Guyana News

By Shamar Meusa, Shaquawn Gill and Lazeena Yearwood “I’m not sure if I’ll vote on Monday,” says Carlos Smith.

Long-term consultant to the government Sir Shridath Ramphal has refused to discuss his role in the controversial Bridging Deed signed by government with ExxonMobil and its partners in 2016, for which he performed the role of Escrow Agent.

The Ministry of the Presidency has condemned attorney and activist Christopher Ram’s recent criticism of President David Granger, while accusing him of seeking to create ethnic divisions and unrest.

A witness has said that no lifeguard was present when three-year old Anastacia Joseph drowned at the Pegasus Hotel last Monday.

A Chateau Margot, East Coast Demerara (ECD) couple is now confined to bed after they were struck off their bicycle by a car allegedly driven by a former policeman one month ago and their family is calling for justice.

As part of its decision to refrain from the use of private residences as polling places, the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) yesterday erected several tents on public playfields and tarmacs, such as the Mon Repos Market Tarmac.

The US stands ready to work with the next democratically elected government, US Ambassador to Guyana, Sarah-Ann Lynch said in a message to the Guyanese people.

The Ministry of the Presidency today condemned an attack by commentator Christopher Ram on President David Granger which was contained in a letter in the February 27th edition of Stabroek News entitled ‘Granger and his Administration have violated Constitution on more occasions than all the previous seven Presidents combined’.

The US-based Carter Center – one of the key observer groups for Monday’s general elections – today deployed its team across the country.

Nine of the 11 political parties contesting Monday’s general and regional elections have signed on to a Guyana Elections Commis-sion (GECOM) Code of Conduct.

Residents in Mon Repos will be voting at a total of five polling places on Monday following the approval of three additional sites by the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), which yesterday declared that it is in a state of readiness.

A Mahdia, Region Eight driver died yesterday after being accidentally shot by a police sergeant.

Moments after being handed three life sentences for the three persons killed in a fire, which he set to their Sophia home back in 2015, Gavin Graham wreaked havoc in the courtroom of Justice Sandil Kissoon, causing injury to the prosecutor, whom his mother also assaulted.

Former Chief of Staff of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Rear Admiral (ret’d) Gary Best has been charged in relation to the February 8th crash that claimed the life of cyclist Jude Bentley but has not yet been arraigned since he is currently  “crisscrossing” the country ahead of the Monday’s General and Regional Elections.

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) last evening confirmed that a Presiding Officer was fired after she was found to be publicly campaigning for the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C).

A 58-year-old pedal cyclist died on Sunday evening after she was struck down by a car driven by a police officer along the Anna Catherina, West Coast Demerara Public Road.

Police are yet to establish the motive behind the shooting which claimed the life of Collissa Hunte, of Amelia’s Ward, Linden, and left ex-lawman Teon Allen nursing a gunshot wound, Regional Com-mander Hugh Winter says.

A North Road, Bourda man was shot early Friday morning and is now currently nursing his wounds at a city hospital.

Negotiations between the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) and the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers’ Union (GAWU) continued yesterday with no resolution so the two sides will meet after Monday’s general and regional elections to discuss a proposal that 2019’s retroactive payments be staggered throughout this year.

A miner was yesterday charged with murdering his drinking companion during a fight at a Port Kaituma bar.