Last Updated on Monday, 18 May 2020, 21:17 by Denis Chabrol Hours after a motorcycle was early Monday morning stolen from a residence, one of the suspects was shot dead during an exchange of gunfire on police during a high-speed chase in Sparendaam Police identified the man as Kevin “Cross-Eye” Thomas. The lawmen described him as a known character. At ...
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124 COVID-19 cases in nine weeks… Lab results are accurate- Public Health Ministry
Last Updated on Monday, 18 May 2020, 21:06 by Denis Chabrol The Ministry of Public Health said the novel coronavirus situation is worsening and men are mostly responsible for the increased number of infections that now stand at 124 in just over two months. “Today we are in our ninth week since the first case of COVID-19 was diagnosed and ...
Read More »COVID-19 Task Force approves return of 104 Guyanese; opening of Courts stores to collect hire-purchase payments
Last Updated on Monday, 18 May 2020, 20:29 by Denis Chabrol The National COVID-19 Task Force Monday night announced that approval has been given for 104 Guyanese to return home, but they will have to provide coronavirus test results 48 hours in advance or they may be quarantined if they fail to do so. The Task Force said the decision ...
Read More »GECOM to ask CARICOM vote recount scrutineers to extend stay
Last Updated on Monday, 18 May 2020, 20:05 by Denis Chabrol The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) is set to ask that the three-member Caribbean Community (CARICOM) recount team extend its stay in Guyana because the exercise is expected to last longer than 25 days, although the National COVID-19 Task Force has approved two additional workstations, Elections Commissioner Vincent Alexander said ...
Read More »Attorney General denies saying recount will be illegal
Last Updated on Monday, 18 May 2020, 16:12 by Denis Chabrol A day after President David Granger publicly stated that he would accept “any” result declared by the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Attorney General, Basil Williams back-pedaled on his weekend position and on Monday categorically stated that the National Election Recount (NER) can be used to determine the results. “At ...
Read More »Brazilian gold miner dies after engine cuts off leg
Last Updated on Monday, 18 May 2020, 4:53 by Denis Chabrol A Brazilian gold miner was allegedly killed on Sunday when the fan of a Jet-4 engine dragged him and cut off his right leg. Dead is Taburcio Valeriano De Andrade called Netto of Boa Vista, Brazil and Oku Backdam, Cuyuni. Police say the 65-year old man was mining in ...
Read More »Granger says will accept “any” declaration made by GECOM
Last Updated on Sunday, 17 May 2020, 13:16 by Writer President David Granger on Sunday said he would accept any declaration made by the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to determine the outcome of the March 2, 2020 general elections. “Whatever declaration is made by the Chairman of the Elections Commission will be regarded as legitimate by the Coalition,” he told ...
Read More »President Granger visits recount centre
Last Updated on Sunday, 17 May 2020, 19:35 by Writer Presidential candidate for A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC), David Granger was Sunday morning visiting the vote recount centre. On arrival at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre at 8:56am, his temperature was checked by one of the doctors on duty as part of a routine check for all ...
Read More »APNU+AFC says recount cannot be legally used to declare election results
Last Updated on Saturday, 16 May 2020, 20:31 by Denis Chabrol Former Chairman of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), Basil Williams on Saturday said Guyana’s laws do not provide for the recount of votes before election results are declared, but his party’s General Secretary, Amna Ally shortly after said the vote recount would be final. “All 10 declarations are ...
Read More »US$40,000 monthly hiring of US lobbying firm formally switched from Guyana govt to APNU+AFC
Last Updated on Saturday, 16 May 2020, 8:29 by Denis Chabrol The coalition of A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) has agreed to pay an American lobbying firm US$40,000 per month to reach out to the United States government, private sector and the media on the political situation in Guyana. In a letter signed by APNU Chairman, Joseph ...
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