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For the second straight day, Guyana recorded no new case of the coronavirus, even as more tests are being done. The Public Health Ministry reported today that 464 persons have been tested in total with 390 of those tests returning a negative result. Public Health Minister Volda Lawrence reported today that there are still five […]
As the Elections Commission awaits word from the CARICOM Secretariat on the arrival of its high-level team for the recount of votes, the CARICOM Secretary General has written to the National COVID-19 Task Force. CARICOM is seeking permission for a special chartered flight to be able to depart Guyana to pick up the officials and […]
Police investigators on the West Demerara are probing the murder of a Canal #1 woman last evening. Details of the incident are sketchy but according to reports, the 62-year old, Tameshwarie Sonilal was stabbed to death by a man who was known to her in her home. The woman’s lifeless body was discovered with multiple […]
A North East La Penitence woman has been left battling for her life after being attacked by her common law husband, who later took his own life. The dead man has been identified as Glen Forde aka “Black Boy”. The injured wife has been identified as Colleen Daly. Police investigators were called to the Georgetown […]
One day after the Ministry of the Presidency announced that Joe Harmon had been appointed the Chief Executive Officer of the National COVID-19 Task Force, the Ministry of the Presidency has clarified that he is no longer the Director General at the Ministry of the Presidency. Newly appointed Director of the Public Information and Press […]
The Guyana Elections Commission has completed and finalised its plan and order for the recount of the votes from the 2nd March elections. The Commission is now awaiting word from the CARICOM Secretariat on the arrival of its high-level team so that it could set a start date for the recount. Once CARICOM indicates the […]
As the Public Health Ministry steps up its efforts to get more tests for the coronavirus completed, several mobile units for the taking of samples for testing will go into operation from Monday. During her daily update today, Public Health Minister Volda Lawrence revealed that there are now 73 confirmed cases of the coronavirus recorded […]
The Private Sector Commission, which is an accredited local observer group for the elections, has dispatched proposals of its own to the Guyana Elections Commission for the recount process. In a letter to the GECOM Chairperson, PSC Chairman, Captain Gerry Gouveia said it is imperative that the recount of votes is seen as credible and […]
An all day meeting at the Guyana Elections Commission has inched the process forward for the start of the recount. While most of the issues pertaining to the recount order have been finalized, the Commission will meet again tomorrow to complete the order and make moves for its filing for gazetting purposes. Commissioner Sase Gunraj […]
With the number of cases of the coronavirus in Guyana climbing, the National COVID-19 Task Force is likely to recommend an extension of the curfew measures that are set to expire on the 3rd May. During a virtual media briefing this morning, Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo who heads the Task Force said no representation has […]
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