By Isanella Patoir Vendors on Regent Street in Georgetown have found innovative ways to remain an ‘essential service’ so that they can continue to provide for their families while at the same time adhere to the National COVID-19 measures. The Coronavirus Disease has caused countries in the world to impose restrictions and measures to prevent…
The Public Health Ministry revealed this afternoon that for the 2nd straight day, there were no new cases of the coronavirus recorded in Guyana. Fourteen tests were completed over the past 24hrs and all 14 of those tests returned a negative result. The total number of active cases remains 71 with two of those persons…
Dear Editor GOVERNMENT has done, and continues to do, everything it can to contain and mitigate the effects of COVID-19. Specialty treatment and quarantine facilities have been established and equipped, protective curfew and travel restrictions are in place, a massive public-education system is operational, as well as other measures, all being coordinated by a dedicated
Police are continuing their investigations into the brutal murder of 61-year-old Sattie Monika Beekharry whose body was found in a pool of blood in her Lot 152 – 154 Begonia Drive, Atlantic Gardens, East Coast Demerara home Monday afternoon. The mother of three was found with wounds to the head and other parts of her…
The recount of votes has been completed for seven of the ten regions with just Regions 4, 6, and 10 having their votes still being counted. During an afternoon briefing outside the Arthur Chung Convention Centre today, Public Relations Officer for GECOM, Yolanda Ward also revealed that six of the twelve workstations being used for…
— political parties split on GECOM’s investigative powers COMMISSIONER of Police, Leslie James, as requested, has provided Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Chair, Justice (ret’d) Claudette Singh with the immigration information on a list of individuals whom the APNU+AFC claims could not have voted on E-Day because they were overseas. Justice Singh had requested this information
The country’s immigration authorities have told Justice (rt’d) Claudette Singh, Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), that 172 of the persons she inquired about were not in the country on elections day, March 02. However, if the names of those persons were not marked off as having voted, then the information would be useless.…
The Guyana Elections Commission is seeking the assistance of the Chief Immigration Officer to ascertain the validity of claims that ballots were cast for persons who may have been out of the country on elections day. During the ongoing recount of votes, the APNU+AFC Coalition has made several claims of votes being cast for persons…
A ‘home away from home’ by Jared Liddell THE preservation of historic buildings is one of the main aims of the National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL), taking visitors and guests into what would seem like a time machine as they get to experience these buildings almost as they were at the time of
Leaders of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) and A New and United Guyana (ANUG) have rejected claims by the incumbent APNU+AFC that the votes cast by ranks of the disciplined services on February 21 were not counted because they did not have the six-digit GECOM stamp. Chairman of ANUG Timothy Jonas on Saturday said a…
