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The PAHO/WHO Representative in Guyana, Dr. William Adu-Krow believes Guyana should not be having any discussions right now about lifting the current curfew. He believes that the curfew should remain in place if the country wants to see a flattening out of those cover-19 cases. During a virtual press conference on Friday, Dr. Adu-Krow said […]
The Chairperson of the Guyana Elections Commission, Justice Claudette Singh has decided that no more than 10 workstations will be used for the recount of votes from the 2nd March elections. It was stated that each workstation will be responsible for the tabulating of its own results. The Chairperson also indicated to the Commissioners today […]
The Public Health Minister Volda Lawrence issued a warning to citizens this afternoon about the increasing number of coronavirus cases in Guyana. The country has now recorded 63 confirmed cases of the coronavirus with 18 of those confirmed cases coming in the past week alone. In her daily update today, the Public Health Minister said […]
In a statement this afternoon, the President’s office made it clear that the President and the Government are not responsible for the hiring of a US Lobby firm since they did no such hiring. The Ministry of the Presidency described as “erroneous”, statements which suggested that the Government hired the US looby firm, JJ&B to […]
The Bar Council of the Guyana Bar Association issued a call today for the Guyana Elections Commission to do all acts and things necessary in the shortest possible time to ensure the accurate credible and transparent declaration of the results of the 2020 elections. The Bar Council reminded that Article 69 of the Constitution of […]
The Director-General of the Ministry of the Presidency, Joe Harmon, while confirming the hiring of a US lobbying firm has indicated that it is supporters of the APNU+AFC government who are standing the costs. He said government money is not being used. “This is not funding from the government. We have supporters around the world […]
The Chairperson of the Elections Commission, Justice Claudette Singh has indicated to Commissioners that she will make her decisions on the proposals for the recount known to them by tomorrow via email. The Commission met today for just over three hours. According to two of the Commissioners, the meeting focused heavily on the length of […]
Documents filed with the US Department of Justice have revealed that the Government of Guyana through Director-General of the Ministry of the Presidency, Joe Harmon, has hired the services of an American company, JJ&B LLC. to make representation on the Guyana government’s behalf in the US on the recent elections in Guyana. The price tag […]
Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) intend to approach international financial institutions in a united front to seek financial relief as the region tackles the coronavirus pandemic. CARICOM hosted a special emergency meeting on Wednesday via videoconference and it was agreed that a collective approach is best in accessing assistance to meet the […]
With visits by Attorneys and family members to the prisons in Guyana suspended because of the coronavirus pandemic, the Guyana Prison Service is turning to the internet to allow virtual meetings between prisoners and their attorneys and families. In a statement, the Director of Prisons, Gladwin Samuels explained that the recent donation of 30 tablets […]
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