Sharda Bacchus

On the crucial day when an illegal declaration of the results of the 2020 general elections was made, GECOM Chair, retired justice  Claudette Singh was found locked away in a room with Deputy Chief Election Officer, Roxanne Myers and around one dozen men.

“Numerous mistakes” were made and “incorrect” numbers called out in the tabulation and verification of votes for Region Four during the 2020 elections after Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Information Technology officer, Enrique Livan took over the process.

In the midst of his attempts to protect the Region Four Statements of Poll (SOPs) and other elections material, Assistant Commissioner of Police Edgar Thomas said he was relieved of his Command of the division because he refused to comply with instructions which were coming from the then Deputy Chief Election Officer (DCEO) Roxanne Myers, who appeared to have the support of his superiors.

Public hearings for the Presidential Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the controversial March 2020 general elections will commence today and Chairman, Justice (retired)  Stanley John stressed that the probe is only interested in the “truth” and “what in fact occurred”.

Days after a major accident closed it, the Demerara Harbour Bridge (DHB) reopened to traffic at 9 last night but will only be able to accommodate vehicles carrying up to 12 tonnes.

Even though she had accumulated $400 million in raw gold and concealed it at her Mahaica home, Bibi Acklema Goberdhan is not being investigated by the authorities at this point in time.

A 19-year-old student of the Government Technical Institute (GTI) succumbed at a city hospital yesterday, days after he was  beaten and robbed by a group of men in the vicinity of the Route 45 bus park.

After Senior Magistrate Leron Daly temporarily remanded Police Legal Advisor Mandel Moore over his failure to submit promised evidence in the cybercrime proceedings against Detective Sergeant Dion Bascom, the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has written to the Chancellor of the Judiciary seeking to have the trial reassigned.

Devi Persaud, the 12-year-old who went missing after leeaving her Sisters Village, West Bank Demerara home on Monday, was found today at a Corentyne, Berbice home.

Police Legal Advisor Mandel Moore did not turn over video evidence in the cybercrime proceedings against Detective Sergeant Dion Bascom as he was expected to this morning and the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has since written to the Chancellor seeking to have the presiding magistrate Leron Daly recuse herself from the matter.

As the police investigation into Friday’s multi-million dollar robbery at Giftland’s GTT outlet widens, several suspects including a cleaner attached to the business have been arrested, over $2.6 million in cash recovered and the suspected getaway vehicle impounded.

Critical service delivery systems such as counselling and providing shelters to victims need to be strengthened to aid in achieving the objectives of the donor-funded Spotlight Initiative which is intended to eliminate violence against women and girls.

Weeks after she decided she wanted to end the abusive relationship she was in, a 28-year-old La Bonne Intention (LBI), East Coast Demerara woman was allegedly stabbed to death by her common-law partner shortly after returning home on Friday night.

Convicted drug traffickers who are unable or unwilling to pay fines imposed along with their sentences are either required to spend additional time in jail or have their assets confiscated by the state through the relevant law enforcement agencies.

With allegations recently surfacing on Facebook against a local social media personality, who has been accused of sexually assaulting a number of women and spreading sexually transmitted infections (STIs), members of the women’s rights organisation Red Thread are urging the survivors to come forward so that they can receive the necessary advice and support needed.

A decomposed body, suspected to be that of a 36-year-old fisherman, was discovered in the Atlantic Ocean, days after he was allegedly tossed overboard by members of his crew.

3D printing could soon be the new norm in the construction of local homes, saving builders time and money while offering higher quality, according to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Black Buffalo 3D, Michael Woods.

Among the many attractions at the International Building Expo is a 600-square ft house built by local company South Atlantic and its Colombian partner Cana Dulce.

3D printing could soon be the new norm in the construction of local homes, saving builders time and money while offering higher quality, according to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Black Buffalo 3D, Michael Woods.

Minister of  Health, Dr Frank Anthony yesterday said a new Public Health Act is being developed and the first draft is expected within the next few weeks or months.