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As the recount of votes for Guyana’s national and regional elections continues under the scrutiny of a High-Level CARICOM team, CARICOM’s Ambassador to the Organisation of American States has declared that CARICOM “regard ourselves as the most legitimate interlocutors in the Guyana situation”. Ambassador Noel Lynch made the statement this morning to a meeting of […]
A group of five US Senators headed by the Chairman of the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, James E. Risch, have written to President David Granger requesting that “credible international observers” be allowed to return to Guyana to observe the vote recount. The vote recount which is currently underway is being observed by a […]
The Guyana Elections Commission is examining the possibility of adding more workstations at the Arthur Chung Convention Centre to get more votes counted in a faster time. There are currently 10 workstations in operation. Today marked the 7th day of the recount and just over 10% of the total boxes have been counted so far. […]
The Public Health Ministry has conducted a total of 56 tests for the coronavirus over the past 24 hours and four new cases of the disease have been recorded. The total number of confirmed cases has reached 113 with 67 of those cases being active. A total of 39 persons have made full recoveries and […]
A bi-partisan group of US Congressional Representatives is urging the Government of Guyana to allow the Carter Center and a technical advisory team from the International Republic Institute into Guyana to join the observation of the national recount of votes. The recount entered its 7th day today. Last week, Guyana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. […]
With the Hydromet Office predicting at least three more days of heavy rainfall, several parts of Georgetown are already under flood waters. The Civil Defence Commission is monitoring the situation. In downtown Georgetown, the canal along Avenue of the Republic has overflowed onto the roadways. Several nearby streets were also inundated with floodwaters. A number […]
The People’s Progressive Party believes that the governing APNU+AFC coalition is attempting to discredit the activities of elections day with its claims about irregularities being uncovered during the recount. The APNU+AFC has claimed that votes were cast on Elections Day by persons who were not in Guyana and on behalf of persons who have died. […]
The Hydromet Office has issued a flood warning for those areas that are flood-prone. The warning will remain in place for the rest of the night and early into Tuesday. Rainfall accumulation is expected to be between 10.0 mm and 40.0 mm into this evening. The Pomeroon-Supenaam areas in Region 2 and the Essequibo Islands-West […]
With the number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus in Guyana climbing by five over the past 24hrs, the Public Health Ministry is issuing a new warning about the disease and pleading with Guyanese to follow the safety guidelines. Public Health Minister, Volda Lawrence today said a disaster could be approaching if citizens do not […]
The Observation Report detailing objections and other issues noted during the recount of the votes is important in meeting the objective of the recount. That position was made clear today by the Chairperson of the Guyana Elections Commission, Retired Justice Claudette Singh during a meeting with representatives from the new parties that contested the elections. […]
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