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The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has decided to conclude its national house-to-house registration exercise at the end of this month as it moves towards the holding of general elections “within the shortest time possible.”

(LIAT press release) LIAT wishes to advise passengers that due to the passage of Tropical Storm Dorian that several destinations within the LIAT network will be affected.

The Regional Democratic Council (RDC) Region Ten is appealing to the public for urgent assistance in securing a number of items for several residents whose houses were damaged in an early morning storm today.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs today noted with concern a statement made by the spokesperson of the Foreign Ministry of the Russian Federation.

Riana Toney of the Anna Regina Secondary School was this afternoon unveiled as the top performer at this year’s Caribbean Secondary Examination Certificate exams with 19 Grade Ones.

Acting Chief Justice Roxane George-Wiltshire SC this afternoon ruled that the house-to-house (HtH) registration exercise presently underway is not  unconstitutional and it is not for the court to determine if it should be conducted but it is for GECOM to decide this while acting in line with the constitution.

Director, Department of Energy, Dr. Mark Bynoe, this morning, announced that UK-based Tullow Oil Plc’s wholly owned subsidiary Tullow Guyana B.V. 

Justice Claudette Singh was today sworn in as Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission.

GTT mobile coverage will be downgraded in the Diamond, East Bank Demerara Highway.

Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo today wrote President David Granger requesting that he and his Cabinet resign forthwith in accordance with the Caribbean Court of Justice’s (CCJ) decision of June 18 in the no confidence motion case and the consequential orders of July 12.

Representatives of the government and the opposition this afternoon met again to consider nominees for the new GECOM Chairman.

The United States Ambassador to Guyana,  Sarah-Ann Lynch; United Kingdom High Commissioner to Guyana, Greg Quinn; and the Head of Delegation of the European Union to Guyana,  Jernej Videtič today issued a joint statement following the issuing of the Caribbean Court of Justice’s Definitive Orders on 12 July 2019.

The Government of Guyana today said it accepts its “interim” status but that “Cabinet has not stopped functioning”.

The Caribbean Court of Justice today said it would fix no timelines for general elections following the December 21, 2018 motion of no confidence but said that the clear provisions governing article 106 of the constitution must be given full effect and a caretaker-type administration is now in place.

The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) this afternoon ruled that President David Granger and Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo settle on a new Chairman of GECOM with the utmost urgency.

Following another two-hour meeting today, representatives of President David Granger and Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo failed to find consensus on six nominees for the post of chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM).

The judiciary today expressed “grave concern” over attacks on it in a Guyana Chronicle report.

President David Granger has intervened to prevent the jailing of Finance Minister Winston Jordan over the government’s failure to pay the more than US$2 million awarded by a court to Trinidad construction company Dipcon for road construction works.

Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday submitted to the Ministry of the Presidency 11 names of persons who were originally nominated for Chairmanship of GECOM and who have agreed to have their names resubmitted.

President David Granger is proposing to meet Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo at 3 pm tomorrow.