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Chief of Staff, Brigadier Godfrey Bess, today reiterated the apolitical nature and posture of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), when he met with senior diplomats of the United States of America, the United Kingdom, Canada and the European Union, this afternoon, in the Conference Room, Defence Headquarters, Base Camp Ayanganna.

GECOM Chair Claudette Singh today reiterated her instruction to the Chief Election Officer Keith Lowenfield to present the results of the recount of the March 2nd general elections to her and he has up to 11 tomorrow to do so.

Adverting to Wednesday’s decision by the Caribbean Court of Justice, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres today called for an announcing of the final result.

GECOM Chair  Claudette Singh today repudiated what purports to be a recording between her and a staff member.

HONG KONG, (Reuters) – Hong Kong police searched the office of an independent political pollster today, 10 days after Beijing imposed sweeping national security legislation that has sent a chill across the former British colony.

The Head of the OAS election observer mission to Guyana, Bruce Golding says that the big question now is whether the incumbent government will accept the ruling of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) on Wednesday throwing out a Court of Appeal decision which inspired the Chief Election Officer (CEO) to slash over 115,000 votes.

GENEVA,  (Reuters) – An advance team from the World Health Organization (WHO) has left for China to organise an investigation into the origins of the novel coronavirus which sparked the global pandemic, a spokeswoman said today.

MOSCOW,  (Reuters) – Russian firefighters have been seeding clouds to bring down rain over wildfires raging in Siberia, the authorities said today.

(Barbados Nation) Barbadian ambassador, superstar and entrepreneur Robyn ‘Rihanna’ Fenty’ took to Instagram today to express admiration for Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley and to say thank you for her kind words.

By way of letter, GECOM Chair Claudette Singh today instructed Chief Election Officer Keith Lowenfield to prepare a report for the declaration of the result from the March 2 general elections using the figures from the recount of the votes which show a victory for the PPP/C.

New CARICOM Chair Ralph Gonsalves today urged respect of yesterday’s Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) ruling by all stakeholders and he said he expected an early declaration by GECOM of the result of the March 2nd general elections.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court today firmly rejected President Donald Trump’s argument for sweeping presidential immunity and ruled that a New York prosecutor can obtain his financial records but prevented – at least for now – Democratic-led House of Representatives committees from getting similar documents.

A proposed meeting today of GECOM on the way forward following yesterday’s Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) decision has been postponed to tomorrow as government-appointed commissioners have requested time to study the ruling.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Actor Johnny Depp denied attacking his ex-wife while undergoing detox to ease himself off prescription drugs on his private island in the Bahamas, London’s High Court heard on Thursday.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Two of the biggest names on the British high street said they would cut more than 5,000 jobs today after conceding that customers were unlikely to return to their old ways after the COVID-19 crisis upended retail.

Despite today’s ruling by the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), caretaker President David Granger is still insisting that there was widespread fraud in the March 2nd general elections and that the matter will now have to be finally decided by GECOM.

In language reminiscent of what had been employed in the motion of no confidence case when it ruled that 33 was the majority of  65, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) today said that Article 177 (2) (b) of the constitution was pellucid and required no interpretation.

The Caribbean Court of Justice today threw out a controversial Guyana Court of Appeal decision that inserted the word valid into the consideration of votes for the election of a President.

The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) this afternoon said that it had jurisdiction to hear an appeal of a decision by the Guyana Court of Appeal pertaining to the March 2nd general elections.

(Trinidad Express) The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service Social and Welfare Association has offered a $10,000 reward for any information which may lead to the arrests of those responsible for the murder of Police Constable Allen Moseley.