The Guyana Fire Service and the Guyana Police are probing the arson of a Library located at the Bush Lot Community Center, West Coast Berbice. Fire Chief Marlon Gentle said initial reports from his investigators on the ground revealed that the building was deliberately set on fire. According to Gentle, the fire was set around […]
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264 ballots counted on day six
At the close of Monday, the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) saw the recount of 56 ballot boxes, bringing the total number of boxes counted over the six days to 264. Today saw 15 ballots counted for Region One, 11 for Region Two, 15 for Region Three and 12 for Region Four. With the tabulation process commencing […]
19 ballot boxes completed at noon
Nineteen ballot boxes were completed at 13:00 hours today – day six of the recount of the March 2, 2020, General and Regional Elections. These include five from Region One; two from Region Two; six from Region Three and 5 from Region Four. The Guyana Elections Office (GECOM), Public Relations Officer (PRO), Yolanda Ward in […]
DEVELOPING STORY: 56-Y-O woman allegedly killed by son-in-law
Dead is Vilma Pickering of Vryhied’s Lust East Coast Demerara. There are reports that the woman received seven stabbed wounds about her body. She was attacked at her home by the man who is said to be her son-in-law. The incident occurred just around 2:30 Monday afternoon. She was rushed to the hospital where she […]
7 more recoveries; no new cases
Seven more persons have recovered from COVID-19 which, since March 11, has been confirmed to have infected 93 Guyanese locally. Of these 93 cases, 49 are active cases with Guyana having recorded 10 deaths and 34 recoveries. The most recent death occurred on May 5. This was disclosed by Chief Medical Officer Dr. Shampoo Persaud […]
Venezuelans among 22 arrested and charged for breaching curfew during birthday bash
22 persons were today placed on station bail at the Springlands Magistrates’ Court for breaching the curfew that was implemented by the Ministry of Public Health, in light of the Novel Coronavirus to curtail the spread of the disease. Among those 22 persons, 7 are Venezuelan Nationals who reside at the Mahogany hotel, located at […]
25 ballot boxes counted on day one of recount process
A total of twenty-five (25) ballot boxes were counted during day one of the national recount process of the March 2, 2020, General and Regional Elections. Seven boxes for Region 1; Region 2, six, Region 3, seven and Region 4, five boxes. This was confirmed by the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Public Relations Officer (PRO), […]
Six new positive COVID-19 cases recorded in Linden
The mining town of Linden is now battling with nine cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), six of which were recorded among the recent cases. This is was disclosed by the Region Ten Regional Health and Emergency Committee (RHEC). It was discovered that five out of the six persons are from one family, and two […]
Hiccups with locks on ballot box containers
Seven of twelve juveniles who escaped the Sophia holding facility are still on the run
Law enforcement officials have launched a search for eight juveniles who escaped the Sophia holding facility sometime at approximately 23:00 yesterday. The eight were among a group of twelve who escaped. Four were recaptured sometime after the daring escape, but eight managed to elude the lawmen. The juveniles according to reports managed to overpower the […]