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Daily Archives: Monday, 20 July 2020, 19:48

PPP, APNU+AFC haggle over “hopeless appeal” vs “valid votes”

Last Updated on Monday, 20 July 2020, 19:49 by Denis Chabrol by Samuel Sukhnandan As A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) prepares to head to the Guyana Court of Appeal to challenge a High Court decision that the recounted votes must be used to declare the results of the March 2, 2020 elections, the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) ...

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High Court rules that recounted votes stand; appeal to be filed

Last Updated on Monday, 20 July 2020, 20:26 by Denis Chabrol Chief Justice Roxane George-Wiltshire on Monday ruled that the votes from the national recount must be used to declare the results of the March, 2020 general and regional elections, even as she dismissed the application by a supporter of A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC). Senior Counsel, ...

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More testing, tracing needed to curb spread of COVID-19- former Health Minister

Last Updated on Monday, 20 July 2020, 15:40 by Denis Chabrol Samuel Sukhnandan With scores of new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 19 deaths already recorded in Guyana, the government is being urged to ramp up testing and create a robust contact tracing strategy that will lend towards controlling the spread of the deadly pandemic. Former Health Minister Dr. Leslie Ramsammy ...

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Civil Aviation Authority issues COVID-19 guidelines ahead of airports’ reopening

Last Updated on Monday, 20 July 2020, 15:24 by Denis Chabrol As Guyana moves closer to reopening its international airports following months of lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) earlier Monday issued a raft of safety and public health guidelines for all airport and aircraft operators, as well as passengers ahead of that reopening. ...

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Ethnic Relations Commission investigating more racially inciting complaints

Last Updated on Monday, 20 July 2020, 15:25 by Denis Chabrol The Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) says it continues to receive a plethora of ‘racially inciting complaints’ which are now being investigated. According to the commission, many of these complaints which emanate from social media postings are directed at several individuals, politicians and political parties. Although its staffing capacity has been ...

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