Dear Editor, A constitutional body that taxpayers spend billions of dollars on every year has now lost all credibility and cannot remain the same due to what unfolded over the last few weeks and suspiciously since the No-Confidence Motion (NCM) in Dec 2018. Looking at the body of evidence, it is now apparently clear, the deliberate attempts of stalling the calling of elections since the NCM was orchestrated and succeeded as the country had to endure countless delays before elections could be held. Additionally, the blatant attempt at pushing the…
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Linden man to spend 12 months behind bars for threatening behaviour, abusive language
Lindener Michael Perriera was sentenced to 12 months behind bars after he was found guilty of threatening behaviour and making use of abusive language. The sentence was handed down by Magistrate Dylon Bess at the Linden Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday. The court heard that on Thursday, August 1, 2019, Perriera, who hails from Lot 25 Chombley Hill, Wismar, Linden, made use of threatening language towards Shonette Sansculotte, resulting in a breach of the peace. He was sentenced to six months imprisonment for this offence and an additional 6 months on…
Read MoreTourism body commends observers, foreign missions’ fight for democracy
The Tourism and Hospitality Association of Guyana (THAG) has commended all of the international observers and foreign missions in Guyana that observed the March 2 General and Regional Elections, for their relentless efforts to protect the country’s democracy. The 2020 elections and result tabulation went smoothly in nine of Guyana’s 10 administration regions. In Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica), there was a breakdown of the tabulation process when the Returning Officer, Clairmont Mingo secretly declared unverified results for the district. “The Tourism and Hospitality Association of Guyana (THAG) would like to publicly…
Read MoreNovel Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Important information for New Yorkers
Novel Coronavirus Hotline: Call 1-888-364-3065 for Information about Coronavirus Preparing for COVID-19 Recently, a new coronavirus – 2019 Novel (New) Coronavirus – that was first detected in China is now spreading worldwide. This virus causes a disease called COVID-19 and can lead to fever, cough and shortness of breath. There are thousands of confirmed cases in a growing number of countries internationally and the virus is now spreading in the United States. There are ongoing investigations to learn more about this virus. Individuals who are experiencing symptoms and may have…
Read More‘Would have been unlawful for APC to remove persons from GECOM’s office’ – Ramkarran
Regardless of which senior police officer instructed Assistant Police Commissioner (APC) Edgar Thomas to remove the local and international observers along with accredited individuals from the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) command centre, it would have been unlawful for him to do so. This is according to prominent Attorney-at-Law and former Speaker of the House, Ralph Ramkarran, who on Saturday told Guyana Times International that the only authorised person that could have given that order was GECOM’s Returning Officer, Clairmont Mingo. He explained that according to the Representation of the People…
Read MoreGECOM’s ability to deliver credible elections compromised – Attorney Pieters
The recent pro-democracy protests in Guyana have part of their genesis in a lack of transparency, lack of accountability and a plethora of unanswered questions about the credibility of the recent activities undertaken by the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) officials in Region Four. This is according to an accredited observer to the recently run off General and Regional Elections, Attorney-at-Law Selwyn Pieters, who has since broken his silence in graphic details, documenting his vantage point of the ensuing week. Pieters, in a public posting on Sunday, said, “the failure to…
Read MoreDe facto regimes do not receive same treatment as democratically elected governments – US
Acting Assistant Secretary for U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs Michael G. Kozak in a Twitter post on Thursday stated that in light of the present political situation in Guyana, de facto regimes do not receive the same treatment from the US as democratically elected governments. Following is the full statement: We join the Guyanese people and the international community in calling for Guyanese election authorities to follow accepted procedures and allow international election observers to verify the results. It is essential that the High Court-mandated elections…
Read MoreGovernment reopens Suriname border
…coronavirus threat over? – Lawrence, Ramjattan silent Government has reopened the ‘backtrack’ service between Guyana and Suriname, after one week of closure during the elections period. Former Public Health Minister, Volda Lawrence, who is also the Chair of People’s National Congress (PNC) had written to former Public Security Minister, Khemraj Ramjattan to cease service between Guyana and Suriname from February 29 to March 7, as a result of the alleged threat of coronavirus. This publication understands that while Guyana would have opened the services on their end, Suriname had still…
Read MoreBusiness community feeling squeeze over Guyana’s unstable political climate in Guyana
The political climate in Guyana has no doubt affected businesses across the country with major financial losses recorded. On Saturday a few business owners in Georgetown expressed their dissatisfaction with the credibility of the 2020 Elections which has caused an unwarranted political atmosphere that affects their daily revenues. One stall owner explained that she cannot wait for this season to pass over since she has her family to feed. “To tell you the truth, I just want this thing to be over with. Let GECOM do the verification and if…
Read MoreDemocracy must prevail
Dear Editor, It is with a heavy heart that I am penning this letter. We have over our entire lifetime in Guyana co-existed with our brothers and sisters of all races. None of us, no one race has more rights to Guyana than the other. When we fight each other over decisions made by political leaders from any party, we are only creating more division in Guyana and some political leaders use that division as leverage to garner votes….votes – that is all they care about. I understand the hurt…
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