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The Guyana Police Force in a statement this morning denied that the Deputy Chief Election Officer Roxanne Myers is in Police custody for obstruction of justice because she opted to remain silent to questions about election fraud allegations. The Force has now explained that she is in custody for conspiracy to defraud. Myers turned up […]
Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony has admitted that the Ministry of Health is facing a challenge in the turn around time for test results for coronavirus. Just after taking office a month ago, the new PPP Civic government ramped up testing for COVID-19 across the country, but the turnaround time for results moved from two […]
In an interview released by the Government’s Department of Public Information, Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony today announced that Opposition Members of Parliament Christopher Jones and Sherod Duncan both tested positive recently for the coronavirus and should still be in isolation at home. Both Jones and Duncan were present in Parliament yesterday for its opening […]
One day after misconduct in public office and fraud charges were filed against the District Four Returning Officer and two other workers from GECOM, the Guyana Police Force has arrested the Personal Assistant to the Chief Elections Officer Duarte Hetsberger. Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum confirmed the arrest and said Mr. Hetsberger was held this afternoon […]
Just after the swearing in of the new Members of Parliament, the National Assembly passed a total sum of $11.2 Billion for the Constitutional agencies, allowing those agencies to continue their work for the rest of the year. The approved funds cover sixteen constitutional agencies including the Parliament of Guyana Office, the Auditor General’s Office, […]
Protests in a number of West Coast Berbice villages are ongoing with more roads being blocked as some are being cleared. This morning, more members of the Riot Squad of the Guyana Police Force were dispatched to the villages including Belladrum where the protests started on Sunday. During a stand-off with protesters this morning as […]
Electoral Returning Officer for Region Four, Clairmont Mingo is to be released from Police custody early tomorrow morning when the 72 hour timeline since he has been in custody expires. Mingo has been in Police custody since Tuesday afternoon being questioned about alleged electoral fraud in the 2020 elections. His Attorney, Darren Wade, had moved […]
Chairman of the People’s National Congress Reform, Volda Lawrence appeared in Court this morning to answer a charge of allegedly procuring the Returning Officer for Region Four, Clairmont Mingo to utter false results to the Chief Elections Officer. The charge was filed by PPP Member Charles Ramson Jr. back in March. He also filed a […]
While boasting that it was the best performing new party at the 2020 regional and general elections, the 10-month-old Change Guyana party has announced that it is being dissolved. In a statement signed by the party’s Chairman Nigel Hinds, it’s Prime Ministerial Candidate Mishka Puran and three other executive members, it was noted that the […]
Two days after the Working People’s Alliance through its Secretary announced that the party was withdrawing from A Partnership for National Unity, longtime WPA Member and Party Chairperson, Tabitha Sarabo-Halley has tendered her resignation from the party. Contacted this afternoon, Ms. Sarabo-Halley would only confirm that she has indeed resigned from the party. She said […]
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