Daily Archives: May 23, 2020
1,049 ballot boxes counted so far
The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) on Saturday completed the recount of 85 ballot boxes bringing the total number of boxes...
PPP rails against GECOM’s invitation for Coalition to submit evidence of electoral fraud
The opposition People’s Progressive Party (PPP) on Saturday registered its firm objections to a move by the Guyana Elections Commission...
Muslims to celebrate Eid ul Fitr tomorrow
Statement below from the Central Islamic Organization of Guyana (CIOG): The Central Islamic Organization of Guyana (CIOG) wishes to inform...
Guyanese students in Cuba get $4M in relief packages
Guyanese students studying in Cuba received relief packages from the Guyana Government to assist them as they continue to be...
Jagdeo warns of criminal charges for disclosure of death certificates and ‘false’ accusations during recount
Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo on Saturday issued a stern warning, particularly to agents of the APNU+AFC coalition participating in the...
Man steals $1.5M worth in birds; owner offering $100,000 cash reward
Antony Singh, a businessman woke up Saturday morning to nine of his valuable birds missing. The birds, Singh said, are...
Sophia Primary School students to benefit from literacy tablets
Kupanda Sisters Inc. has partnered with Sun Books of the World Literacy Foundation to launch a pilot programme, geared to...
FIFA to offer online courses to referees
Much of FIFA’s competition calendar for 2020 has been impacted by COVID-19, and three tournaments have so far been re-scheduled for 2021....
Gold miner nursing second degree burns after incident on dredge
Fifty-seven-year-old Rodwell Allen, a gold miner of Mocha Arcadia, East Bank Demerara received second degree burns to 55% of his...
Craig man stabbed to death by mentally unstable brother
A 39-year-old man died on Friday after he was reportedly stabbed multiple times by his brother at their Buzzbee Dam,...