Guyana News

India yesterday said that it is crucial that Guyana’s electoral processes are credible and fair.

The Full Court of the High Court on Monday dismissed an appeal which was brought by Minister of Finance Winston Jordan, who had been found guilty of criminal contempt and ordered to be imprisoned for 21 days for non-payment of over US$2.2 million owed to Trinidad company Dipcon.

Several Chinese businesses in central Georgetown have temporarily closed their doors due to fears over the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), which has compounded a slowdown caused by the post-elections political crisis.

A New Amsterdam, Berbice man has  succumbed to head injuries sustained during a fight with a fellow resident earlier this month.

In response to the global coronavirus threat,  Deme-rara Distillers Limited (DDL), took the decision this week to postpone until further notice, the company’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) scheduled to be held on Friday April 3, 2020.

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.