Guyana News

The mother of murder accused Davendra Ramdial took the witness stand last Friday to testify on his behalf. 

A man was asked to post $80,000 bail last Friday after he denied using a fraudulent licence plate on a car.

The Guyana Theological Training Institute Class of 2019 successfully graduated from the institution’s two campuses last month.

By Nigel Westmaas Nigel Westmaas is Associate Professor of Africana Studies at Hamilton College, New York  “The issue of the General Election is a matter of some uncertainty.

GECOM Chair, Justice (rtd) Claudette Singh and Chief Election Officer Keith Lowenfield held a press conference this evening to discuss how general elections went today.

Stabroek News will provide General Elections 2020 results from the Statements of Poll posted up outside of polling stations around Guyana as they become available. 

Unrest was continuing this evening at the Mon Repos Primary School on the East Coast after allegations by APNU+AFC that fake IDs were being distributed.

The police in Region 3 (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara) were summoned to a polling station on the West Bank of Demerara where residents staged a protest after it was alleged that persons attempted to vote with fake ID cards.

Head of the European Union (EU) Observation Mission, Urmas Paet today said that the electoral process was “very smooth” as of midday with no complains/concerns.

With only two minor hiccups reported, the Guyana Elections Commission says that voting today got off to a smooth start and Chairperson Justice (rtd) Claudette Singh anticipates an “incident-free day”.

Former Prime Minister of Senegal Aminata Toure, who is co-head of the Carter Center’s observer mission for these elections, today called on Guyanese to be patient as they go out to cast their votes.

Even as it awaits final approval for Payara, its third oil well development, ExxonMobil is pressing ahead with its fourth oil well project offshore at Hammerhead-1 as it aims to ramp up production.

Excessive weight from vehicular traffic and the mining of sand close to the Linden-Soesdyke Highway are the main contributing factors to the soil erosion along the road, which has led to the speed limit being reduced from 100km/h to 80km/h.

“Guyana is a land of many promises…broken promises,” a resident of Plastic City at Vreed-en-Hoop on the West Coast Demerara lamented even as residents prepare to go out in their numbers and vote today with the hope that the winning party remembers that they exist.

With an unserved market in the Greater Antilles from Guyana and increased interest in the country, Turks and Caicos-based interCaribbean Airways has filed an application with the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) to extend its operations in Guyana.

Despite repeated requests, GECOM has not responded to queries over the process for joining the votes of three of the smaller parties, according to ANUG’s presidential candidate Ralph Ramkarran.

Underscoring the importance of doctors being aware of the elements of medical negligence, attorney Kamal Ramkarran at a seminar held recently said it is key to this group of caregivers in effectively carrying out their “promise to abstain from doing harm.”

Convicted drug trafficker Roger Khan has lodged a complaint with the Police Complaints Authority (PCA) accusing Crime Chief (ag) Michael Kingston of persecuting him since his return to Guyana.

Owner of RNK Investments Inc., Rizwan Khan is suing business process outsourcing company Emerge BPO to recover the US$40,000 which he says they owe in unpaid rent for the month of February for the seven floors they occupy at one of two of his Robb and Camp streets properties.

A convict, who is serving an eight years jail sentence, on Saturday afternoon escaped from the Mazaruni prison while he was carrying out labour duties at the penitentiary’s farm.