Guyana News

Owen Arthur, the head of the Commonwealth Observer Mission to the March 2nd elections, yesterday repudiated the attacks which have been levelled against Vincentian Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves by APNU+AFC election agent Joseph Harmon over a statement about the recount of votes.

Executive member of the Working People’s Alliance (WPA) Dr Rupert Roopnaraine yesterday maintained that any declaration coming from the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) on the March 2 elections should be respected.

Ahead of today’s 40th anniversary of the death of co-founder Walter Rodney, who it maintains was assassinated by the then governing PNC, the Working People’s Alliance (WPA) yesterday recommitted itself to the quest for a Guyana that is based on ethno-racial, social and gender equity.

Almost four months after being found guilty of trafficking over five pounds of cocaine, Joy Jacqueline Caines was yesterday sentenced and fined for the crime by city magistrate Dylon Bess.

Police have launched an investigation into the alleged brutalisation of several members of a Grass Field, Enmore, East Coast Demerara family on Tuesday by members of the force who were responding to a noise nuisance report.

Guyana has recorded a new positive COVID-19 case, taking its total number of cases to 159, according to the test results released yesterday by the Public Health Ministry.

Influenza vaccines are now available in Guyana as international health authorities continue to urge that vaccinations for the seasonal malady continue during the current COVID-19 outbreak.

Following reports of wildlife being traded from Mabaruma, Region One, during the closed season, the Guyana Wildlife Conservation and Management Commission (GWCMC) has launched an investigation, according to Commissioner Alona Sankar.

The following is a statement by persons who are lobbying for the return of Guyanese stranded abroad because of COVID-19.

Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd and Guyana Goldfields Inc (GGI) today announced that they have entered into a binding arrangement agreement  pursuant to which Zijin will acquire all of the outstanding common shares of Guyana Goldfields for cash consideration of C$1.85 for each Guyana Common Share, valuing Guyana Goldfields at approximately C$323 million.

The APNU+AFC coalition has expressed surprise at incoming Chair of CARICOM, St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister, Ralph Gonsalves after he declared on Wednesday that the Community is expecting the winner of Guyana’s elections to be declared in accordance with the results of the National Recount.

Guyana has received US$35 million for the second of the five lifts of one million barrels of oil that it is entitled to this year, a figure that is about US$20 million less than what it received for its first cargo due to a drop world market prices.

The Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) has reported a 13% hike in rice exports between January and May this year when compared to the same period last year.

The Civil Defence Commission (CDC)  is inviting supermarkets and shops to submit Expressions of Interest to supply items under the COVID-19 Pandemic Assistance Vouchers programme.

Following a meeting with Police Commissioner Leslie James, People’s Progressive Party (PPP) executive Anil Nandlall has submitted racist statements and threats made by various persons on Facebook for an investigation and action.

Another two cases of the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) were recorded yesterday bringing the total number of positive cases to 158.

A 2017 prison escapee has been captured in Suriname. Paul Goriah, one of thirteen prisoners to escape from the Lusignan prison in July 2017, was last Thursday captured by Surinamese police along with two other Guyanese men as they were suspected of attempted robbery.

Two days after filing an appeal before the Full Court challenging what she called errors in a judgment granting former murder accused Marcus Bisram his freedom, Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Shalimar Ali-Hack yesterday withdrew the case from that court.

Saying that sufficient evidence was not available at the time a contempt suit was initiated against Region Four Returning Officer (RO) Clairmont Mingo, attorney Anil Nandlall yesterday got approval to discontinue the proceedings but not before Chief Justice Roxane George-Wiltshire reprimanded him for wasting the court’s time.

The `Shivo Auto Body Workshop’ at 107 Lusignan was completely razed just after 8 am yesterday by a fire of unknown origin.