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Executive member of the Alliance For Change (AFC), Dominic Gaskin Friday night raised the spectre of the David Granger coalition refusing to give power, but at the same time he urged them to concede defeat and start preparing to recapture swing votes in the 2025 general elections. “The claims of fraud were grossly exaggerated and, unfortunately, designed to fool party ...

The Justice For All Party (JFAP), one of the parties in the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR)-led coalition,  said the results of the March 2, 2020 general and regional elections show the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP) has won and they should be allowed to take over the reins of government. “The recount shows that the PPP/C has won the ...

Reproduced from CNN Two major British companies have acknowledged their historic ties to the slave trade and pledged new financial support to black and minority ethnic communities. Lloyd’s of London, the world’s oldest insurance market, and pub chain Greene King said in statements late Wednesday that they would take steps to make their businesses more racially inclusive and provide financial support to ...

Pope Francis has appointed Guyanese Roman Catholic Priest  Father John Derek Persaud as the Bishop of Mandeville, Jamaica. Fr. John Persaud is to take up his appointment as soon as he can travel to Jamaica. There he will meet with the Apostolic Administrator, Clergy, Religious and the Faithful of the Diocese of Mandeville to begin preparations for his Episcopal Ordination. ...

The Guyana Court of Appeal on Friday agreed to accept a copy of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) recount report in a case brought by A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) supporter to order the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) not use the all of the recount results because they are tainted by alleged impersonation and other irregularities. The Court ...

Police on Thursday said they would charge a number of supporters of A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) for breaching the COVID-19 orders that provide for physical distancing. “Police were able to identify a number of individuals in the gathering and summons are being prepared for charges against them for breach of the National Public Orders Restriction,” the ...

The Ministry of Public Health on Thursday reported 12 new cases of the coronavirus  after 42 tests were conducted within the last 24 hours. This takes the total number of confirmed cases to 183. Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr Shamdeo Persaud says that all the new cases originated in Region One which indicates a 100 percent increase in their number ...

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has pushed back future meetings now that the Guyana Court of Appeal has set Friday to hear a case filed by private citizen whether that election management body must first decide on a “final credible count” of the votes cast at the March 2, 2020 general and regional elections. Eslyn David  is asking that the ...

The Guyana  Elections Commission’s Chief Elections Officer has refused to submit his report containing results for a possible declaration after receiving filed court documents GECOM spokeswoman, Yolanda Ward says Lowenfield did not submit his report when he was served with a notice of motion. Elections Commissioner, Bibi Shadick said the Appeal Court cannot grant injunctions. A Notice of Motion was ...

Police on Thursday confirmed that the cache of weapons seen in a video with a man making threatening remarks are the same that they seized from a private security firm. Commander of ‘A’ Division, Senior Superintendent Phillip Azore says the 26-year old man, who is still in custody, is being questioned about the motive for his actions. He was arrested ...