By News Source Guyana on June 5, 2020
News, Politics
The recount of votes is heading into the homestretch and the Guyana Elections Commission is expected to make a decision tomorrow on the more than 21 ballot boxes that were opened and found to contain none of the statutory documents that should have been in them. Most of the boxes are from the Montrose, La […]
By News Source Guyana on June 5, 2020
News
The European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) to Guyana has completed its final report on its observation of the Guyana elections, leaving a total of 26 recommendations behind. The final report of the EU Observer Mission was released today. The EU said while the elections were competitive and contestants could campaign freely, the integrity […]
By News Source Guyana on June 5, 2020
News, Politics
The first repatriation flight of Guyanese nationals stranded abroad is expected to arrive in Guyana on Saturday night from the United States. However, several of the persons who were listed to be on that first flight will be unable to make it because they were unable to have a coronavirus test completed and submitted to […]
By News Source Guyana on June 5, 2020
News, Politics
Despite the assurances provided by the Ministry of Education, the Guyana Teachers Union remains opposed to the reopening of schools at this time and the sitting of national examinations in July. The General Council of the GTU met today and agreed that the Ministry of Education is putting teachers and students at risk by reopening […]
By News Source Guyana on June 5, 2020
News, Politics
The Ministry of Education is moving ahead with its plans for the sitting of the National Grade Six Assessment examinations on the 1st and 2nd July. Over 14,000 students are set to write the four exams over the course of the two days. With some parents still concerned about safety measures in wake of the […]
By News Source Guyana on June 5, 2020
Elections, News, Politics
The Organization of American States, which has been observing the recount of votes process, has declared that it has no reason to doubt that the results emanating from the recount will be credible. In a statement last evening, the OAS also said “a declaration based on these results would lead to the installation of a […]
By News Source Guyana on June 4, 2020
News, Politics
While no new cases of the coronavirus were recorded for a fourth straight day, the Public Health Ministry today announced that there were seven more recoveries. The total number of persons who have recovered from the disease now stands at 77 with 64 cases still active. There are now three persons in the COVID-19 Intensive […]
By News Source Guyana on June 4, 2020
News, Politics
Prime Ministerial Candidate for the People’s Progressive Party, retired Brigadier Mark Phillips this evening chastised the governing APNU+AFC coalition for demanding that GECOM responds to its concerns about fraud by tomorrow. Mr. Phillips told reporters that the APNU+AFC must be reminded that GECOM remains an independent constitutional body and therefore should be allowed to make […]
By News Source Guyana on June 4, 2020
News, Politics
The APNU+AFC coalition today said the Guyana Elections Commission must pronounce on the allegations of fraud committed at the elections that are being unearthed during the recount of votes. Executive Member of the APNU+AFC Coalition, Joe Harmon in a statement today said the coalition has dispatched a number of letters to the Elections Commission on […]
By News Source Guyana on June 4, 2020
Crime, News
Three days after the gruesome murder of 61-year-old Satie Monica Singh aka Satie Bekharry, the Guyana Police Force has announced that the only suspect in the case will be heading to the Court to face the murder charge. The Police Force today said it has received legal advice to move ahead with the murder charge […]