Guyana News

The High Court yesterday granted the police an extension to further detain District Four Returning Officer Clairmont Mingo for an additional 24 hours, as the investigation into the alleged fraud surrounding the March 2nd General and Regional elections continues.

The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) has upheld a decision of the Guyana Court of Appeal which it said acted upon correct principles of law in upholding the 2015 ruling of the High Court which had ordered the winding up of S.

Former Chairman of the Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA) Leslie Sobers has defended the decision to simultaneously act as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the agency alongside another Board member since 2017 and to be paid separate salaries and Board stipend allowances for both posts.

On advice from the court, lawyer Darren Wade yesterday withdrew the habeas corpus application he filed at the High Court on behalf of his client—embattled District Four Returning Officer (RO) Clairmont Mingo, who is currently the subject of a police probe into alleged electoral fraud.

In an effort to ensure that their two-year-old child didn’t contract the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) from them, a couple in Batavia revealed that they had to sleep with masks on because they had no one to take care of their child after they were informed that they were infected with the disease which claimed six lives in the Cuyuni/Mazaruni region.

The Government is working to have the long delayed Budget for 2020 presented, considered and passed on or before October 10th.

The APNU+AFC coalition has sought leave from the High Court to file an elections petition challenging the results of the 2020 General and Regional Elections.

Through its acquisition of Guyana Goldfields Inc (GGI), Chinese mining company, Zijin Mining Group Co has promised the Guyana Government that it would retain at least 200 to 300 of its former employees as it prepares for another major expansion next year, according to Minister of Natural Resources Vickram Bharrat. 

A longtime member of the Alliance for Change (AFC), Gobin Harbhajan has resigned from the party because he says it has strayed from its core values.

A suspect allegedly involved in the shooting that claimed the life of Navindra Samaroo on July 23, at Middle Road, La Penitence, was on Thursday, shot and apprehended by police ranks.

Minister of Education Priya Manickchand has confirmed that training for teachers to take advantage of online teaching portals will commence soon.

On the heels of the shock decision by the PPP/C government to send EPA Head Dr Vincent Adams on immediate leave, Transparency Institute Guyana Inc (TIGI) today said it had no confidence that the EPA can make key upcoming decisions on ExxonMobil without his presence.

Three new COVID-19 deaths were recorded today. Guyana has now officially recorded 35 deaths as a result of the virus.

As the police probe into the alleged fraud surrounding the March 2nd General and Regional elections widens, Information Technology (IT) officer Enrique Livan who was at the centre of a flash drive controversy at the Ashmins building on march 4th was yesterday arrested by the police.

On the heels of a key decision on approvals for ExxonMobil’s Payara well for which the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) had outlined a number of critical concerns, the agency’s Director Dr Vincent Adams was yesterday sent on immediate leave by the PPP/C administration.

The two representatives from Accelerated Capital Firm Inc. (ACFI), a company which is alleged to have operated a Ponzi scheme here, were yesterday remanded to prison on conspiracy charges.

President Irfaan Ali yesterday announced a local content panel for the oil and gas sector which includes former APNU+AFC Foreign Minister Carl Greenidge and former Energy Minister of Trini-dad and Tobago, Kevin Ramnarine.

The decision by the PPP/C government to send the Head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Dr Vincent Adams on leave immediately while he was in the midst of important decisions on the operations of ExxonMobil is deeply disturbing and raises serious questions about whether President Ali’s government is truly committed to ensuring the robust protection of the environment.

At 10 this morning, Justice of Appeal Rishi Persaud, who is currently performing the duties of Chief Justice, will hear a habeas corpus application filed by District Four Returning Officer Clairmont Mingo who is requesting his immediate release from police custody.

The first sitting of the 12th Parliament has been officially scheduled for Tuesday, September 1 at 10:00 am.