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The Guyana Elections Commission is still to make a final decision on the extension of the timeline for the recount of votes. The 25-day timeline that GECOM set itself for the recount will expire in two days. The Commission met today but the meeting ended with no decision being made. News Source understands that the […]
The Public Health Ministry has announced that Guyana has recorded 11 new cases of the coronavirus disease in the past 24hrs. The new cases take to 150 the total number of confirmed cases with 72 of those cases still active. A total of 67 persons have recovered with the number of deaths remaining at 11. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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