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Days before Chief Elections Officer Keith Lowenfield was set to go on trial to face private criminal charges filed by the PPP and New Movement party, in relation to allegations of electoral fraud, the Director of Public Prosecutions has informed the Court of a decision to withdraw the private charges. However, the charges which were […]
A group of supporters of PNC Chairperson Volda Lawrence picketed outside the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions over the charges being faced by Ms. Lawrence in relation to allegations of electoral fraud. The protesters were loud in their call for the charges to be dropped in wake of the decision by the same […]
The Attorneys representing PPP General Secretary, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo, in the election petition cases have signaled their intention to file applications in the matter over the service of the petitions to their client. Senior Counsel Douglas Mendes during the case management conference for the election petition cases this afternoon raised questions about the serving […]
Describing one of the election petition cases as a full-blown trial, Chief Justice (ag) Roxanne George intends to hear the two cases together despite concerns by the Attorneys for the two petitioners. Attorneys Mayo Robertson and Senior Counsel Roysdale Forde who are representing the petitioners in the two cases told the Chief Justice that while […]
In its effort to support online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) has announced that it will be allowing students to visit a number of educational websites without an internet data plan. The decision follows the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Education (MOE) […]
Two of the three prisoners who escaped from the Lusignan jail on Tuesday night have been recaptured. Director of Prisons, Gladwin Samuels confirmed this morning that the two prisoners, Alex Matthias and Arnold Kennedy were recaptured late Wednesday along the Zeelugt Public Road, East Bank Essequibo. The two who are already before the Court on […]
Three more Coronavirus related deaths were recorded today, taking the death toll to 117. The latest fatalities have been identified as three elderly. men, ages 68, 78 and 80 from the Region One area. The Ministry of Health has also announced that 52 new cases have been recorded. Those new cases take the number of […]
The Guyana Police Force said it is investigating an incident that occurred this afternoon at the private residence of Chief Justice Roxanne George when a masked man with a fake gun was spotted by Police officers on duty. The Police statement said a female rank raised an alarm after she came face to face with […]
Seven months after he returned to the United States and surrendered to law enforcement on drug trafficking conspiracy charges, Guyanese businessman and former fugitive Ghalee Khan has entered a plea deal with the US authorities. Khan has admitted to the charges related to conspiracy to import cocaine into the United States. Details of the deal […]
With the death toll and infection rate of coronavirus cases in Guyana increasing steadily, the Opposition APNU+AFC is accusing the Irfaan Ali administration of “willful neglect” and a “dereliction of duty” in the country’s fight against COVID-19. Medical Doctor and APNU+AFC Member of Parliament, Dr. Karen Cummings today roasted the government on its response to […]
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