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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 […]
The University of Guyana today announced that its search for its 11th Vice-Chancellor has ended with the appointment of Professor Paloma Mohamed. Professor Mohamed becomes the first woman to be selected for the Vice Chancellor’s position in the 57-year history of the University of Guyana. In its statement, the University of Guyana Council offered its […]
Four more persons have made full recoveries from the coronavirus disease in the past 24 hours, taking the total number of recovered cases to 84. In its release today, the Public Health Ministry revealed that there were no new cases recorded in the past 24 hours. The country recorded only one new case in the […]
US registered carrier, American Airlines has indicated to the Guyanese authorities that it wants to restart its services to Guyana from the 7th July. The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority has told flight operators that it plans a phased reopening of the country’s two international airports from the 1st July. Under the first phase of the […]
The Guyana Teachers Union remains opposed to the reopening of schools at this time and the sitting of examinations in July. The union is now encouraging teachers to stay at home and conduct classes virtually. In a statement this morning, as many teachers returned to the classroom to prepare for next week’s reopening for students, […]
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