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Police investigators in Berbice have arrested a West Coast Berbice man for the murder of his own brother. 44-year-old Shieldstown village resident, Khemlall Bisnauth is accused of stabbing his 45-year-old brother, Saranandand Bisnauth to death over an argument over a plot of land. Moments before the incident, the two men were seen enjoying alcoholic drinks […]
Guyana recorded three new cases of the coronavirus over this past weekend. The total number of active cases now stands at 71. A total of 70 persons have now made full recoveries from the coronavirus while the total number of deaths still stands at 12. The latest death from the disease is a 78-year-old […]
In the past 24 hrs, a total of 27 COVID-19 tests were completed. There are no new cases, but Health Officials are now sounding the alarm to the nation’s youth population over the disease. According to the Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Shamdeo Persaud, while there is the belief that the coronavirus mostly affects the elderly, […]
The Guyana Elections Commission is seeking the assistance of the Chief Immigration Officer to ascertain the validity of claims that ballots were cast for persons who may have been out of the country on elections day. During the ongoing recount of votes, the APNU+AFC Coalition has made several claims of votes being cast for persons […]
The International Court of Justice has announced that public hearings on the question of the Court’s jurisdiction to hear the Guyana vs Venezuela case will begin on the 30th June in the The Hague. The Court said in view of the current COVID-19 pandemic, the hearings will take place in the Great Hall of Justice […]
A group of factory workers from the Uitvlugt sugar estate picketed the sugar company again this morning over concerns about physical distancing at their worksite. But their protest action was short-lived as the Police turned up and brought the picketing exercise to an end. The Police told the workers that they would not be able […]
The Guyana Elections Commission has made a decision to extend the timeline for the recount to the 13th June, the Commission’s Public Relations Officer Yolanda Ward has confirmed. The Commission moved this afternoon to amend the gazetted order with the new date. The original timeline would have been expiring tomorrow. The recount has to be […]
The People’s Progressive Party this evening threatened that the Guyana Elections Commission could face Court action if it makes any move to investigate the claims that votes were cast for persons who are dead and persons who were out of the country at the 2nd March elections. PPP Candidate and Attorney Anil Nandlall told reporters […]
The Guyana Elections Commission is still to make a final decision on the extension of the timeline for the recount of votes. The 25-day timeline that GECOM set itself for the recount will expire in two days. The Commission met today but the meeting ended with no decision being made. News Source understands that the […]
The Public Health Ministry has announced that Guyana has recorded 11 new cases of the coronavirus disease in the past 24hrs. The new cases take to 150 the total number of confirmed cases with 72 of those cases still active. A total of 67 persons have recovered with the number of deaths remaining at 11. […]
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