Guyana News

The opposition PPP says that even if the Chief Election Officer Keith Lowenfield subverts the electoral process by not submitting the correct results today for the March 2nd general elections, GECOM can act on its own.

Embattled Chief Election Officer, Keith Lowenfield  is to present his declaration of results today to the Elections Commission for final certification of a winner of the March 2nd general elections though there are doubts about whether he will comply with the specific instructions from the Chair, Claudette Singh.

Residents of Tain Settlement, Corentyne were left in a state of shock yester-day morning, after a well-known pensioner was found murdered in her house. 

The National COVID-19 Task Force (NCTF) has opted to keep the 6pm to 6am curfew in place even as a new phased re-opening plan was announced yesterday.

The probe into the fatal shooting of Devon Hansraj, the teenager who was a part of the violent post-elections protests in Cotton Tree Village, West Coast Berbice in early March was “poorly” conducted and as such the police were asked to conduct further investigations, the Chambers of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) yesterday said.

Sir Shridath Ramphal yesterday lauded the decision on Tuesday of GECOM Chair Claudette Singh to use the recount of votes for the certification of the final result of the March 2nd general elections.

Zorie De Mattos is now a local legend after beating the novel coronavirus at the age of 105 and she and two other survivors were feted yesterday.

Parents are already calling out Grade Six teachers for slacking off on implementing COVID-19 measures for schools after children and teachers were seen without masks or not wearing them properly on their first day back on Monday.

Investigators probing the murder of a, the construction worker whose partially decomposed body was discovered floating in a trench at Meten-Meer-Zorg, West Coast Demerara more than a week ago believe that they are closer to solving the crime following the arrest of two suspects on Tuesday night.

Officials in the Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo Region are urging residents to brace themselves for more rainfall and possible flooding.

Although cattle rustling has always been a prevalent issue in the South Rupununi, a group of small-scale ranchers say rustling has increased since the coronavirus pandemic began and are calling on the relevant authorities to launch an investigation into the matter.

No new case of the Coronavirus was recorded yesterday even as new tests were done.

A 26-year-old man was taken into police custody and a number of firearms which belong to a private security firm were seized yesterday following the circulation of a video on social media threatening violence.

Silvie’s Industrial Solutions continues to suffer from the effects of flooding at their High and Hadfield streets location.

The National COVID-19 Task Force (NCTF) today announced a six phase re-opening of Guyana commencing with Phase 1 starting tomorrow, June 18th and which will last until July 2nd.

The European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) at the March 2nd general elections today welcomed the CARICOM observer report and says it trusts that GECOM will move expeditiously to conclude the recount process in accordance with data from the recount of votes.

The Private Sector Commission (PSC) today congratulated PPP/C presidential candidate Irfaan Ali on his election to the presidency and called on caretaker President David Granger to recognise the result of the March 2nd elections as reflected in the recount.

A Tain, Corentyne woman was this morning found dead in her house located in Tain Settlement, Corentyne.

More than three months after the March 2 polls, Guyana’s Chief Election Officer (CEO) Keith Lowenfield has been ordered to prepare a declaration of the results of the General and Regional Elections (GRE) using the data generated from the National Recount.

Newly declassified documents emanating from the US Embassy in Guyana in 1980 indicate that evidence at the time, including the aid reportedly given to accused Gregory Smith to leave the country and secure a job with a shrimp company, strongly suggested that head of the Working People’s Alliance (WPA) Dr.