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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 the time of the incident, Thomas was riding the motorcycle that ...

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 sad to say we have not begun to slow the rate ...

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 for “controlled re-entry” was taken at its weekly statutory meeting and ...

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 Monday. He said the increase in the number of workstations from ...

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 the duly summoned meeting of GECOM the report of the outcome ...

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 a pit at Oku Backdam, Cuyuni River yesterday morning. Investigators were ...

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 reporters. That was his response to whether he would accept ...

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 persons entering the building. He was accompanied on his visit ...

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 valid and subsisting and under our law, the only way they ...

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 Harmon and AFC General Secretary, David Patterson, they agreed to pay ...