By News Source Guyana on March 10, 2020
Crime, News
One day after turning himself over to US Authorities at the JFK Airport, drug trafficking accused and Guyanese business owner Ghalee Khan appeared in Court to face the charges related to his 2008 arrest. Khan pleaded not guilty to the drug trafficking conspiracy charges. He is facing five charges in relation to the alleged drug […]
By News Source Guyana on March 10, 2020
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica today confirmed its first imported case of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Kingston, making it the 4th Caribbean country to confirm the presence of the deadly virus. Below is the statement from Minister of Health and Wellness Dr Christopher Tufton regarding the patient: The patient is a Jamaican female who had […]
By News Source Guyana on March 10, 2020
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Chairperson of the Guyana Elections Commission, Justice Claudette Singh is hoping that when the decision on the matters before the Court is handed down, the six Commissioners on the Elections Commission will find some compromise on the next step. In a statement this afternoon, Justice Singh said it is important for all relevant parties to […]
By News Source Guyana on March 10, 2020
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The Diplomatic Representatives of the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada and the European Union met this morning with Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo to further discuss matters related to last Monday’s elections and the declaration of the Region Four results. While being tightlipped about the discussions, the US Ambassador to Guyana, Sarah-Ann Lynch told News […]
By News Source Guyana on March 10, 2020
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The Guyana Press Association has issued a call on all political leaders and other stakeholders to cease and desist from creating conditions for the perpetuation of media harassment and the dampening of press freedom. It has already informed its Caribbean and international counterparts about the situation in Guyana. The association said it has noted with […]
By News Source Guyana on March 10, 2020
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With the Supreme Court set to hear the PPP’s case against the Guyana Elections Commission today, the Opposition party maintains that there must be a return to the process of verifying the results of the March 2, 2020 elections for Region 4, using the Statements of Polls. In a late Monday night statement, The PPP […]
By News Source Guyana on March 9, 2020
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While assuring the nation that he has acted at all times in accordance with the Constitution and the Laws of Guyana, President David Granger in a statement this evening said the opposition PPP’s narrative on the elections is nothing more than a “falsification of reality”. “The Opposition is disseminating a narrative that is no more […]
By News Source Guyana on March 9, 2020
Elections, News, Politics
On the eve of the Supreme Court of Guyana hearing a case about whether it should order the Guyana Elections Commission not to make a final declaration of results until Region 4 votes are completely verified, the United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has announced that he has been discussing the Guyana Elections situation […]
By News Source Guyana on March 9, 2020
Crime, News
One day he was serving as a local observer for the elections representing the Private Sector Commission, and the next day he was in handcuffs being taken off an American Airlines flight in New York after striking a deal over pending drug trafficking charges. Businessman Ghalee Khan who is a partner in a local security […]
By News Source Guyana on March 8, 2020
Elections, News, Politics
PPP General Secretary Bharrat Jagdeo met this morning with members of the Elections Observer team from the OAS headed by former Jamaican Prime Minister Bruce Golding. According to a statement from the PPP, during the meeting, Mr. Jagdeo raised a number of issues of concern. He told the OAS that there appears to be an […]