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An unoccupied Guyana Defence Force (GDF) building on the Essequibo Coast was damaged by fire early Tuesday morning, police said. The building, located at the GDF 2nd Infantry Battalion Base at Maria’S Lodge, went up in flames around 3:30 AM. Police said neighbours observed fire and smoke at the top flat and formed a bucket brigade to contain the blaze ...

Police suspect that arsonists burnt down the Region 10 office of the Guyana Elections Commission, located at Wismar, early Tuesday morning. Investigators say they were told by a security guard, who was at the front of the rented building at First Alley, that at about 1:55 AM, she heard an explosion at the back of the building. She said  two ...

by Samuel Sukhnandan A fire at Lusignan prison on Sunday has led to several prisoners being transferred to other prisons across the country, while 156 of them remain at the holding bay at that penitentiary. This is according to Prison Service Director Gladwin Samuel, who briefed the press on the situation earlier Monday saying that other alternative arrangements are now ...

by Samuel Sukhnandan With many countries having already moved to cancel all written examinations for students at  various educational levels, Guyana and the rest of the Caribbean have instead taken the other route. As such, students commenced their written examinations for the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations (CAPE) Monday. However, Education Minister Nicolette Henry ...

The Ministry of Public Infrastructure has suffered over $2.7 million in losses after  37 Light-Emitting Diode (LED) lights were stolen at various locations across the country. The Ministry’s Infrastructure’s Electrical Engineering Department says 11 were stolen from  Eccles Industrial Site Road and seven from Farm Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara. Another seven from Schoonard Access Road, West Bank Demerara; five from Linden/Soesdyke  Highway; three from Lombard Street, ...

The Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Retired Justice Claudette Singh on Monday set aside the 10 district declarations and ordered that Chief Elections Officer, Mr. Keith Lowenfield a third time to submit a report using figures from the national vote recount- the only figures now available. GECOM spokeswoman, Yolanda Ward confirmed that this decision was made, although two ...

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) was Monday morning divided on whether to accept the Chief Elections Officer, Keith Lowenfield’s report that includes bloated regional four results or to fire him for disobeying the instructions of the Chairman, Claudette Singh. Sources said the three pro-APNU+AFC commissioners- Vincent Alexander, Desmond Trotman and Charles Corbin-endorsed the report that shows a win for the ...

The groundwork is being laid for the dismissal of the Chief Elections Officer, Keith Lowenfield over his refusal  to obey instructions from the Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission, Claudette Singh to submit a report of recounted, valid and certified votes cast at the March 2, 2020 general elections. The Chairman and the three pro-People’s Progressive Party (PPP) election commissioners ...

The Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, Patricia Scotland called for a declaration of the results of the March 2, 2020 general elections based on the recount to help preserve Guyana’s democracy. “Guyana’s destiny as a great nation rests on the shoulders of those men and women who are duty bound to make the right decision, respecting the will of the people ...

Several inmates of the Lusignan Prison, East Coast Demerara, were Sunday injured in a fire that destroyed one of the buildings, fire service and police officials said. Fire Chief Marlon Gentle said no one was killed but eight inmates sustained minor injuries including burns and abrasions as well as smoke inhalation. Guyana Police Force spokesman, Senior Superintendent, Jairam Ramlakhan said ...