Barbados, Jamaica and Bahamas added to EU money laundering blacklist; Guyana officially delisted

The European Commission has announced that three Caribbean countries, Barbados, Jamaica and The Bahamas, have been added to its latest blacklist of countries that are considered high risk with strategic deficiencies in their regime against money laundering and countering terrorist financing. While the three CARICOM states became the latest to be added to the blacklist, […]

Coronavirus cases in Guyana increase by 1

With a total of 49 new COVID-19 tests completed in the past 24hrs, there is only one new case of the coronavirus in Guyana. It was also revealed today that Guyana has conducted a total of 785 coronavirus tests, with 692 of those tests turning up as negative. During the daily update, Chief Medical Officer, […]

Govt. sends $4.4M worth of care packages for students in Cuba

Guyanese medical students studying in Cuba are set to receive care packages from the Department of Public Service as part of the government’s assistance for citizens affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The packages containing food supplies and sanitary items were packed on Thursday afternoon at the Public Service Department and flown out to Cuba this […]

Region Nine residents urged to take extra precautions as COVID-19 cases soar in neighbouring Brazil

With neighbouring Brazil recording more than 107,000 cases of the coronavirus, authorities in Guyana have issued a new warning for residents of the bordering communities in Region Nine. Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Shamdeo Persaud said Region Nine residents need to be extremely vigilant at this time. “I want to draw your attention to Brazil which […]

Jagdeo wants to meet GECOM on pace of recount

With the recount of votes continuing for a second day today, General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party, Bharrat Jagdeo is not impressed with the pace of the process. During the first day of the recount, 25 boxes were completed at the 10 workstations. Additional boxes have been completed on the second day, but during […]