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President David Granger reiterated again today that he will abide by the final declaration that is made by the Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission. Speaking to reporters this morning, the President said he has not budged from that position and his insistence on credibility. “Once the Chairman of the Elections Commission makes a declaration, […]
The Ministry of Public Health today announced updated national COVID-19 measures as the country moves into phase 4 of its gradual reopening. Most of the previous measures remain in place including the 8pm to 6am curfew, but now religious organisations and places of worship will be allowed to restart their operations but with guidelines in […]
With Guyana recording three new cases of coronavirus in the past 24 hours, the Chief Medical Officer is pleading with citizens to take all precautions to safeguard themselves against the deadly virus as the country heads into a holiday weekend. Two of the new cases are from Region 7 which has more than 70 active […]
Opposition Leader and PPP General Secretary Bharrat Jagdeo this afternoon welcomed the decision of the Court of Appeal to uphold the High Court ruling that the vote recount has to be used for the final declaration. In a statement, Jagdeo urged the Elections Commission and the Chairperson of the Commission to move on and declare […]
APNU+AFC Executive Joe Harmon has expressed his disappointment with the Court of Appeal’s decision to dismiss an appeal by private citizen Misenga Jones, which upholds the Chief Justice’s ruling that the votes from the recount should be used to compile the final report of the Chief Election Officer. “While I did not expect much out […]
By a unanimous decision, all three Judges of the Appeal Court this afternoon dismissed the appeal filed by private citizen, Misenga Jones. The Georgetown resident wanted the Court to reverse a High Court ruling that paved the way for the vote recount to be used for the compilation of the GECOM final report on the […]
The Guyana Civil Aviation is still to make a final decision on a complete reopening of the country’s two international airports, but officials close to the National COVID-19 Task Force have indicated that it is unlikely that the airports will be reopened before the end of August. Guyana’s two international airports have been closed to […]
Prison authorities this afternoon arrested a Berbice woman after she attempted to smuggle small packets of marijuana into the New Amsterdam prison in tennis rolls. 29-year-old Hemwattie Charandeo was arrested and handed over to the Police and will likely face drug trafficking charges. She was held while delivering items for a relative who is behind […]
Almost two years after being committed to stand a High Court trial for the brutal murder of his reputed wife, former GDF Captain Orwain Sandy has opted to plead guilty to the lesser Count of manslaughter. Sandy appeared before Justice Sandil Kissoon in a virtual hearing and the Court was informed of his decision to […]
Two citizens have filed private criminal charges against the Chairperson of the Guyana Elections Commission, retired Justice, Claudette Singh. The two persons, Keith Ondaan of Linden and Onita Walcott of Victoria are all accusing Justice Singh of malfeasance in public office contrary to the common law. Although the charges are the same, they are related […]
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