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Region One remains the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic in Guyana. Of the country’s 128 active cases, Region One has 60 cases. Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Karen Gordon-Boyle today said she is still not happy with the response of Region One residents to the health guidelines especially those in the Moruca sub-district. She said […]
The Chairperson of the Guyana Elections Commission, retired Justice Claudette Singh has decided to dispose of the 10 District Declarations that were made on the 13th March and has replaced those Declarations with the Certificates of Recount. In her decision at today’s meeting of the Commission, the GECOM Chair said: “the results of March 13 […]
Even with the Guyana Elections Commissions still to make a final declaration of the 2nd March elections, the Secretary-General of the Organisation of American States is making moves to summon a meeting of the Permanent Council of the OAS on the situation in Guyana. In a brief statement on twitter, the OAS Secretary-General, Luis Almagro […]
The Chairperson of the Guyana Elections Commission has rejected the report submitted on Saturday to the Guyana Elections Commission by the Chief Election Officer and has now instructed him to submit a report in keeping with her original request. According to Commissioner Vincent Alexander, at today’s meeting of the Guyana Elections Commission, the Chairman told […]
The assault of a prisoner by prison officers at the Lusignan jail was one of the main reasons behind yesterday’s unrest by prisoners which resulted in fire being set to one of the wooden buildings at the facility. According to the Director of Prisons, Gladwin Samuels, two prisoners got into a conflict and during a […]
The Guyana Elections Commission is set to meet this morning and the #1 issue on the agenda is expected to be the submitted report of the Chief Election Officer, which has come in for widespread criticism from several quarters. The Chief Election Officer submitted his final report on the election on Saturday, one day after […]
Guyana has recorded six new cases of the coronavirus but has also recorded six new recoveries, according to the latest figures released on Sunday. The country currently has a total of 126 active cases. The total recoveries have now climbed to 154. 17 persons have lost their lives to the disease in Guyana. Although the […]
A midday fire at the Lusignan Prison which was triggered by searches for drugs and illegal items, has been completely extinguised. A number of inmates who were injured are being treated for minor injuries. The fire was reportedly set by angry inmates at an old building in the prison around 12:30 as prisoners started a […]
Chief Election Officer Keith Lowenfield on Saturday handed in his final report on the elections to the GECOM Chair showing the incumbent APNU+AFC with the majority of votes, but one of the PPP nominated Commissioners, Sase Gunraj, has already brushed aside the report as an “eyepass” saying that Lowenfield was in violation of the instructions […]
The Guyana Defence today announced that the recently appointed acting Chief-of-Staff, Brigadier Godfrey Bess and a high level military team met today with the Diplomatic representatives of the US, UK, Canada and the EU. While not divulging details of the meeting, the GDF in a Facebook post said the Chief of Staff reiterated the “apolitical […]
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