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The Cuban Government has advised scholarship students in Cuba that they should not leave the island at this time as there is no guarantee that they’ll be able to return to the island to continue their programmes once they leave. Some Guyanese students have been expressing a desire to return home because of coronavirus concerns. […]
Guyanese medical students studying in Cuba are set to receive care packages from the Department of Public Service as part of the government’s assistance for citizens affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The packages containing food supplies and sanitary items were packed on Thursday afternoon at the Public Service Department and flown out to Cuba this […]
APNU+AFC Executive and Party agent for the recount, Joe Harmon wants the People’s Progressive Party to state publicly that it will accept the declared results of the vote recount. During a recorded interview on the APNU+AFC’s official Facebook page today, Mr. Harmon said the coalition is fully behind the recount process and he believes it […]
With neighbouring Brazil recording more than 107,000 cases of the coronavirus, authorities in Guyana have issued a new warning for residents of the bordering communities in Region Nine. Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Shamdeo Persaud said Region Nine residents need to be extremely vigilant at this time. “I want to draw your attention to Brazil which […]
With the recount of votes continuing for a second day today, General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party, Bharrat Jagdeo is not impressed with the pace of the process. During the first day of the recount, 25 boxes were completed at the 10 workstations. Additional boxes have been completed on the second day, but during […]
A resident of the Palms Geriatric Home has died from the coronavirus. The man who is believed to have been in his 80’s, was admitted to the Georgetown Hospital last week after becoming ill at the Brickdam institute. Based on his symptoms, a coronavirus test was conducted and the result came back positive. He passed […]
The Guyana Elections Commission has made a decision that it will begin a tabulation of all votes recounted daily. The decision came out of a meeting of the Elections Commission this afternoon. The daily tabulation exercise will begin at 5pm and end at 6:30 pm every day, according to GECOM Public Relations Officer, Yolanda Ward. […]
The Guyana Elections Commission is likely to meet during the course of today to offer clear directions on the tabulation process for the recount. According to GECOM’s Public Relations Officer, Yolanda Ward, based on the order for the recount, the tabulation is to be done at the completion of each region. However, some of the […]
Health Officials in Region 10 have confirmed that six of the recent coronavirus cases are from the Linden community, triggering a plea by officials in the town for Lindeners to practice stay at home measures. Linden has now recorded a total of 9 coronavirus cases inclusive of one death and a recovery. In a statement […]
With an additional 34 tests completed over the past 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry is reporting no new cases of the coronavirus. The total number of confirmed cases remains at 93 with 27 recoveries and 10 deaths. The Public Health Ministry continues to be concerned about the large number of persons ignoring the stay […]
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