By News Source Guyana on May 6, 2020
News, Politics
With an additional 34 tests completed over the past 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry is reporting no new cases of the coronavirus. The total number of confirmed cases remains at 93 with 27 recoveries and 10 deaths. The Public Health Ministry continues to be concerned about the large number of persons ignoring the stay […]
By News Source Guyana on May 6, 2020
Elections, News, Politics
The recount of votes for the 2020 elections got off to a late and slow start this morning as the political party agents, GECOM staff, observers and other stakeholders gathered at the Arthur Chung Convention Centre. The actual recount started at around 10 o’clock this morning after a briefing session from the Chief Elections Officer […]
By News Source Guyana on May 6, 2020
Elections, News, Politics
With the vote recount process underway, the Diplomatic representatives of the American, British and Canadian governments and the European Union are urging a swift, credible and transparent recount. In a joint statement, the Diplomats said they welcome the decision to commence the recount process as the results of the elections are long overdue. According to […]
By News Source Guyana on May 6, 2020
Crime, News
Twelve teenage inmates escaped from the Juvenile Detention Centre in Sophia early this morning after attacking the two Police guards who were on duty. Five of the teens have so far been recaptured. News Source understands that the breakout occurred just after midnight. A small group of teens who were housed in cell #2 were […]
By News Source Guyana on May 6, 2020
Crime, News
The Guyana Police Force has recaptured a 2nd prison escapee. The escapee, Anthony Padmore was recaptured on Tuesday night just before 7 o’clock at the La Bonne Intention home of a woman who identified herself as his “mistress”. The woman and another occupant of the house where the escapee was found, were also taken […]
By News Source Guyana on May 5, 2020
Elections, News, Politics
The Guyana Elections Commission has indicated that the live audio stream of the vote recount will be broadcast via its official website (www.gecom.org.gy) and its Facebook and Youtube pages. The announcement came from the Commission’s Public Relations Officer, Yolanda Ward. Asked whether special feeds will be made available for radio and tv stations that might […]
By News Source Guyana on May 5, 2020
News
Government Pathologist, Dr. Nehaul Singh has completed the post-mortem examinations on the bodies of the three soldiers who were killed in an explosion last Thursday at the Timehri base of the Guyana Defence Force. Dr. Singh ruled that all three men died from multiple injuries as a result of the blast, the Guyana Police Force […]
By News Source Guyana on May 5, 2020
Crime, News
Police investigators in the town of Mahdia are on the hunt for a 23-year-old woman who is wanted for the murder of her 24-year-old co-worker. Porknocker Vanir Nasio was pronounced dead after he was beaten by the 23-year-old woman whose name has not been released. A Police report stated that the two worked together on […]
By News Source Guyana on May 4, 2020
Elections, News, Politics
Guyana has recorded 10 new cases of the coronavirus over the past 24 hours as more tests are being done. The total number of confirmed cases recorded since since the 11th March stands at 92. In her daily update today, the Public Health Minister complained about citizens still not following the guidelines and stay at […]
By News Source Guyana on May 4, 2020
Elections, News, Politics
With its observer unable to travel to Guyana today aboard an Eastern Airlines flight that came to Guyana to ferry out US Citizens, the Carter Center’s accredited observation mission said it remains committed to providing an independent observation of Guyana’s electoral process, including the upcoming recount. In a statement on its website, the Carter Center […]