The Trump administration announced visa sanctions Wednesday on members of Guyana’s ruling government and called for President David Granger to “step aside” so the country could begin its transition four months after its disputed March 2 elections. “The Granger government must respect the results of democratic elections and step aside,” U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo said during a morning press briefing. Pompeo said the U.S. would be placing “visa restrictions on individuals responsible for or complicit in undermining democracy in Guyana.” Granger and his A Partnership for National Unity coalition have refused to accept the findings of a 33-day…
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After Florida reported a record 132 deaths on Tuesday, a group of mayors from Miami-Dade County, the center of the state’s crisis, warned Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, that local officials are running out of time to avoid another painful economic closure. “There is a significant amount of pressure for us to shut down,” Mayor Francis Suarez of Miami told Mr. DeSantis at an event in the city. “We have between one week and four weeks to get this thing under control, or we will have to take some aggressive measures.” The mayors took issue with messaging about the pandemic,…
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — Chief Justice Roxane George-Wiltshire today said she will begin hearing arguments on Friday in the case filed by a private citizen seeking to prevent the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) from receiving a report from the Chief Elections Officer, Keith Lowenfield, regarding the results of the disputed March 2 regional and general election. Justice George-Wiltshire, describing the case as one “of national interest and importance”, said she intends to give a ruling by Sunday, noting “it all depends on what is presented”. Misenga Jones, a private citizen, through her attorneys, led by Trinidad-based Senior Counsel John Jeremie,…
Construction of a new concrete road in Revierre has started.The 618 feet road is being done at an estimated cost of $408-thousand EC dollars.In addition to the road, there will also be construction of seven (7) retaining walls, and over 900 feet of drains.The work being carried out by BRAGSA is scheduled to be completed in six (6) weeks.
Marielise Horsford has been fined $5500 for breaching a self-quarantine order and assaulting a nurse while under quarantine in a state facility. The Dominican Republic woman pleaded guilty to both charges when she appeared before Chief Magistrate Joanne Walsh. She said she did not use abusive and threatening language and the police withdrew that charge. $500 of the fine will go towards the nurse whose uniform was torn during the assault. Horsdord apologised to the court for the entire ordeal. The self proclaimed ‘Spanish Girl’ made news last month after she was found in a tattoo parlour during her self…
Arnos Vale, St. Vincent – Local cricket will resume this weekend with matches in the National Lotteries Authority (NLA) First Division competition and the SVGCA Women Super 40 tournament. At the last executive meeting of the SVGCA, the decision was made to resume and complete the local competitions that were suspended in March 2020 due to COVID-19. The consensus was reached following advice from the National COVID-19 Taskforce, informing the cricket body that they had “no objections to the resumption of local cricket.” The letter from Dr. Simone Keizer-Beache, Chair of the Taskforce, further advised that the cricket association should…
(CNN) – The Trump administration has rescinded its policy that would bar international students who only take online courses from staying in the US, a federal judge announced Tuesday in Boston. The decision comes a little over a week after Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced that students at schools offering only online courses due to the coronavirus pandemic would need to either leave the US or transfer schools. One person familiar with the matter told CNN the White House has felt the blowback to the proposal and that some inside the West Wing believe it was poorly conceived and executed.…
Customer loyalty programs are powerful tools to keep a retailer’s customers returning rather than losing them to the competition. However, due to the complexity and high cost, customer loyalty programs have mostly been the domain of the larger businesses and not smaller merchants. That has changed with the launch of Piggy Bank Loyalty, a powerful and customizable customer loyalty program that is both simple to set up and manage as well as affordable and scalable. With Piggy Bank Loyalty, any business in St Vincent & the Grenadines can create a customized mobile customer loyalty points program in minutes without the…
The applicant is seeking a declaration that the Chair of the Elections Commission is acting outside of the Constitution by the decision not use the March 13 declarations towards a final declaration of the elections. Through Attorney Mayo Robertson, private Citizen Misenga Jones has filed Court action against the Guyana Elections Commission, the Chair and Chief Elections Officer of the Commission and the Attorney General. The applicant is seeking a declaration that the Chair of the Elections Commission is acting outside of the Constitution by the decision not use the March 13 declarations towards a final declaration of the elections. …
Chief Justice Roxanne George has set Wednesday morning for the first hearing of the matter which was filed by a private citizen through Attorney Mayo Robertson. A meeting of the Guyana Elections Commission which was expected to accept and address a final report on the elections was discontinued this afternoon following the filing of Court action that seeks to prevent the Commission from using the votes from the final recount as the basis for a final declaration. Chief Justice Roxanne George has set Wednesday morning for the first hearing of the matter which was filed by a private citizen through…