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Flood warning issued for several areas across Guyana

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 […]

Observation report important to objective of recount -GECOM Chairperson

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. […]

APNU+AFC claims “clear patterns of irregularities” being observed during Recount

With the ballots from 208 boxes already recounted as part of the national vote recount, the governing APNU+AFC coalition is alleging that the recount has unraveled “clear and unmistakable patterns of irregularities”. In a Sunday night statement, the APNU+AFC said the recount has found “countless instances of dead persons being recorded as voting exclusively in […]

7 new cases of coronavirus confirmed; Total cases reach 104

The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus in Guyana continues to climb even as other Caribbean countries are seeing no new cases and low cases prompting a reopening of their countries. In its release today, the Public Health Ministry revealed that the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Guyana jumped by seven overnight, taking […]

Senior US Congressman accuses US Govt. of interference in Guyana’s Electoral process

US Congressman and Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries has expressed worry and concern over what he considers the US government’s “foreign interference in the affairs of an independent nation in Guyana”. Mr. Jeffries made the fiery comment during an online interview with President of the Caribbean Guyana Institute for Democracy, Rickford […]

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, […]