ian Robertson, neuroscientist and psychologist said, speaking to CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr.
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(ESPNcricinfo) – England’s batters lasted more than 100 balls, but not much more. They were dismissed in 147 balls for their fourth-lowest total against South Africa in a display of batting that could best be described as fatigued, perhaps from a month of playing in the Hundred.
GPL violated the Procurement Act in relation to a consultancy to oversee the new power distribution network for the Wales Gas-to-Energy (GtE) Plant, former Auditor General Anand Goolsarran says. “Method4 Engineering stated that it never received any word on the contract award for the gas-to-energy project consultancy, and only learnt through the media last month that it was selected as far back as January 2025.
(Jamaica Gleaner) Jamaica’s 19th general election unfolds today as a high-stakes political drama, with voters facing a choice between the Dr Andrew Holness-led Jamaica Labour Party’s (JLP) bid for a historic third term and Mark Golding’s People’s National Party’s (PNP) quest for a return to power.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The U.S. military killed 11 people yesterday in a strike on a vessel from Venezuela allegedly carrying illegal narcotics, President Donald Trump said, in the first known operation since his administration’s recent deployment of warships to the southern Caribbean.
