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Deputy Head of the National Data Management Authority Francis Simmons demonstrating how the licence plate location history search system component of the CCTV surveillance system works during a tour of the facility, which is situated aback of the Arthur Chung Conference Centre, at Liliendaal. (SN file photo)

City CCTV system has yielded ‘lots’ of charges – Ramjattan

The Close Circuit Television (CCTV) security system which saw the installation of more than one hundred cameras in and around the city continues to function and has led to the arrest and prosecution of “lots” of traffic and crime offenders to date.

No new COVID-19 case after 32 tests

No new COVID-19 case was reported yesterday after another 32 tests were done, according to the Ministry of Public Health.

CANU finds ganja farm at St Cuthbert’s Mission

The Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit says that it found a ganja farm at St Cuthbert’s Mission on Saturday and one man has been arrested.

Body found at Meten-Meer-Zorg identified

The partially decomposed body of a man who was discovered by residents of Meten-Meer-Zorg floating in a trench, was yesterday morning identified as Andy Williams, 46 years, a construction worker, formerly of Lot 136 Zeeburg, West Coast Demerara.

Mother still waits for justice after death of NA psychiatric hospital patient

A year after the death of a patient at the National Psychiatric Hospital in New Amsterdam, his mother is still awaiting justice.

First Palms COVID-19 casualty was Berbice carpenter

The first Palms Geriatric Home resident to contract COVID-19 has been identified as Buneshwar Ramdeholl, a carpenter who formerly lived in Berbice.

Aminta Kilawan-Narine addressing the gathering at the protest in NYC

Guyanese women at forefront of NY black lives matter protest

Two women of Guyanese heritage were at the forefront at a protest in New York City to fight against racial profiling following the death of George Floyd at the hands of a police officer in Minneapolis.

The three-member CARICOM team was met on May 2nd at the Eugene F. Correia Airport by Assistant Secretary-General for Foreign and Community Relations, Ambassador Colin Granderson (at left). The team comprises (from left to right) Sylvester King, Deputy Supervisor of Elections of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Cynthia Barrow-Giles, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Government at the University of the West Indies (UWI) and John Jarvis, Commissioner of the Antigua and Barbuda Electoral Commission. (CARICOM photo)

Report of CARICOM observer team completed

The highly-anticipated report from the CARICOM team which observed the recount of the March 2nd General and Regional Elections has been completed and will be delivered to GECOM Chairperson Claudette Singh very soon.

Georgetown Chamber of Commerce releases summary of recount observations

Summary Statement of Recount Report: The Guyana Elections Commission’s (GECOM) national recount exercise commenced on May 6, 2020, after the Order appeared in a special edition of the Official Gazette on May 4, at the Arthur Chung Convention Centre (ACCC), where the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce & Industry (GCCI), an accredited Local Observer, collaborated with other accredited Local Observers to observe the exercise.

CAL provides update on repatriation flights for Guyanese

(CAL) Piarco, Trinidad & Tobago, June 14 2020: Caribbean Airlines advises that the airline has held talks with the Government of Guyana and the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority regarding proposed operations to repatriate Guyana nationals who have been stranded across the region since the closure of borders due COVID-19.

In Chief Election Officer Keith Lowenfield’s initial summation of the Observation Reports generated during the National Recount, he included an alternative count of the votes cast at the March 2 polls. Lowenfield, who has claimed that the results of the March 2 elections process do not meet the standard of fair and credible elections, says anomalies have affected almost 60% of the votes deemed valid during the recount. Above is the breakdown of what he suggests is the valid votes by region and contesting party.

Lowenfield says poll results not credible

While confirming that the PPP/C won the majority of votes at the March 2nd polls, Chief Election Officer (CEO) Keith Lowenfield yesterday reported to the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) that the results of the process that he oversaw do not meet the standard of fair and credible elections.

Claimed certificates of death for persons who allegedly voted.

APNU+AFC ‘evidence’ of dead voter discredited

In its quest to invalidate the March 2, 2020 elections, the APNU+AFC coalition has once again published “evidence” which has fallen apart under scrutiny.

Lowenfield exceeded authority by discrediting elections results – PPP/C

The Opposition People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) yesterday accused Chief Election Officer (CEO) Keith Lowenfield of overstepping his authority by discrediting the results of the March 2nd polls in his report on the national recount.

Table showing the results of the 2020 General Elections as declared on March 13 and the results of the National Recount. It is clear the District Four Returning Officer Clairmont Mingo inflated the numbers for the APNU+AFC coalition while decreasing the votes earned by the PPP/C.

ANUG asks GECOM Chair to probe Region Four vote count, Secretariat

A New and United Guyana (ANUG) has formally asked Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Chairperson Claudette Singh to investigate the discrepancies in the votes tallied for Region Four at the March 2nd polls by Returning Officer Clairmont Mingo as well as the elections body’s Secretariat due to fears that it may be compromised.

The Eastern Airlines plane that landed at the CJIA just over a week ago with Guyanese who were stranded in Miami (DPI photo)

Stranded Guyanese under financial strain while awaiting flight home from NY

As she awaits an opportunity to return home, one Guyanese woman has been sleeping at a train station in the United States because she has no money to pay for proper accommodations.

COVID-19 patient still in isolation after nearly three months

Having spent 88 days so far in isolation after testing positive multiple times for the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a 33-year-old patient is anxious to go home so he can provide for his family, which he says is being discriminated against.

Janki calls for EPA to suspend Exxon operations over flaring

As ExxonMobil is still experiencing compressor problems offshore and the flaring of natural gas continues, attorney and civil society activist Melinda Janki has called on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to shut down the company’s operations and investigate if it using the most appropriate technology as is required in its contract.

Indigenous groups urge postponement of Grade Six, CSEC exams

The National Toshaos Council (NTC), the North Rupununi District Development Board (NRDDB) and the South Rupununi District Council (SRDC) are calling for the postponement of the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) and the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations as they say little or no attention was paid to hinterland students during the almost three-month period in which schools were closed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

105-year-old Palms resident recovers from COVID-19

A 105-year-old woman is among three Palms Geriatric Home residents who have fully recovered after testing positive for the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

Murdered Atlantic Gardens businesswoman laid to rest after body flown to Canada

Sattie Bekharry, the businesswoman who was murdered in her Atlantic Gardens, East Coast Demerara home earlier this month, was laid to rest in Canada yesterday.