By News Source Guyana on June 20, 2020
Elections, News, Politics
The Justice for All Party which is part of the APNU+AFC Coalition has admitted that the coalition lost the 2nd March elections and it was now time to move on. In a statement on Friday night, JFAP Leader, CN Sharma said the recount of votes has determined and showed that the PPP Civic won the […]
By News Source Guyana on June 19, 2020
News, Politics
The mining community of Aranka in Region 7 now has the second highest number of cases of the coronavirus in the country. Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Shamdeo Persaud said the Region 7 situation is worrying and remains of concern. “Residents in Region #7, I wish to make a special appeal to you as the situation […]
By News Source Guyana on June 19, 2020
Elections, News, Politics
The People’s Progressive Party through three Attorneys and the party’s Presidential Candidate and its General Secretary entered the case against the Guyana Elections Commission as a respondent. Attorney Anil Nandlall who is among the party’s Attorneys believes that the matter is a vexatious one that ought to be thrown out by the Court. Mr. Nandlall […]
By News Source Guyana on June 19, 2020
Elections, News, Politics
The Attorney representing the applicant in the case against the Guyana Elections Commission and its declaration wants the Court of Appeal to establish the issue of validity of votes. Attorney Mayo Robertson who will argue the matter on behalf of Sophia resident, Eslyn David, told News Source this afternoon that the case is one of […]
By News Source Guyana on June 19, 2020
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The Ministry of Education has confirmed that a total of eleven (11) teachers of the Moruca sub-district, Region One have tested positive for the Coronavirus as of noon today. Yesterday, the Education Ministry announced that six teachers had tested positive from the Region. It has been since confirmed that five of the other cases in […]
By News Source Guyana on June 19, 2020
Elections, News, Politics
The Court of Appeal in Guyana has set Saturday morning for the start of oral arguments in the case taken before it by a private citizen who is seeking to block the Elections Commission from making a declaration of the results at this time. During a hearing this afternoon that lasted for just over an […]
By News Source Guyana on June 18, 2020
News, Politics
Over 180 Guyanese cruise ship workers who have been stranded for weeks at sea will be heading home to Guyana tomorrow from Barbados. News Source understands that the cruise workers will be coming in on an Eastern Airlines flight that will also be bringing in other Guyanese nationals from Miami. The cruise ship workers were […]
By News Source Guyana on June 18, 2020
Elections, News, Politics
A planned meeting of the Guyana Elections Commission today could not proceed as the meeting lacked a quorum. Two Government nominated Commissioners, Charles Corbin and Desmond Trotman were absent from the meeting, forcing its postponement. Under the Rules of Procedure for the Elections Commission, a quorum exists with the presence of the GECOM Chairman and […]
By News Source Guyana on June 18, 2020
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Moments before he was expected to present his final report on the results of the 2nd March elections to the Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission, Chief Elections Officer Keith Lowenfield was forced to halt that move as he was served with a notice of motion for Court action against any declaration at this time. […]
By News Source Guyana on June 18, 2020
Elections, News, Politics
Guyana has recorded 12 new cases of the coronavirus in the past 24 hours and all of the cases are from Region One, taking the total number of cases in that region alone up to 24. Chief Medical Officer Dr. Shamdeo Persaud revealed today that 42 tests were conducted over the past 24hrs, with 12 […]