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On March 14, 2020 Region Four Returning Officer (RO) Clairmont Mingo denied the requests by eight of the ten parties that contested the March 2 general and regional elections for recounts and this is now a major source of contention.
General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP), Bharrat Jagdeo has challenged President David Granger to publicly say he will not be sworn in on the basis of the declarations made last week by Returning Officer Clairmont Mingo.
The African Cultural and Development Association (ACDA) has declared itself undeterred by threats of international sanctions and committed to a resolution of the current elections crisis via a verified recount of all electoral districts as legally permitted under the Constitution, under the supervision of CARICOM in chronological order from one to ten.
Presidential candidate of Change Guyana, Robert Badal is adamant that President David Granger must provide leadership and take Guyana out of its current electoral dilemma.
Weeks after the boom of a crane belonging to John Fernandes Limited, crash-ed into a section of the Georgetown Municipal Abattoir, the city council and the company have yet to meet on a way forward.
By Chinese Ambassador to Guyana Cui Jianchun The cases of COVID-19 and number of countries affected are continuously rising around the world.
A man was on Wednesday charged with a carjacking in which a taxi driver was thrown from his vehicle by two men pretending to be passengers.
(Reuters) – China’s state-controlled oil company CNOOC Ltd is scheduled to load in the coming days its first cargo of crude from Guyana’s offshore Liza oil project, the South American country’s Director of Energy Mark Bynoe said.
In an effort to assure the public that the health and safety of its staff and clients remain their primary concern, the Guyana Lands & Surveys Commission (GL&SC) has announced a series of protocols to mitigate the spread of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Guyana.
Two police constables on Tuesday testified in the Preliminary Inquiry (PI) into the charge against Kwayana Fernandes, who is accused of the murder of taxi-driver Owayne Lynch.
A mechanic who agreed to compensate a man he was charged with stabbing has been given an extension of the time granted for him to make the payment.
Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) yesterday announced that the company has put a number of measures in place to ensure the stable delivery of water to its customers amid the COVID-19 outbreak.
The Police say they are investigating the murder of: 1) Imogene Gordon, 49, of Lot 117 Prosville Housing Scheme, Wismar, Linden and 2) Royston John, 43, a carpenter of Prosville Housing Scheme, Wismar, Linden and Kildonan Village, Corentyne, Berbice respectively.
The Justice For All Party, one of the constituents of main governing coalition partner APNU, today called on President David Granger “to do the right thing” and allow the recounting process for all ballots from the March 2nd general election.
Another positive case of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) here was confirmed by Minister of Public Health Volda Lawrence yesterday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in Guyana to five, inclusive of one death.
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Sir Shridath Ramphal yesterday said that the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) can still play a role in supervising a recount of the ballots cast in the March 2 general and regional elections and has urged that peace and progress be pursued lawfully and transparently.
With a fifth case of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) having been confirmed in the country, the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) is considering importing and using the Cuban anti-viral drug, Interferon Alfa-2B, as a possible treatment for the respiratory illness.
Former army chief Joe Singh has called on President David Granger to exercise leadership and direct with the Guyana Elec-tions Commission (GECOM) a recount of the ballots cast in the March 2 general and regional elections.
President David Granger has approved a range of measures to tackle the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Guyana, which includes mandatory quarantine for those infected or exposed to the disease and the destruction of personal items exposed to infection from the disease, among other actions.
Seventeen days after the disputed general elections, matters remain in flux but there is also clarity.
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