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Dear Editor,I write to respond to what appear more of a Campaign speech than a diplomatic release by the United States Ambassador to Guyana. As I read this piece of mischief, I feel it for my country more than anything else- editor, I submit this simple question, what have we become as a nation? The […]

Dear Editor, Guyana is a civilized and modern nation that is governed by a constitution and laws like any other in the family of nations. I reiterate, that Guyana is not a banana republic that will bend to the wishes and desires of different sectors as it suits their interest. All authority on the management […]

Dear EditorGuyanese in the twenty-first century have witnessed many of the world’s most fascinating and life altering phenomena, from smartphones, smart televisions, refrigerators with special features, self-parking cars, Google, Facebook, WhatsApp, etc.The technological advancements has change the way we communicate with each other, how we cultivate our food, administer healthcare, develop our infrastructure and many […]

By Svetlana Marshall WILL the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) order a National Recount? That decision would be determined today, when the Commission, chaired by Justice (Ret’d) Claudette Singh, meets to chart the way forward with the anticipation of bringing an end to the electoral process, which has been protracted for more than a month. When […]

…transaction for Kingston property acquisition started under PPP  By Lisa Hamilton  KNOWN critics of the government have been called out for seeking to create controversy, where none such exists, in the recent transfer of property by the Government to BK Marine Inc., owned by Brian Tiwari. An Order gazetted on March 28, 2020, made its […]

At the 56th meeting of Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) on Tuesday, the Commonwealth committed to supporting CARICOM in its endeavours to monitor the smooth flow of democracy in Guyana. Attending the meeting by video conference was Ambassador Raychelle Omamo SC, EGH, Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Kenya, Ministers and Representatives of Australia, Barbados, […]

…says party through Mercury spinning false narrative of elections victory IN a counter strike on Thursday, the APNU+AFC slammed the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) for utilising violent, questionable and anti-national means to grab at an elections victory which it “did not earn”. In a scathing response to a release from the Opposition which accused the […]

TODAY, two of the region’s leading legal luminaries would engage in a legal battle of words in the Court of Appeal on whether the Full Court erred when it ruled that the Court has no jurisdiction to review the actions of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) outside of an Elections Petition. Grenadian Queen Counsel, Dr […]

…as high-level team arrives to supervise exercise–CARICOM Chair urges credible, transparent process AHEAD of the arrival of the high-level Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on Friday, CARICOM Chairman and Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley said the National Recount of the March 2020 Elections must be credible and transparent; that nothing else will suffice. “The Community calls […]

…but workers urged to continue the fight for their rights Wendella DavidsonLABOUR DAY in Guyana, and for some other countries, is traditionally celebrated, in May, yearly. The commemorative event has its genesis in the struggle of workers in Chicago, in the United States, for improved working conditions, when, on May 4, 1886, a number of […]