Guyana News

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) yesterday said it has noted calls for it to ensure the electoral process ends shortly but that it has to await a ruling of the court.

Fourteen Guyanese who returned to Guyana last evening from Barbados on a chartered flight were immediately taken into quarantine by officials from the Ministry of Public Health to be monitored for signs of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) currently ravaging several countries.

While the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) is currently refusing to release statements of poll (SOPs) being requested by the Opposition PPP/C and other small parties, in 2011 it had acquiesced to a similar request made by A Partnership for National Unity (APNU).

All non-essential land travel to Region Nine has been restricted by the Regional Democratic Council (RDC) after a Brazilian town located on the border opposite Lethem confirmed its first case of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

A 36-year-old man died on Tuesday morning after he reportedly lost control of his motor vehicle which toppled along Pumpkin Dam, Canal No.1, West Bank Demerara (WBD).

Stabroek News is publishing hereunder 116 Statements of Poll (SoPs) that it collected in Region Four on the night of the March 2nd general elections and the days following.

The police in Region Nine are on the hunt for a man who allegedly beat a farmer to death during an argument yesterday afternoon at Kanuku Drive, Lethem.

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has deferred the payment of corporate and individual advance taxes and PAYE for businesses hard-hit by the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic including those in the tourism sector until June 30, 2020.

As part of measures to limit the spread of the coronavirus, only the first 60 passengers will be allowed to travel on the MV Kimbia to the northwest on Saturday, March 28th.

A number of Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) services related to licencing of drivers and vehicle registration transactions will be temporarily suspended or curtailed as part of measures to reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) here.

The Mayor and City Council (M&CC) recently approved improvement works for a plot of land in the Bel Air Park community in Georgetown.

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) yesterday announced the wavier of VAT and duties on all medical supplies associated with the testing, prevention and treatment of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) until June 30, 2020.

A North Ruimveldt father of one accused of three robberies including one involving almost $1 million in jewellery was remanded to prison when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court yesterday.

A man charged with illegal possession of a gun was remanded to prison when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court yesterday.

A man accused of causing an accident and failing to report it to the police was granted bail when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court yesterday.

A minibus tout accused of assault was finally brought before the court yesterday after initially giving police officers a false name.

The Guyana Elections Commission today said it has taken note of calls in the public domain by political parties and other stakeholders for the agency to take certain decisions aimed at ensuring the electoral process ends within the shortest possible time.

The Guyana Revenue Authority today announced a series of measures aimed at easing the impact of the coronavirus including the waiver of VAT and duties on medical supplies associated with the testing and prevention of disease and suspension of a number of transactions until April 30th, 2020.

Although approximately 700 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test kits have arrived in the country, persons will not be tested unless they meet the criteria outlined by the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH), Deputy Chief Medical Officer Karen Gordon-Boyle has said.

Fearful of a repeat of disastrous flooding from springtides overtopping the Mahaicony sea defence, residents of Content, Mahaicony, are calling on authorities to divert resources to a portion of the defence that is vulnerable.