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Former Prime Minister of Jamaica, Bruce Golding, who headed the Observer Mission of the Oranisation of American States at Guyana’s 2nd March Elections told an OAS Permanent Council meeting on Guyana’s elections that he remains disappointed that the Guyana electoral process has still not come to an end. During the virtual meeting, Mr. Golding recounted […]
Although the number of coronavirus cases in Guyana has been climbing steadily, two of the country’s largest regions which recorded the first set of cases are now free of any active case. According to Health Officials, Region 4, which is home to Guyana’s capital of Georgetown, and Region 10 which is home to Linden have […]
When Guyana reopens its international airports in August, all incoming passengers will be required to have a COVID-19 PCR test completed with a negative result before their travel. In guidelines prepared by the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority, the body said the PCR COVID-19 test will have to be taken within seven (7) days prior to […]
Chief Justice Roxanne George this afternoon dismissed the application by private citizen Misenga Jones seeking to prevent a declaration of the final election results using the votes from the recount. In her one hour judgment, the Chief Justice ruled that the Court had jurisdiction to hear the matter and in so doing found that the […]
The Guyana Public Service Union’s Observer Team, which was part of the elections and the recount has released its report recommending that the elections be declared null and void because of the many irregularities uncovered throughout the process. The GPSU in its report on the elections also said the credibility of the elections cannot be […]
Over the past two days, Guyana recorded 16 new cases of coronavirus. A total of 7 new cases were recorded on Saturday from 45 completed tests and on Sunday, the Public Health Ministry revealed that there were 9 new cases from a total of 82 new tests. The numbers in Guyana have been rising steadily […]
Eight years after the Police killing of three Linden protesters and months after a lawsuit was filed against the State of Guyana, the State has decided to settle the Court case to the tune of $77 million. Under the settlement, the estate of Ron Somerset will receive $27 million while the estates of the other […]
Just after the Guyana Elections, the Government of the United States made a request for Voice of America broadcasts to be relayed to Venezuela using medium wave broadcast frequencies that belong to Guyana. The request was turned down by the Guyana Government as it was concerned that Guyana becoming involved could further destabilise relations between […]
US Congressman and Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries has blasted the US government’s recent statement questioning democracy in Guyana. In a statement on his official Facebook page this afternoon, Congressman Jeffries said the Donald Trump administration is not in any position to lecture Guyana or any other country about democracy. Jeffries […]
The Guyana Police Force is investigating reports that some Guyanese boat and bus operators have been using illegal crossings to bring Brazilian nationals into Guyana, despite the large number of COVID-19 cases in the neighbouring country. The Iwokrama Conservation site has raised concern about the issue and the fact that some of the illegal traffickers […]
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