By News Source Guyana on May 28, 2020
News, Politics
One day after the government released detailed requirements for those stranded Guyanese nationals seeking to return home, the Private Sector Commission is requesting that some exemptions be made to allow the smooth return of the citizens. In a letter to the COVID-19 Task Force, the Private Sector Commission is requesting that those persons who test […]
By News Source Guyana on May 28, 2020
News, Politics
At a high-level virtual meeting examining the impact of the Coronavirus on small states, President David Granger called for extraordinary financing to be made available to assist small states to fight the pandemic and address issues during their recovery. The President told the UN and other world leaders that the multidimensional nature of the impact […]
By News Source Guyana on May 27, 2020
News, Politics
The Public Health Ministry is once again sounding the alarm over the skyrocketing cases of the coronavirus in neigbouring Brazil and the threat to communities in southern Guyana. While announcing that Guyana has recorded no new cases over the past 24hrs, Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Shamdeo Persaud today expressed grave concern over the situation in […]
By News Source Guyana on May 27, 2020
Elections, News, Politics
With cases of the coronavirus in Guyana still climbing steadily, it is appearing clearer that the current health emergency measures are likely to be extended when they expire in a few days. During an appearance on NCN’s Context Talk Show, President David Granger explained that Guyana must first flatten the cases and bring the pandemic […]
By News Source Guyana on May 27, 2020
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Guyanese nationals who are stranded abroad and want to return home will have to undergo 14 days of quarantine at either a government facility or one of two private hotels that have been designated as quarantine sites for the returning nationals. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has taken the lead on the repatriation of Guyanese […]
By News Source Guyana on May 26, 2020
Elections, News, Politics
As Guyana celebrates its 54th Independence anniversary today, President David Granger is reminding citizens that Guyana is a sovereign state “that established diplomatic relations on the principles of mutual respect for each other’s territorial integrity and sovereignty, non-interference in each other’s internal affairs, respect for treaties and international law and the rejection of the use […]
By News Source Guyana on May 25, 2020
Elections, News, Politics
Still confident that it won the 2nd March Elections, the APNU+AFC coalition today called on the Guyana Elections Commission to address the issue of the large number of ballots that did not carry the six digit stamp that should have been place on them by the Presiding Officers. APNU+AFC Executive, Joe Harmon said the current […]
By News Source Guyana on May 25, 2020
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Guyana has recorded a new death from the coronavirus disease, taking the total number of deaths to 11. The 11th death was confirmed over the past 24hrs after test results returned for a man who died suddenly in Region One on Friday night. News Source understands that the man who traveled between Georgetown and the […]
By News Source Guyana on May 25, 2020
News, Politics
As the number of coronavirus cases in Guyana continues to climb, the National COVID-19 Task Force is expected to make a decision soon on the extension of the current curfew measures. A source close to the Task Force told News Source today that the increase in cases cannot be ignored and systems might have to […]
By News Source Guyana on May 25, 2020
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At least six of the recent cases that tested positive for the coronavirus are residents of the Palms Geriatric Home and the situation is worrying for the administrators. Director of Social Services in the Ministry of Social Protection Whenworth Tanner told News Source today that the Palms has been working closely with the Public Health […]