Guyana News

Yesterday’s Eastern Airlines repatriation flight from Miami saw the return of 67 Guyanese following an approval granted by the National COVID-19 Task Force (NCTF), the Department of Public Information (DPI) said yesterday.

Despite the rapid rise of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the Moruca sub-district, many persons living in the area still believe that the disease is fictitious especially since public awareness about the disease has been limited.

Several families are still coming to grips with last Saturday’s deadly apartment complex fire at Cummings Lodge, in which some lost everything, including loved ones. 

A 54-year-old man who was assaulted on Father’s Day with a piece of wood by his former son-in-law, succumbed to his injuries on Thursday, June 25, after being placed on life support at the Woodlands Hospital.

The Iwokrama International Centre has joined with ExxonMobil Guyana to provide 10 indigenous communities with cleaning and sanitisation materials to help them through the COVID-19 pandemic.

A West Coast Berbice man is now on the run after he allegedly shot his girlfriend in the face yesterday morning resulting in her being admitted to the New Amsterdam Public Hospital in a serious condition. 

After a marathon six-hour hearing, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) today said it will rule on Wednesday at 3 pm on an appeal related to the March 2nd elections brought by PPP General Secretary Bharrat Jagdeo and PPP/C presidential candidate Irfaan Ali.

At a press briefing at the US State Department today, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says he has instructed his Department to have all of those who undermine Guyana’s democracy held accountable.

The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) convenes a full hearing of all matters associated with the appeal by Bharrat Jagdeo and Irfaan Ali of the decision by the Guyana Court of Appeal which sought to assert that the word “valid” has to be used to determine the votes cast for the purposes of the election of a President.

While President David Granger has endorsed the controversial move by Chief Election Officer (CEO) Keith Lowenfield to discard 25% of the votes cast at the March 2 polls, Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday said that the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) could still rectify the situation.

Two separate private criminal charges have been filed against Chief Election Officer Keith Lowenfield by members of the PPP/C and The New Movement (TNM) over his controversial decision to seek to invalidate over 115,000 votes from the March 2 polls.

Sir Shridath Ramphal, with support from several international lawyers, yesterday morning argued at a historic hearing  before the World Court that it has the jurisdiction to decide that the Paris Award which settled the boundary between Guyana and Venezuela is valid and binding.

With no sign of financial assistance from the Government despite pro-mises by caretaker President David Granger, the management of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) is currently engaged in discussions to begin layoffs, a source close to the corporation told Stabroek News yesterday.

A total of 1,700 persons are expected to benefit as the Government of Guyana has commenced the distribution of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Public Assistance Vouchers across the country.

During a broadcast on Monday on Benschop Radio, President Granger brazenly adopted the Chief Election Officer’s fraudulent jettisoning of 25% of the votes cast on March 2nd.

The Public Health Ministry yesterday announced that 10 new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed.

The Guyana Manufactur-ing and Services Association (GMSA) yesterday expressed concern over a shortage in molasses and restated a  call for urgent action to safeguard the sugar industry. 

The three active novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Region Nine are asymptomatic, according to Regional Executive Officer Carl Parker.

Guyanese cook Maurice Gordon, known as ‘Tripee,’ who founded the Tripee’s Caribbean Restaurant in New York, lost his battle to the deadly coronavirus in the United States of America last month.

Photos by Orlando Charles The Guyana Society for the Blind (GSB) is appealing for supplies, including food, cleaning products and face masks, for distribution to the blind and other persons with disabilities who are in need of help during the current COVID-19 pandemic.