…Alexander says as he heads into today’s GECOM meeting By Svetlana Marshall AHEAD of today’s meeting of the Elections Commission, longstanding GECOM Commissioner, Vincent Alexander, has vowed to make his voice heard, saying that there will be no silence on the push by a faction of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to dishonour the Recount…

A 34-year-old East Bank of Demerara man has died from COVID-19, the Ministry of Public Health confirmed in the wee hours of Sunday. Doodkumar Sookraj was registered as Guyana’s 21st COVID-19 death; he passed away on Thursday, July 30. The Ministry of Health did not reveal any other details surrounding the circumstances of the young…

The Ministry of Public Health has revealed that a 34-year-old East Bank Demerara resident is the country’s 21st COVID-19 related death. He reportedly passed away on the 30th July but his death was confirmed as Coronavirus related late Saturday when the latest COVID-19 test results returned. On Saturday afternoon, the Public Health Ministry announced that…

…says President as he calls on Guyanese to play their part in fight against the pandemic CONTROL measures instituted by the Government of Guyana to guard against the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), are being reviewed daily, but President David Granger believes Guyanese need to play an equal role in the fight against the…

See full statement below.  The Ethnic Relations Commission, (ERC), extends Emancipation greetings to all Guyanese on the 182nd anniversary marking the end of slavery. The ERC notes that with each commemoration of Emancipation, the Afro-Guyanese community must add a new memory and understanding of their own experience in the social world we share with our…

Attorney-at-law and Chairman of the small party, A New and United Guyana, Timothy Jonas, has filed action in the Court seeking the revocation of the President’s most recent appointment of four Senior Counsel. Mr. Jonas who is being represented by Attorney Teni Housty wants the Court to quash the appointments of Senior Counsel Roysdale Forde,…

…in second payment for oil and gas By Lisa Hamilton GUYANA has received its second payment of oil and gas royalties from gross production at a total of US$3,698,152.63. The sum joins the country’s first payment of US$4.9M received on April 30, 2020 for a total of US$8.6M. In an invited interview with the Guyana…

See full statement below. The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) takes this opportunity to extend greetings and best wishes to the Muslim communities here in Guyana and in the Diaspora on the sacred occasion of Eid-ul-Adah. Its observance comes during the annual Holy Pilgrimage to Mecca, The Hajj; a journey that embodies sacrifices in the quest…

Guyana’s first infections diseases hospital was commissioned this morning at Liliendaal where the Ocean View Hotel once stood. The new hospital will serve as the premier institution for the quarantining and isolation of persons, who have been infected with the Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and other infectious diseases. At the Commissioning, President Granger noted…

PRIVATE criminal charges have been filed against the Chairperson of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Justice (Ret’d) Claudette Singh, for alleged malfeasance in public office. The charges, filed by two citizens in the Georgetown Magisterial District on Wednesday, are all linked to the Chairperson’s handling of the 2020 Elections, inclusive of the highly controversial National…