By News Source Guyana on May 21, 2020
News, Politics
While Guyana has recorded 10 new recoveries from the coronavirus in the past 24hrs, taking the total number of recoveries to 57, the country has also recorded two new cases. The two new cases are from Region One and Region Seven and Health officials are worried about that development. Region One now has two confirmed […]
By News Source Guyana on May 21, 2020
Crime, News
The Guyana Police Force has been advised to proceed with filing murder charge against a teenager who was arrested for the murder of 68-year-old security guard, Margaret Dawson. Dawson’s battered body was found in Le Repentir cemetery sprawled on a tomb on Monday morning. She was last seen alive on Sunday night when she left […]
By News Source Guyana on May 21, 2020
Elections, News, Politics
The Atlanta based, Carter Center today expressed its deep “disappointment” over the Guyana Government’s decision not to approve its recent requests to allow two observers to return to Guyana to observe the ongoing vote recount. In a statement, the Carter Center said the Elections Commission has consistently confirmed that the accreditation for The Carter Center […]
By News Source Guyana on May 21, 2020
Elections, News, Politics
A perturbed Chairperson of the Guyana Elections Commission, Justice Claudette Singh, this afternoon made it clear that she has never authorized Commissioner Sase Gunraj to speak on her behalf. The statement by the Chair came in response to a report in today’s Kaieteur News which quoted Mr. Gunraj as saying that the Chairperson of the […]
By News Source Guyana on May 21, 2020
News, Politics
The Private Sector Commission is once again urging President David Granger to allow the return of the Carter Center to join in the observing of the ongoing national vote recount. In a statement, the PSC said the President should accept the presence of the Carter Center along with all of the other International Observer Missions […]
By News Source Guyana on May 20, 2020
News, Politics
Eight uniformed guards from the Presidential Guard Unit were recently tested positive for the Coronavirus and have been in quarantine, according to the Guyana Police Force. These are not new cases and are included in the total number of cases in Guyana. In a brief statement, the Police Force explained that random tests were done […]
By News Source Guyana on May 20, 2020
News
The Government of Guyana this afternoon announced a data collection mechanism to identify and provide support for vulernable households impacted by the Coronavirus pandemic. In a statement, the National COVID-19 Task Force indicated that under the initiative persons who are in dire need of assistance or are most vulnerable during this period are the ones […]
By News Source Guyana on May 20, 2020
News
The Director of Primary Health Care Services at the Ministry of Public Health, Dr. Ertenisa Hamilton is warning citizens that the Coronavirus disease remains a silent killer and should not be taken for granted. 10 persons have lost their lives locally to the disease since the first case was reported on the 11th March. Guyana […]
By News Source Guyana on May 20, 2020
Elections, News, Politics
The Presidential Candidate and other officials of the People’s Progressive Party met today with the Chairperson and other officials of the Guyana Elections Commission and recommended an extension by no more than 1 week for the completion of the recount of votes. GECOM has been looking to extend the 25-day timeline that it set for […]
By News Source Guyana on May 20, 2020
News, Politics
The number of Guyanese nationals employed with ExxonMobil Guyana has jumped to 2200 over the past few months representing 53% of the company’s total workforce. Additionally, the company has spent $7 Billion on local suppliers in the first four months of this year. The figures were made known this morning during a radio interview with […]