Saturday hearing for Misenga Jones Appeal in election case

The Court of Appeal has set Saturday for the hearing of oral arguments in the appeal filed by private citizen Misenga Jones against the Chief Justice’s decision on the election recount case. Cross appeals that have been filed by the Attorney General and the People’s Progressive Party will also be heard at the time. The […]

No breakdown of rule of law in Guyana; International community needs to be patient -Govt. tells OAS

Guyana’s Foreign Minister Dr. Karen Cummings told a Permanent Council meeting of the Organisation of American States this afternoon that there has been no breakdown in the rule of law in Guyana and she chided some members of the international community over their “premature” statements on the situation in Guyana. She reminded that the electoral […]

Golding tells OAS Guyana has failed democracy litmus test with election situation

Former Prime Minister of Jamaica, Bruce Golding, who headed the Observer Mission of the Oranisation of American States at Guyana’s 2nd March Elections told an OAS Permanent Council meeting on Guyana’s elections that he remains disappointed that the Guyana electoral process has still not come to an end. During the virtual meeting, Mr. Golding recounted […]

No Active Cases of COVID-19 in Regions 4 and 10

Although the number of coronavirus cases in Guyana has been climbing steadily, two of the country’s largest regions which recorded the first set of cases are now free of any active case. According to Health Officials, Region 4, which is home to Guyana’s capital of Georgetown, and Region 10 which is home to Linden have […]

Ruel Johnson questioned on rape allegations

Kaieteur News sub-editor and former Government Cultural Advisor and co-founder of The Citizenship Initiative, Ruel Johnson was taken into custody this morning and questioned about rape allegations. The allegations were made by an ex-girlfriend of Johnson who in a recent social media post detailed alleged instances of sexual and physical abuse at the hands of […]