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The Finance Ministry this evening announced that the national treasury is in no position at this time to offer a bailout to the Guyana Sugar corporation. In a statement, the Finance Ministry pointed to the prevailing national circumstances and the challenges of COVID 19 which have reduced national income, as the main reasons behind its […]
While Guyana has recorded no new cases of the coronavirus in the past 24 hours, six more recoveries have been recorded, taking the total number of recoveries up to 92. The announcement was made today by the Director for Primary Health Care, Dr. Ertensia Hamilton. She said 22 tests were done in the past 24 […]
General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party Bharrat Jagdeo today said as far as he is concerned and based on the Constitution, his party’s Presidential Candidate Irfaan Ali is already deemed to be the next President. Speaking briefly with reporters this morning, Mr. Jagdeo stated that based on the Constitution and in wake of Ali […]
The People’s Progressive Party, while waiting on an official declaration from the Guyana Elections Commission, is preparing itself to return to Government and has requested the Police Force to increase its presence at Government buildings. The request was made during a meeting this morning between the Police Commissioner and senior officials in the PPP including […]
The Chairman of the Guyana Sugar Corporation has written to President David Granger describing the corporation’s current financial situation as “dire” and seeking an urgent government bailout. The letter was written on the 15th of May and it is unclear whether there has been any response as yet, but in the letter, Guysuco Chairman John […]
The political parties were united this afternoon in their praise for the staff of the Guyana Elections Commission that worked at the recounting of ballots. The results from the recount of Region 4 ballots were officially certified this afternoon and signed off by the political parties that contested the region except for the APNU+AFC Coalition. […]
The Public Health Ministry reported today that Guyana has recorded two new cases of the coronavirus in the past 24 hours. The two new cases were recorded from a total of 38 completed tests. Two more persons have also made full recoveries and that takes the total number of recoveries up to 86. There are […]
One week after a High Court Judge threw out the murder charge and committal to stand trial against Marcus Bisram, the Director of Public Prosecutions has moved to the Full Court to appeal the Judge’s decision. Last week, Justice Simone Morris-Ramlall set Bisram free after quashing the DPP’s direction to the Magistrate to reopen the […]
APNU+AFC Candidate and incumbent Attorney General, Senior Counsel Basil Williams, has issued a call on the Guyana Elections Commission to remain true to its gazetted recount order and all of its requirements. With the recount process moving into stage 2 which is the completion of a report on the recount by the Chief Elections Officer, […]
With schools set to reopen from next Monday for students preparing to sit the NGSA and CXC examinations, the Ministry of Education is conducting an online survey for teachers on the wider reopening of schools. Schools in Guyana have been closed since March because of the coronavirus pandemic. The online survey which is available on […]
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