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The Coordinator of the Men’s Health Unit at the Ministry of Public Health has joined in the calls for men to practice safer health practices and guard themselves against the coronavirus. 71 of the 127 confirmed cases of the coronavirus in Guyana are men and eight of the 10 deaths from the virus are also […]
While Guyana has recorded 10 new recoveries from the coronavirus in the past 24hrs, taking the total number of recoveries to 57, the country has also recorded two new cases. The two new cases are from Region One and Region Seven and Health officials are worried about that development. Region One now has two confirmed […]
The Atlanta based, Carter Center today expressed its deep “disappointment” over the Guyana Government’s decision not to approve its recent requests to allow two observers to return to Guyana to observe the ongoing vote recount. In a statement, the Carter Center said the Elections Commission has consistently confirmed that the accreditation for The Carter Center […]
A perturbed Chairperson of the Guyana Elections Commission, Justice Claudette Singh, this afternoon made it clear that she has never authorized Commissioner Sase Gunraj to speak on her behalf. The statement by the Chair came in response to a report in today’s Kaieteur News which quoted Mr. Gunraj as saying that the Chairperson of the […]
The Private Sector Commission is once again urging President David Granger to allow the return of the Carter Center to join in the observing of the ongoing national vote recount. In a statement, the PSC said the President should accept the presence of the Carter Center along with all of the other International Observer Missions […]
Eight uniformed guards from the Presidential Guard Unit were recently tested positive for the Coronavirus and have been in quarantine, according to the Guyana Police Force. These are not new cases and are included in the total number of cases in Guyana. In a brief statement, the Police Force explained that random tests were done […]
The Presidential Candidate and other officials of the People’s Progressive Party met today with the Chairperson and other officials of the Guyana Elections Commission and recommended an extension by no more than 1 week for the completion of the recount of votes. GECOM has been looking to extend the 25-day timeline that it set for […]
The number of Guyanese nationals employed with ExxonMobil Guyana has jumped to 2200 over the past few months representing 53% of the company’s total workforce. Additionally, the company has spent $7 Billion on local suppliers in the first four months of this year. The figures were made known this morning during a radio interview with […]
(DPI) The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) on Tuesday afternoon received a donation of several items from the government of the United States of America and the US military. The donation, which consisted of sanitisation, personal care and hygiene items as well as baby supplies, totalled approximately $3 Million (US$15,000). During the simple handing over ceremony, […]
(DPI) The Ministry of Public Health today received a donation of 30,000 face masks and 1,536 COVID-19 testing kits from the Ali Baba Foundation in the People’s Republic of China. This contribution will boost efforts to protect the frontline response to COVID-19 while ensuring more persons are tested for the disease. Receiving the donation on […]
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