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Moments after meeting with officials of the Guyana Elections Commission and the CARICOM high-level team scrutinizing the recount, President David Granger made it clear that his Government will be accepting the declaration of results after the recount. On Saturday, Attorney General and APNU+AFC Candidate, Basil Williams raised questions about the legality of making a declaration […]
Three days after the Guyana Elections Commission engaged Health Officials from the National COVID-19 Task Force on a proposal to add six more workstations to the Arthur Chung Convention Centre for the vote recount, the Commission is still awaiting a report from the health authorities. GECOM reached out to the Task Force for advice on […]
Almost a month after he escaped from the Lusignan prison, 32-year-old Ganesh Dhanraj was recaptured on Saturday afternoon. Dhanraj who is facing a murder charge, was spotted at the Parika bus park and the Police were alerted. Police investigators quickly arrived on the scene and arrested the man who admitted that he was indeed the […]
The Government of Guyana through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has informed the US Embassy that Guyana’s Airports are still closed as part of the fight against the coronavirus pandemic and therefore it may not be possible for the Carter Center and the International Republican Institute to be allowed in to observe the ongoing vote […]
The Public Health Ministry is expanding testing for the Coronavirus in Guyana as three new cases were recorded from 13 tests completed in the past 24hrs. The new cases came after two back-to-back days of no new cases. Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Karen Gordon-Boyle revealed today that many of the persons tested positive for […]
American Ambassador to Guyana, Sarah-Ann Lynch has shot down allegations that the United States Government has been interfering in Guyana’s electoral process. Appearing on the 94.1 Jumpstart Show this morning, the Ambassador said she sees America’s interest in the Guyana elections as “good diplomacy” and not interference. “I call it good diplomacy…All these statements that […]
Following months of protest, negotiations and proposals, the management of the Guyana Sugar Corporation and the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union have finally reached agreement on a salary increase for sugar workers. In a statement, GAWU announced that through the agreement, piece-rated workers will be benefitting from a 5% rise in their salaries pay, […]
Less than 30 minutes after he jumped the fence and escaped from the New Amsterdam Prison, convicted prisoner Rei Joseph was recaptured and taken back into custody. A report from the Guyana Prison Service stated that at around 6:51am today, the prisoner was noticed scaling the fence of the jailhouse. An alarm was immediately raised […]
The Guyana Elections Commission is set to meet on Friday to make a decision on extending the timeline for the vote recount and adding additional counting stations. The Commission is hoping to add six more workstations to the current ten. Today, Health Officials from the COVID-19 Task Force visited the recount site to look at […]
For a second straight day today, Guyana recorded no new cases of the coronavirus, even as an additional 32 tests were conducted over the past 24hrs. Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Karen Gordon-Boyle announced today that clinical trials are being done at the Georgetown Hospital where the most severe Coronavirus cases are being treated. She […]
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