By News Source Guyana on April 22, 2020
News, Politics
The Deputy Chief Medical Officer of the Ministry of Public Health, Dr. Karen Boyle, is sounding a warning that Guyanese need to get their act together if the country is to really beat the coronavirus soon. In a telephone interview with News Source, Dr. Boyle said too many persons are still being irresponsible by not […]
By News Source Guyana on April 22, 2020
Crime, News
A fight between a group of inmates at the Lusignan prison’s holding bay has left a 30-year-old remand prisoner dead. Prison authorities have identified the dead prisoner as 30-year-old Jason Dundas. Police investigators have been called in to probe the murder. A statement from the Police last evening indicated that there was a scuffle among […]
By News Source Guyana on April 21, 2020
Elections, News, Politics
The Leader of the Alliance for Change and Prime Ministerial Candidate in the APNU+AFC coalition, Khemraj Ramjattan has welcomed the move to have a recount of all the votes cast in the 2nd March elections. During an interview on Kaieteur Radio today, Mr. Ramjattan said the recount should bring some satisfaction to those involved in […]
By News Source Guyana on April 21, 2020
News
A number of Guyanese scholarship students in Cuba want to return home until the coronavirus is under some control. In a letter to the Guyana Embassy in Cuba and the Ministry of Public Service in Guyana, a group of the students expressed worry about the situation in Cuba with a growing shortage of food and […]
By News Source Guyana on April 21, 2020
Crime, News
The Police Force and the Prison Service are continuing their search for the four escapees from the Lusignan Prison. There is still no trace of the four men who bolted from the Lusignan Prison’s holding bay on Monday. In a statement, the Prison Service said the men escaped during a heavy downpour at around 3:46 […]
By News Source Guyana on April 21, 2020
Elections, News, Politics
The Guyana Elections Commission has indicated that it is awaiting word from the CARICOM Secretariat on the high-level team expected in Guyana to be part of the recount process. In a statement this afternoon, the Commission said once those arrangements are finalized, a date for the start of the recount will be announced. The Commission […]
By News Source Guyana on April 20, 2020
News, Politics
Following the intervention of President David Granger, the National COVID-19 Task Force (NCTF) has agreed that the CARICOM Officials expected to fly into Guyana to be part of the election recount process could have the WHO-approved test for the coronavirus completed in their home country prior to their travel to Guyana. They will be permitted […]
By News Source Guyana on April 20, 2020
News, Politics
Describing himself as the “President-elect” even with no final declaration from the Guyana Elections Commission and a planned recount set to take place, PPP Presidential Candidate Irfaan Ali today said he has had enough of the delays in the elections results being finalized. In a statement, Mr. Ali said his party is ready to work […]
By News Source Guyana on April 20, 2020
News
Well known Guyanese political activist and former pageant trainer, Marvin Pearce, lost his battle to the coronavirus in New Jersey this morning. Family members announced his passing on social media. Pearce had been hospitalised for several days in the intensive care unit after contracting the coronavirus. According to close relatives, he made a turn for […]
By News Source Guyana on April 20, 2020
Elections, News, Politics
While declaring that death is inevitable and she is not afraid of it as a God-fearing person, the Chairperson of the Guyana Elections Commission has officially filed complaints with the Guyana Police Force and the Cyber Crimes Unit over threats against her life. Following her decision Friday to have no more than 10 workstations for […]