Last Updated on Thursday, 25 June 2020, 16:56 by Denis Chabrol Amid a flurry of calls for the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to use figures from the national vote recount to declare the  results of the March 2, 2020 general and regional elections, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) on Thursday assured that nothing outside the courtroom would be used ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 25 June 2020, 16:41 by Writer Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo has charged that there is fresh foreign interference in Guyana’s elections as part of overall efforts being made to topple the Nicolás Maduro administration in Venezuela where there is a worsening political and economic crisis. “Suddenly, you have a change of geo-strategic focus by a big ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 25 June 2020, 13:45 by Denis Chabrol Five supporters of A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) supporters were Thursday afternoon arrested for allegedly breaching the COVID-19 measures that prohibit the gathering of more than five persons. They were at the time on Main Street, Georgetown a short distance from the Kingston, Georgetown-based headquarters of ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 25 June 2020, 13:14 by Denis Chabrol A day after Attorney General Basil Williams filed papers to the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) asking it to rule that it cannot legally hear Guyana’s latest election related case, People’s Progressive Party (PPP) Attorney-at-Law Anil Nandlall was Thursday adamant that the regional court has jurisdiction to hear the ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 25 June 2020, 10:30 by Denis Chabrol The Guyana government has granted a further extension to the timeline on the existing tax relief measures for affected individuals and businesses. The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) said that decision was made “having carefully assessed the impact of COVID-19 on the economy to-date.” In this regard,  relief measures that were ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 25 June 2020, 9:52 by Denis Chabrol A fire Thursday morning destroyed a house at Fort and Barrack Streets, Kingston, Georgetown, leaving an 81-year old man homeless. Mr. Harry Charran, who is a gardener at CGX Energy in Queenstown, Georgetown said he left home at about 6:30 AM and later received a call that his wooden ...