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The American, British, Canadian and EU Diplomatic Representatives walked out of the tabulation of votes for Region 4 this morning less than two hours after it began, claiming that they will be issuing a statement. When the Returning Officer started the process this morning following yesterday’s objections to him using a spreadsheet process, he announced […]
Days after the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that he had discussions about the election situation in Guyana with the Deputy Prime Minister of Canada, the Acting Assistant US Secretary of State for the Western Hemisphere, Michael Kozak, issued a warning on Twitter for Guyana. “Under U.S. law and practice those who participate […]
In another electoral twist this afternoon, the European Union Observer Mission announced that it has written to the Returning Officer for Region 4, Clairmont Mingo, requesting to examine the Statements of Poll that he has used to prepare the spreadsheet of results for Region 4. The EU team wants its request to be met before […]
Since Guyana’s first case of the coronavirus was announced, a number of pharmacies and other businesses have significantly increased the prices for those items that are to be used for preventative measures. At some pharmacies and supermarkets, the cost for disinfectants and hand sanitizers have been increased by more than 200% over the past 24hrs. […]
The Balwant Singh Hospital has confirmed that the woman who died at the Georgetown Hospital and later tested positive for the coronavirus was first a patient at its hospital. In a statement, the private hospital said internal checks carried out today revealed that the patient made a “brief stop” at its facility before going on […]
Thirteen crew members of the Caribbean Airlines flight that brought in the 52-year-old Guyanese woman who later died and tested positive for the coronavirus have been self quarantined for 14 days. In a statement, the airline announced that the woman traveled from the JFK Airport in New York on the 7th March. She in-transited in […]
The Chairperson of the Guyana Elections Commission, Justice Claudette Singh halted the tabulation process for the Region Four votes earlier today following protests by some about the Returning Officer returning to the process with the spreadsheet process. News Source has been told that the GECOM Chair has said that she wants to read the written […]
Over 14 Doctors and Nurses at the Georgetown Hospital have been ordered into self-quarantine following the death of a 52-year-old woman at the hospital. They will remain quarantined for 14 days in keeping with the protocols of the World Health Organisation. Public Health Minister Volda Lawrence this morning confirmed the quarantine of the health workers […]
The tests carried out on samples from the body of the woman who died in the emergency room of the Georgetown Hospital this morning have confirmed that she was a victim of the Coronavirus, multiple sources at the Hospital have confirmed this evening. The confirmation makes it the first recorded case of the virus in […]
The Returning Officer for Region Four, Clairmonte Mingo, has been ordered by the Chief Justice to return to the process of tabulating the Statements of Poll for Region 4 and completing the process before making a declaration. She has nullified the previous declaration, declaring it as unlawful. In a ruling this afternoon, Chief Justice Roxanne […]
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