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The 15-day deadline referenced in the Representation of the People Act, within which the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) must announce results for a General and Regional Elections is directory and not mandatory. As such, the “swearing-in of the President after the 15-day deadline will attract no legal consequences.” This is according to former Speaker of the National Assembly, Senior Counsel (SC), Ralph Ramkarran. He gave his views over the weekend in a public social media platform and argued that the 15-day deadline is clearly “directory” and not “mandatory.” These are…

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A man is in Police custody after he reportedly stabbed his ex-lover and her new spouse to death at the woman’s 177 Prosville, Wismar, Linden home on Wednesday night. Dead are 49-year-old Imogeme Gordon and 43-year-old Royston John, John is believed to be from Corentyne, Berbice. According to reports, the victims were discovered motionless with multiple suspected stab wounds to the upper parts of their bodies at the entrance of Gordon’s (deceased) premises about 20:35 hrs yesterday. They were pronounced dead on arrival at the Linden Public Hospital Complex and…

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Chairperson of the Caribbean Community (Caricom), Barbadian Prime Minister Mia Mottley, in a strongly-worded statement said that there are “forces” in Guyana that do not want to see a recount of the country’s ballots from the March 2 General and Regional Elections. Her comment comes after the five-member independent high-level team, which she fielded to supervise a national recount, withdrew their services on Tuesday following an injunction from the High Court to block the recounting process. In a statement on Tuesday evening, Mottley explained that Caricom has been forced to…

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Presidential Candidate of the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C), Dr Irfaan Ali, has called out incumbent President David Granger for failing to uphold the agreement he signed onto for the conduct of a regionally-supervised national recount of the March 2, 2020 polls. In a statement on social media about the latest delay tactics by the APNU/AFC Coalition, Ali pointed out on Wednesday that it was expected that the agreement would have been implemented without any delays, so that Guyana is not “held hostage to selfish” actions and desires. He noted that…

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A Public Health Ordinance that has conferred Public Health Minister Volda Lawrence with new far-reaching ministerial powers in order to confront the coronavirus pandemic is being met with public consternation and many expressing concern – through social media and other platforms – calling the new measures “overkill”, “draconian” and with the potential to be abused to control the populace for reasons not related to the stated purposes. The public firestorm led to Attorney General and Legal Affairs Minister Basil Williams having to defend the move by Government, even as he…

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A former Commissioner of Police has come out in criticism of the actions of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) on Monday evening when they let loose on hapless party agents standing watch over the ballot boxes at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre (ACCC). Police were accused of using excessive force when they evicted party agents who had a legitimate right to be there from the compound. According to retired Police Commissioner Seelall Persaud, in an open letter on Wednesday, this is not the rightful purpose of officers and ranks in…

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Leaders in the Private Sector Commission (PSC) and the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) have come out in criticism of the role played by the Guyana Police Force (GPF) in evicting party agents from the location where they were keeping watch over the ballots. In a video message on Tuesday, PSC Chairman, Retired Captain Gerry Gouveia questioned who gave the orders to the Police. According to Gouveia, party agents had a legitimate right to be at the location and therefore, the actions of the Police are questionable. Gouveia…

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As airlines around the world cut back on flights amid the COVID-19 pandemic, JetBlue Airways has indicated there will be a delay to its debut flight to Guyana. This was revealed by Minister of Public Infrastructure David Patterson during a COVID-19 National Update programme, according to the Department of Public Information (DPI). Originally set for April 2, 2020, JetBlue had intended to take to the skies aboard its newly sourced A321neo aircraft for Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) with its crew and passengers from JFK, New York. Minister Patterson stated…

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Principal Magistrate Sherdel Marcus-Isaacs on Wednesday committed taxi driver Lindon Daniels to stand trial at the Demerara High Court for raping a female passenger. The accused was in February 2019 slapped with three rape charges for offences committed against female passengers on different occasions. A Preliminary Inquiry (PI) was conducted into the first charge levelled against Daniels; which stated that the accused on January 30, 2019, at Kuru Kuru, Soesdyke, East Bank Demerara (EBD), engaged in sexual penetration of a woman over the age of 17. For this charge, Magistrate…

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Founder of the Guyana Foundation, Supriya Singh-Bodden, who was in 2015 awarded the Cacique Crown of Honour, has chosen to renounce this acclaimed title amid the current doubts about the lack of transparency during the 2020 polls. The Cacique Crown of Honour is one of Guyana’s highest national honours and was bestowed upon Singh-Bodden by President David Granger for her exceptional service in the field of youth and women’s empowerment. In giving the rationale behind her decision to give up the award, Singh-Bodden explained that she cannot “wear this medal…

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