March 19, 2020

A 48-year-old businessman of Prosville Housing Scheme, Wismar, Linden who stabbed his ex-lover and her new spouse to death Wednesday night was on March 10 placed on a six-month bond after he was found guilty of threatening to sever the…

See full statement from Scotiabank below: Scotiabank to launch Customer Assistance Programme for customers affected by COVID-19 pandemic. As Guyana copes with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, we are here to help our customers…

Nick Skeete was on Thursday convicted by a 12-member jury for the rape of a 20-year-old old woman between July 8-9, 2016 in Lethem, Region Nine. Skeete known as ‘Jason Blair’ and ‘Shatta’ was on trial alongside John Lee Edmond before…

STATEMENT BY THE AFRICAN CULTURAL & DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION (ACDA): ACDA IS NOT DETERRED BY THREATS OF SANCTIONS- COMMITTED TO A RESOLUTION OF ELECTION CRISIS BASED ON THE FOLLOWING: (a) Respect for citizens’ rights to seek…

JOINT PRESS RELEASE BY POLITICAL PARTIES: March 19, 2020: GEORGETOWN – The political parties signed hereto, welcome the call for a recount of Guyana's General and Regional Elections held on March 2, 2020, to allow for a declaration by…

Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo Thursday warned that future free and fair elections in Guyana could be jeopardised if the process for the March 02 vote is not completed in a transparent and credible manner. “If we don’t succeed here,…

The Government of India has joined other foreign powers in calling for a credible elections process in Guyana and said it is following developments closely. “As a democracy itself, and a time tested friend of Guyana, India would…

As Caribbean countries continue to implement measures to deal with the novel Coronavirus, two banks have offered relief to customers who are affected. In Trinidad and Tobago, Republic Bank Ltd announced that it will be lowering the…

Leader of the Justice For All Party (JFAP), C.N Sharma – one of the political parties in the A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) – on Thursday issued a call for a recount of all votes cast in the March 2, 2020, general and regional…

With five confirmed cases of the COVID-19 disease in Guyana, banks and businesses are being urged to provide some relief to citizens who have loans to pay and those who need to stock up on goods and anti-bacterial agents. Mayor of…