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The Chairperson of the Guyana Elections Commission, Justice Claudette Singh halted the tabulation process for the Region Four votes earlier today following protests by some about the Returning Officer returning to the process with the spreadsheet process. News Source has been told that the GECOM Chair has said that she wants to read the written […]
Over 14 Doctors and Nurses at the Georgetown Hospital have been ordered into self-quarantine following the death of a 52-year-old woman at the hospital. They will remain quarantined for 14 days in keeping with the protocols of the World Health Organisation. Public Health Minister Volda Lawrence this morning confirmed the quarantine of the health workers […]
The tests carried out on samples from the body of the woman who died in the emergency room of the Georgetown Hospital this morning have confirmed that she was a victim of the Coronavirus, multiple sources at the Hospital have confirmed this evening. The confirmation makes it the first recorded case of the virus in […]
The Returning Officer for Region Four, Clairmonte Mingo, has been ordered by the Chief Justice to return to the process of tabulating the Statements of Poll for Region 4 and completing the process before making a declaration. She has nullified the previous declaration, declaring it as unlawful. In a ruling this afternoon, Chief Justice Roxanne […]
A 52-year-old woman who died at the Georgetown Hospital this morning after being rushed there last night with a respiratory condition has triggered tests for the coronavirus. The test results are expected this evening. The Ministry of Public Health has indicated that it will make those results public. The tests were ordered after it was […]
Almost three years after facing a fraud charge for obtaining $4.5 million under false pretense, the former Registrar of Deeds, Azeena Baksh was today found guilty. However, she will serve no jail time. Instead, she has been ordered to repay the $4.5 million to the state of Guyana. She has to pay at least $1 […]
The Georgetown Public Hospital’s Accident and Emergency unit went into a semi-lockdown with restricted access only this morning after a patient died from suspected pneumonia. The death triggered tests for a coronavirus test after Doctors learnt that the woman had recently traveled from New York. New York is currently under a state of emergency after […]
As Guyana awaits the ruling by Chief Justice Roxanne George on the elections case taken to the Court by the People’s Progressive Party against the Elections Commission, the British Government has issued a call for the President to preserve the principle of free, fair and credible elections. In a statement on Tuesday evening, British Foreign […]
Barbados’ Prime Minister and CARICOM Chairman Mia Mottley announced this afternoon that she will be leading a delegation of regional leaders to Guyana tomorrow as the country awaits a Supreme Court ruling on the verification of votes for Region 4. Mottley made the announcement this afternoon during a national address from the Hilton Barbados. Last […]
Chief Justice Roxanne George will hand down her ruling on the PPP’s election case tomorrow deciding whether to direct the Elections Commission to return to verifying the Region 4 Results or allowing the results to stand as has been declared by the Returning Officer. After listening to arguments from the Attorneys for the PPP and […]
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