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(Jamaica Observer Editorial May 15) It’s no secret that the discovery of oil — estimated at more than eight billion barrels — off Guyana’s Atlantic coast is the big prize in the general election that is still undecided after two months.
-no word from gov’t task force on increasing work stations After 10 days of counting the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has processed 479 of 2,339 ballot boxes, 58 of which were recounted yesterday but it is still awaiting word from the COVID-19 task force on increasing the number of workstations to meet its deadline.
The APNU+AFC administration has refused a renewed United States diplomatic push for the Carter Center to be allowed to return to observe the recount of the votes cast at the March 2 polls, citing CARICOM’s ongoing role in the process and the closure of the airports due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
After it was publicly disavowed by President David Granger, United States lobbying firm JJ&B LLC has submitted a brief contract document to the United States government in which it now states that it has been employed by Joseph Harmon and David Patterson on behalf of the APNU+AFC coalition.
The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) yesterday announced that it had reached an interim agreement for salary increases for sugar workers with the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo), although the two sides remain at odds over whether the increases would be retroactive to the start of last year.
Attorney and accountant Christopher Ram has threatened legal action against five government functionaries who are currently participating in the national recount as party agents for the incumbent APNU+AFC Coalition for potentially receiving payment while not performing public service functions.
Linden Junior Isaacs, the man who is accused of fatally stabbing his mother-in-law at Vryheid’s Lust, East Coast Demerara (ECD) on Monday, was charged with murder and remanded to prison yesterday.
Guyana has recorded new COVID-19 cases, raising the total to 116.
A 27-year-old seaman who is accused of fatally stabbing Friendship, East Bank Demerara (EBD) resident Marlon Peters during a quarrel over a cellular phone last weekend was charged with murder yesterday and remanded to prison.
Nine persons were on Thursday charged after they were allegedly found in breach of the countywide COVID-19 curfew in Region Nine (Upper Takutu- Upper Essequibo).
A convicted prisoner was recaptured within minutes after he escaped from the New Amsterdam Prison yesterday morning.
Donald Sheriff, of New Amsterdam, Berbice, is wanted for questioning about the murder of Keron Nicholson, who succumbed in March to head injuries he received during a beating.
The Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Guyana (FITUG) has expressed concern about reports of a possible full lockdown to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and its deleterious effects on the poor.
Guyana’s de facto Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr Karen Cummings has told the US Ambassador here that it may not be possible for the Carter Center and an advisor of the International Republican Institute (IRI) to oversee the recount of votes from the March 2nd general elections.
Donald Sheriff is wanted by the police in relation to the murder of Keron Nicholson between 2020-03-08 and 2020-03-17 at Angoy’s Avenue, New Amsterdam, Berbice.
The sugar union, GAWU today said that it and GuySuCo have reached an interim agreement on increased pay for sugar workers.
Prison authorities this morning reported that a convicted prisoner, Rei Joseph, jumped the fence of the New Amsterdam penitentiary at 6.51 am and was recaptured at 7.10 am.
General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP), Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday called for the Declaration of Results from District Four to be discarded since its contents have been “discredited”.
Sentenced to a total of 37 years back in 2015 for raping a young girl on three occasions, Linton Pompey yesterday had his sentence reduced to 17 years after the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) in a majority judgment found it to be severe.
Guyana’s COVID-19 cases have officially increased by one to 114 following a positive confirmation through testing at a private institution.
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