By News Source Guyana on April 29, 2021
News, Politics
While the government is still to confirm the presence of one of the Coronavirus variants in Guyana, it is grappling now with an increase in daily infections and deaths. In the past 24 hours, two more deaths and 137 new cases were recorded. The death toll has now climbed to 293. A total of 60 […]
By News Source Guyana on April 28, 2021
News, Politics
The Government of Suriname has suspended the Canawaima Ferry Service indefinitely in a bid to curb the COVID-19 cases in Suriname, the Ministry of Public Works has announced. The Ministry, through the Junior Public Works Minister, Deodat Indar, said only repatriation trips will be allowed and health emergency evacuations during the lockdown. “Effective today to […]
By News Source Guyana on April 27, 2021
News, Politics
Three dorm students of the Linden Foundation Secondary School have tested positive for Coronavirus. There are now efforts underway in the Linden community to get contact tracing done, especially since the students who are preparing for CXC exams were attending classes as recent as late last week. Region 10 Chairman Deron Adams summoned a meeting […]
By News Source Guyana on April 27, 2021
News, Politics
Scores of workers attached to the Guyana Power and Light company (GPL) used their lunch break today to protest outside the company’s Main Street headquarters, calling for their salary increase issue to be resolved. The GPL workers are represented by the National Association of Agricultural, Commercial & Industrial Employees, (NAACIE). According to the Union’s General […]
By News Source Guyana on April 27, 2021
News, Politics
The ExxonMobil company has announced another major oil discovery in Guyana. In a statement, the company said the latest discovery was made at the Uaru-2 well in the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana. “Uaru-2 will add to the previously announced gross discovered recoverable resource estimate for the block, which is currently estimated to be approximately 9 […]
By News Source Guyana on April 27, 2021
News, Politics
Two more persons died from coronavirus late on Monday, taking the total number of persons who passed away yesterday to five. According to a statement from the Health Ministry, the two latest victims were a 72-year-old woman and a 46-year-old man from Region Four. The number of coronavirus-related deaths in the country continues to soar […]
By News Source Guyana on April 26, 2021
News, Politics
The month of April has emerged as the deadliest month of the COVID-19 pandemic in Guyana with 54 deaths recorded in the past 25 days. October 2020 was the previous deadliest month with its 44 recorded deaths. In the past three days, a total of 10 deaths were recorded, pushing the total death toll to […]
By News Source Guyana on April 26, 2021
News, Politics
Attorney General, Senior Counsel Anil Nandlall has welcomed the decision of Chief Justice Roxanne George to dismiss the election petition which sought to vitiate the results of the 2020 elections. In a statement, Mr. Nandlall said the ruling by the Chief Justice was sound and in keeping with the law. “This decision ought not to […]
By News Source Guyana on April 26, 2021
News, Politics
An upset Opposition Leader Joe Harmon, this afternoon lashed out at the decision of the Chief Justice to dismiss the election petition case as an “atrocious” ruling. In a statement, Mr. Harmon said the ruling stabbed democracy in the heart and therefore an appeal will be filed. “Many of you previously expressed doubt and concern […]
By News Source Guyana on April 26, 2021
Elections, News, Politics
Chief Justice Roxane George this morning dismissed the election petition case which was filed by two supporters of the Opposition APNU+AFC who were hoping for the results of the elections to be vitiated. The petition challenged the constitutionality of Order 60 which was created by GECOM and paved the way for the recount of votes […]