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The General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party, Bharrat Jagdeo, is not buying the President’s story that the move to the Court by one of his party’s candidates is an independent move. A Court hearing is set for Friday on the injunction being sought to block a national recount of votes and CARICOM’s involvement in […]
US Carrier, JetBlue Airways has informed aviation officials in Guyana that the airline will be pushing back its launch into the Guyana market as it cut back on its operations globally because of the coronavirus concerns. JetBlue was preparing to launch its service in early April. Minister of Public Infrastructure David Patterson has confirmed the […]
Telecommunications company, GTT has announced that it has extended its bill payment period as part of promoting social distancing in the fight against the coronavirus. Bills will now be due on the 17th of the month beginning from April. Bills are usually due by the 1st of every month. Additionally, the company has moved to […]
A 5th member of the same family from Good Hope on the East Coast of Demerara has tested positive for the coronavirus. Guyana now has five confirmed cases of the coronavirus including the first case of the woman who died last week. In a statement this afternoon the Minister of Public Health Volda Lawrence said […]
With nationwide efforts to guard against the coronavirus, the Guyana Police Force has announced that it will not be processing applications for public events, including Barbecue permits, fairs, and parties. The move by the Police Force is part of the efforts by the Health authorities to dissuade large gatherings and assemblies. The Police Force has […]
The Chairperson of CARICOM and Barbados’ Prime Minister Mia Mottley believes that there are forces within Guyana that may not want to see a recount of the votes from the elections and she has warned that any Government which is sworn in without a credible and fully transparent vote count process would lack legitimacy. Mottley’s […]
With an injunction now temporarily blocking the recount of the votes from the elections and the CARICOM team being forced to withdraw from the process because of that injunction, President David Granger has expressed disappointment that the initiative by CARICOM has now been stalled. In a statement last night, the President said the Court action […]
PPP Candidate and Attorney Anil Nandlall has indicated that he intends to make an application to the Court to become a party to the matter filed against the Elections Commission and he will seek to get the matter thrown out completely. The injunction has blocked the Guyana Elections Commission from moving ahead with a recount […]
The US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo used part of his press briefing today at the State Department in Washington to make it clear that the US continues to pay close attention to the electoral matters in Guyana. Mr. Pompeo who is the most senior US official to comment on the issue said the US […]
Even as the Guyana Elections Commission was preparing for a vote recount while examining legal issues surrounding such a recount, an interim injunction has been granted against the Commission preventing the recount at this time. The injunction was granted by Justice Franklin Holder this afternoon following an application made by a private citizen, Ulita Moore. […]
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