Guyana News

Acting Chief Justice Roxane George-Wiltshire is today ruling in the case brought by Misenga Jones seeking to block the use of recounted votes for the declaration of results from the March 2nd general elections.

There is no escaping that the recount results have to be used for the declaration of the winner of the March 2nd general elections and if the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) continues to face insubordination from staff, then Chairperson Claudette Singh has the powers to declare the results herself, former Attorney General and PPP/C Executive Anil Nandlall says.

The Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) observer team last night said that based on the number of irregularities unearthed by the recount process and witnessed by its observer team, the union has arrived at the “inescapable conclusion” that the results of the March 2, 2020 General and Regional Elections could not be credible. 

The establishment of a fish processing plant at Victoria, East Coast Demerara will have no negative impact on residents as Chairman of the Grove/Haslington Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) , Maureen Philadelphia assured that the plant with be operated in keeping with the highest standards.

The Chambers of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) is in possession of a supplemented file from the Guyana Police Force on the death of nursing assistant Schenise Apple on July 2nd, 2019.

De facto Minister of Social Cohesion, Dr. George Norton yesterday condolences to the relatives, friends and fans of Guyana-born painter, Patrick Barrington on his passing.

The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) on Monday wrote de facto Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo and Police Commissioner Leslie James about gatherings on the perimeters of GECOM in Kingston from the perspectives of public order and the COVID-19 risk.

The approximately 1700 sugar workers who were once employed at the Wales Sugar Estate and facing financial hardships have seen the past four months of the COVID-19 pandemic take an even greater toll on their livelihoods in a manner best described as ‘rubbing salt into the wound’.

The families of Rajesh Singh and Fazil Hakim, the two men who were gunned down more than 12 years ago at a rum shop in Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara say that while they are relieved with the recent sentencing of the killer, the death sentence would have been of greater satisfaction.

As he declared the Senior Command and Staff Course 16 open on July 16, Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Chief of Staff Brigadier Godfrey Bess, challenged the officers pursuing the course to become critical thinkers by going beyond the assimilation of the materials presented in the training modules.

COVID-19 travel restrictions have hampered necessary scheduled maintenance of the year-old multi-million dollar power generation plant at Anna Regina, Essequibo Coast, de facto Minister of Public Infrastructure David Patterson says.

The common-law wife of an Essequibo Coast man is currently on the run after she reportedly stabbed him about his body following complaints about her father’s behaviour towards him.

COVID-19 cases have risen by nine, according to the Ministry of Public Health’s dashboard for July 19.

Adverting to a speech yesterday by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, the UN Resident Coordinator today called for a new social contract here based on inclusion and co-operation.

The 2016 Production Sharing Agreement (PSA)  with ExxonMobil’s subsidiary, Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL), gave the company generous terms of relinquishment for the massive Stabroek Block that would see it holding on to key acreages until 2023 and costing the country billions of dollars, according to attorney-at-law and civil society activist Christopher Ram.

Although the wearing of face masks by persons in public spaces became mandatory as of yesterday, many in central George-town and other areas were seen yesterday flouting the new COVID-19 measure.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has granted permission to local rum producer Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) to resume the operation of its Biomethanisation Plant at Diamond, East Bank Demerara, following a year-long closure as a result of environmental violations.

Despite restrictions due to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, many persons living in Region Nine are continuing to travel illegally between Guyana and Brazil, prompting a crackdown by the regional authorities, who are moving to impose penalties for violations.

Following the confirmation of five new novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in three indigenous communities in Region Nine, the South Rupununi District Council (SRDC) has announced that all South Rupununi communities are on lockdown.

The Justice for All Party (JFAP) maintains its position that the governing coalition of which it is a part should concede the March 2020 elections and allow for Irfaan Ali to be sworn in as president.