Last Updated on Friday, 24 July 2020, 22:13 by Denis Chabrol About 100 supporters of A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) on Friday targeted several foreign and local institutions in the first wave of targeted protests over the election results. They chanted outside the American Embassy, Guyana Court of Appeal, the business place owned by the Chairman of ...
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Stakeholders call for more testing, tracing ahead of domestic tourism reopening
Last Updated on Friday, 24 July 2020, 22:11 by Denis Chabrol As Guyana looks towards gradually reopening sectors of its economy, particularly tourism, stakeholders in that industry are calling for more testing and tracing to be done aimed at improving consumer confidence and containing the spread of the deadly coronavirus (COVID-19). Newly-appointed Director of the Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA) Carla ...
Read More »Three small parties shun APNU+AFC’s call for talks to end impasse over election results
Last Updated on Friday, 24 July 2020, 22:12 by Denis Chabrol by Samuel Sukhnandan A number of small parties s rejecting calls being made by the A Partnership for National Unity/Alliance for Change (APNU+AFC) to have dialogue with all parties with the aim of ending the current electoral impasse. A New and United Guyana (ANUG), the Liberty and Justice Party ...
Read More »GUYSUCO blames NICIL for likely late payment of July wages, salaries
Last Updated on Friday, 24 July 2020, 21:51 by Denis Chabrol by Samuel Sukhnandan As time draws closer for the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) to deliver on its monthly payment to workers, the corporation says it is unclear whether they will be able to honour its obligations. GuySuCo’s Corporate Communications Manager Audreyanna Thomas says the corporation has for weeks been ...
Read More »Chief Elections Officer on bail for private criminal charges; lawyers clash on “political” comments in court
Last Updated on Friday, 24 July 2020, 11:21 by Denis Chabrol Chief Elections Officer, Keith Lowenfield was Friday morning granted a total of GYD$450,000 bail on three indictable offences in connection with the March 2, 2020 general election. He has been charged with misconduct in public office and alleged electoral fraud, and conspiracy to alter results that had been declared ...
Read More »Chief Elections Officer goes to court to answer private criminal charges
Last Updated on Friday, 24 July 2020, 8:52 by Denis Chabrol Chief Elections Officer, Keith Lowenfield Friday morning turned up at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court to answer three private criminal charges. He is represented by Senior Counsel Neil Boston and Attorney-at-Law Nigel Hughes. He has been charged with misconduct in public office and alleged electoral fraud, and conspiracy to alter ...
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