The CARICOM high-level team which will act as the chief scrutineers of the recount process has been named and includes only one member from the original team which initially came. Those scheduled to arrive in Guyana Friday are: Cynthia Barrow-Giles, Senior Lecturer at UWI; Mr. John Jarvis, Commissioner, Antigua and Barbuda Electoral Commission; and Sylvester…
The Government of Guyana through the National COVID-19 Task Force is getting ready to announce an extension of the current curfew and other measures as it continues to fight the coronavirus pandemic. Multiple sources close to the Task Force have indicated that the recommendation is that the measures be extended for another month, expiring on…
Among the series COVID-19 relief measures granted by the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA), there is a 3-month waiver of Value Added Tax (VAT) on electricity. To the benefit of all customers of state-owned Guyana Power and Light Incorporated (GPL), the VAT exemption that has been implemented will effective from April to June and May to…
A 28-year-old taxi driver passed away today at the Georgetown Hospital, hours after he was involved in a smash-up at Soesdyke on the East Bank of Demerara. Three other persons including two teenage girls are still hospitalized with serious injuries. The dead taxi driver has been identified as 28-year-old Christopher Nicholson. He reportedly lost control…
THE postponed Tokyo Olympics will be “scrapped” if they cannot take place in 2021, says Games chief Yoshiro Mori. Tokyo 2020 is now scheduled to run from 23 July to 8 August next year after being delayed because of the coronavirus pandemic. Health experts have cast doubt on whether the Games could be held next
A wooden and concrete two-storey building was completely destroyed by fire on Tuesday night at Lot 27 Shoppers Lane, West Ruimveldt, Georgetown. The fire started at around 20:00hrs. The building has been abandoned for approximately five years, according to its owner Stephen Clark. Clark works at the Ice Factory where he currently resides. Owner of…
One week after the US Embassy announced that the U.S government will be providing US$475,000 to assist Guyana in its fight against the coronavirus, additional financial resources have been earmarked to further assist Guyana and other Caribbean countries. On Monday, the US Embassy announced that the US government has now committed an additional US$1.7 million…
The National COVID-19 Task Force (NCTF) on Monday approved the request of CARICOM for a chartered flight to travel to Guyana on Thursday, April 30 which will fly the high-level recount team. A statement from the Task Force late Monday noted “The National COVID-19 Task Force (NCTF) today held its weekly statutory virtual meeting. Among…
Police investigators on the West Demerara are probing the murder of a Canal #1 woman last evening. Details of the incident are sketchy but according to reports, the 62-year old, Tameshwarie Sonilal was stabbed to death by a man who was known to her in her home. The woman’s lifeless body was discovered with multiple…
…says new appointees to taskforce bring wealth of experience, organisational skills THE Ministry of the Presidency (MOTP) said the recent appointees to the National Coronavirus (COVID-19) Task Force (NCTF), towards the establishment of an NCTF Executive Secretariat, possess the necessary expertise to strengthen Guyana’s fight. In a statement on Sunday, MOTP explained, in detail, the
