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Cops offer $3M reward for info on murders of West Berbice boys

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) yesterday offered a $3 million reward for information leading to the arrest and prosecution of the person/s responsible for the murders of West Berbice youths Joel and Isaiah Henry and Haresh Singh, which the lawyer for the family of two of the youths called an admission of failure.

CXC says independent review found grading `technically sound’

Following concerns here and across the region about this year’s results, the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) yesterday announced that an Independent Review Team had found its testing, marking and grading during the 2020 Examination cycle to be “technically sound and quality assured”.

President Irfaan Ali assures the crowd outside of the “Dream Realised” title distribution ceremony that their queries about house lots and applications will be addressed (Photo by Orlando Charles)

Ali promises new housing developments to start soon

The Ministry of Housing commenced a two-day land title distribution exercise also at the National Stadium at Providence, where President Irfaan Ali assured those who more interested in getting house lots that new developments would soon be underway. 

GPH nurses during a recent protest

Union not backing down from planned health sector strike

Despite government’s threats of sanctions against health workers who have been protesting for better benefits for those on the frontline in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) yesterday signalled that it intends to proceed with planned industrial action this week unless its demands are met.

General Secretary of the AFC David Patterson (standing at rear with arm raised) speaks with the AFC nominees before the vote for Chair and Vice Chair of the Region Four RDC.

Patterson resigns as AFC General Secretary

A split between A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) and the Alliance For Change (AFC) over the election of the Vice Chairman of the Region Four Regional Democratic Council (RDC) yesterday resulted in David Patterson tendering his resignation as General Secretary of the AFC with immediate effect.

Irfaan Ali

Ali downplays protests by frontline workers

While maintaining that his government is committed to improving the lives of all workers, President Irfaan Ali yesterday suggested that recent protests staged by frontline health care workers over demands for better wages and salaries and conditions were being instigated by persons seeking to exploit current circumstances.

CXC defends results, rules out exams probe

Saying it was satisfied with the marking of test scripts for this year’s exams, the Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) yesterday maintained it would only conduct grade reviews that are requested through its official process or via a Ministry of Education.

Trotman, Indar clash over 2020 budget

`It has taken good and special care of some interest groups, but left 90% of the people out altogether – particularly the working class and poor’ APNU+AFC MP Raphael Trotman and Minister in the Ministry of Public Works Deodat Indar yesterday clashed over  the merits of Budget 2020 as debate  on the long-delayed presentation began at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre.

Public Works Minister Juan Edghill reading the budget speech (Department of Public Information photo)

Gov’t projecting GDP growth of 48% to 51%

The People’s Progressive Party/ Civic (PPP/C) government yesterday tabled a $329.5 billion budget for the year 2020  projecting Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth this year within the range of 48.4% to 51.2% but with the country’s overall deficit to  increase to 6.5% of GDP.

Sir Ronald Sanders

OAS to meet again on Guyana’s elections

The Permanent Council of the Organization of Ameri-can States (OAS) will meet again to discuss and possibly pass a resolution on the electoral situation in Guyana; once a final ruling in the current judicial matter is delivered.

Kim Kyte-Thomas

Court of Appeal to rule Thursday on recount challenge

Guyana’s Court of Appeal is set to rule on Thursday on the challenge brought by Misenga Jones to prevent the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) from using the results of the national recount of the votes cast at the March 2nd elections to declare a winner.

GECOM moves closer to naming PPP/C as winner

GECOM yesterday moved closer to the declaration of the PPP/C as the winner of the March 2nd general elections with Chairperson Claudette Singh  setting aside the 10 declarations submitted to the Commis-sion on March 13, 2020 and ordering the embattled Chief Election Officer (CEO) for the fourth time to submit the results of the painstaking recount.

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