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Former President Bharrat Jagdeo and PPPC Prime Ministerial Candidate, Elisabeth Harper at one of the outreach activities in New York (photo from Elisabeth Harper's Facebook)

Guyana: Public funds used for election junket to NY

The Guyana government on Thursday skirted questions about why public funds amounting to US$13,100 (GY$2.7 million) were used to finance an overseas trip under the guise of a Diaspora Outreach that apparently turned out to be an electioneering mission.
Passport in fake name issued to suspect in Rodney's killing

Passport in fake name issued to suspect in Rodney's killing

CND, GEORGETOWN, Guyana, March28, 2015- A former Guyana Defence Force (GDF) electronics expert, implicated directly in the bomb-blast death of Working People’s Alliance (WPA) co-leader Dr Walter Rodney 34 years ago, was given a passport in another name in 1999 under the directive of a previous Police Commissioner.
CARICOM backs Guyana against Venezuela's border assertions

CARICOM backs Guyana against Venezuela's border assertions

CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana - March 22, 2015 - The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has expressed concern about recent assertions by Venezuela, in relation to its boundary dispute with Guyana, and has again expressed its hope for an early resolution of the controversy arising from Venezuela's contention that the 1899 Arbitral Award, which settled the boundary between the two countries, is null and void.
President Donald Ramotar, Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee and Commissioner of Police Seelall Persaud at the opening of the 2015 Police Officers' Conference.

Low rating of police force irks Guyana President

President Donald Ramotar has urged the Guyana Police Force to take seriously a United States (US) research that recently found that the local law enforcement agency recorded the lowest level of trust in the Caribbean.
Amb. Elizabeth Harper to run as Prime Minister in Guyana

Amb. Elizabeth Harper to run as Prime Minister in Guyana

GEORGETOWN,  Guyana, February 22, 2015 - People's Progressive Party Civic (PPPC) has chosen Ambassador Elisabeth Harper over incumbent Samuel Hinds, to run on its ticket as the Prime Ministerial Candidate in the May 11 national and regional elections.
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