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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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