By News Source Guyana on June 5, 2020
Elections, News, Politics
The Organization of American States, which has been observing the recount of votes process, has declared that it has no reason to doubt that the results emanating from the recount will be credible. In a statement last evening, the OAS also said “a declaration based on these results would lead to the installation of a […]
By News Source Guyana on June 4, 2020
News, Politics
While no new cases of the coronavirus were recorded for a fourth straight day, the Public Health Ministry today announced that there were seven more recoveries. The total number of persons who have recovered from the disease now stands at 77 with 64 cases still active. There are now three persons in the COVID-19 Intensive […]
By News Source Guyana on June 4, 2020
News, Politics
Prime Ministerial Candidate for the People’s Progressive Party, retired Brigadier Mark Phillips this evening chastised the governing APNU+AFC coalition for demanding that GECOM responds to its concerns about fraud by tomorrow. Mr. Phillips told reporters that the APNU+AFC must be reminded that GECOM remains an independent constitutional body and therefore should be allowed to make […]
By News Source Guyana on June 4, 2020
News, Politics
The APNU+AFC coalition today said the Guyana Elections Commission must pronounce on the allegations of fraud committed at the elections that are being unearthed during the recount of votes. Executive Member of the APNU+AFC Coalition, Joe Harmon in a statement today said the coalition has dispatched a number of letters to the Elections Commission on […]
By News Source Guyana on June 4, 2020
Crime, News
Three days after the gruesome murder of 61-year-old Satie Monica Singh aka Satie Bekharry, the Guyana Police Force has announced that the only suspect in the case will be heading to the Court to face the murder charge. The Police Force today said it has received legal advice to move ahead with the murder charge […]
By News Source Guyana on June 4, 2020
Elections, News, Politics
With the recount of votes continuing and nearing the end at the Arthur Chung Convention Centre, the Private Sector Commission which is a local observer has issued a call for politicians and citizens to accept the results of the recount. In a statement, the PSC said all the people of Guyana and the contesting parties […]
By News Source Guyana on June 4, 2020
News, Politics
The Ministry of Education has announced that teachers and auxiliary staff members should report to school from Monday 8th June to begin preparing the schools for revision classes and exams in keeping with the Public Health protocols outlined in the Gazetted and published examination order. The Ministry added that students sitting NGSA, CAPE and CSEC […]
By News Source Guyana on June 3, 2020
News, Politics
The Guyana Elections Commission has indicated that all 12 of the workstations being used for the recount of votes will go to District Four which will become the only outstanding region to have all votes recounted when the recount for Regions 6 and 10 are completed early Thursday morning. The recount for 84 boxes was […]
By News Source Guyana on June 3, 2020
News, Politics
For the third straight day, Guyana recorded no new cases of the coronavirus disease. According to the Ministry of Public Health, a total of 27 tests were conducted over the past 24 hours and all of those tests returned a negative result. But the Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Karen Gordon-Boyle today explained that infected […]
By News Source Guyana on June 3, 2020
News, Politics
The Ministry of Education this afternoon gazetted the order that paves the way for the sitting of national examinations from the month of July. The order covers the National Grade Six Assessment examinations and the CXC examinations. Under the order which spells out the systems that will be put in place for the sitting of […]