Police investigators are probing the death of Prashad Nagar resident Reaaz Holladar who reportedly shot himself to the head early this morning during a row with his wife. Holladar was the man who filed the Court action blocking the Region Four and national declaration of results from the 2nd March elections. He was also the…

High court judge, Justice Franklyn Holder on Friday afternoon ruled against an application filed by the Leader of the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) List of Candidates, Bharrat Jagdeo, which sought to have the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) lay over the Region 4 Statements of Poll (SOPs) in court. Earlier this week, GECOM chair Justice (Ret’d)

Due to the risk of exposure to families and friends of persons in Institutional quarantine or isolation, the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) is offering to support these persons with delivery of items at no cost. Note that persons at the centres will be provided with meals and essential items for daily living. Persons who wish…

Guyana’s Ambassador to the United States, Riyad Insanally was today summoned to a meeting by the Assistant US Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Michael Kozak over the elections in Guyana. It is unclear whether there was an actual face to face meeting, but in a tweet, the US Official said “I summoned #Guyana Ambassador…

(Trinidad Express)- As of midnight Sunday, the country will enter a new level of lock down. The announcement was made this afternoon by Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley during a post Cabinet press conference in Port of Spain. “From Sunday night, stay home” Rowley said, a day after the country recorded its first COVID-19 death. A total

The Mayor and Town Council of Linden, Region 10 announced Thursday that a regional curfew will be implemented beginning Saturday, March 28 in an effort to lower the risk of spreading COVID-19. The curfew will be in place for the next two weeks. Linden is the largest populated area in Region 10 with about 30,000…

Seventeen Guyanese nationals who were stranded in Barbados and were allowed back home on a special chartered flight last evening have been placed in quarantine at a government-owned facility. Although none of the persons are showing any signs or symptoms of the coronavirus, the health authorities have advised that they are taking the precaution to…

…as Regional Committee formed to tackle spread of Coronavirus …Kurupukari Crossing to close to all passenger traffic from Thursday As the authorities intensify efforts to curtail the spread of COVID-19, a regional committee has been formed to tackle the pandemic in the Rupununi and among its recommendations is an appeal to the business community to

In response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Government of Guyana has approved several relief measures to reduce costs to Guyanese for medical supplies and treatment and to businesses and individuals which may be disproportionately affected by the pandemic and its fallout. These are detailed below: Waiver of VAT, Duties and Excise Tax on all…

As fears of the coronavirus continue, more organisations and businesses have been making moves to encourage social distancing. The Inter-Religious Organisation of Guyana joined the call this morning by encouraging all religious groups across the country to practice safe distancing for the next seven weeks regardless of religious beliefs. In a statement, the IRO said…