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The International Court has confirmed that it will be going ahead next Tuesday with the Guyana vs Venezuela matter on the question of the Court’s jurisdiction in the case concerning the 1899 Arbitral Award. In a statement today, the Court announced that Guyana’s delegation will present its oral arguments from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. […]
The People’s Progressive Party this afternoon described the Chief Elections Officer’s decision to discard more than 115,000 votes, deeming them not to be valid and credible as criminal, adding that his move is a public attempt at elections rigging. On the heels of a flurry of releases from various international organisations calling for a declaration […]
Chief Elections Officer Keith Lowenfield today fired back at a report in the Stabroek News that claimed that his action to only use credible votes for his final report, thereby invalidating over 115,000 votes was an act of insubordination. In a statement, Mr. Lowenfield said those persons who believe that position have failed to recognize […]
While many countries in the Caribbean region have been seeing a decline in their COVID-19 cases, the number of cases in Guyana continues to climb as more tests are being done. Today, the Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Shamdeo Persaud reported that in the past 24 hours, Guyana has recorded 15 new cases of COVID-19 from […]
Leading members of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee today issued a call for the authorities in Guyana to begin a democratic transition of power that reflects the results of the March 2nd general and regional elections: In a statement issued through the local US Embassy, the Senators said nearly four months since the elections, […]
The incumbent APNU+AFC is standing by the final report issued to the Guyana Elections Commission by the Chief Elections Officer using the valid and credible votes that were cast at the elections. In a three-page statement today, the APNU+AFC also defended and supported the Court of Appeal’s decision on the issue of valid votes. According […]
During this afternoon’s CCJ case management conference on the appeal of the election declaration matter, the Lead Attorney for the PPP attempted to get the Court to order a withdrawal of the final election report that was submitted by the Chief Election Officer. The Court refused getting involved in that matter. Senior Counsel Douglas Mendes […]
The APNU+AFC and the United Republican Party have joined the election declaration case that has been taken before the CCJ as respondents. The two were not part of the initial case heard by the Guyana Court of Appeal. The Caribbean Court of Justice this afternoon set a rigid timetable for the hearing of the matter […]
One day after the Ministry of Public Health released the names of more than 40 persons who recently returned on repatriation flights but could not be reached through their contact information, the majority of the persons have contacted the Ministry. Deputy Chief Medical Officer Dr. Karen Gordon Boyle said it appeared as though the publishing […]
The Guyana Revenue Authority today announced that it has extended those COVID-19 tax relief initiatives that should have been expiring at the end of this month. In a statement, the GRA said the decision came after a careful assessment by the Government of the impact that the pandemic has had on the economy. The deadline […]
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