Politics

Municipal markets to close by 2pm daily

The Georgetown City Council has announced that Municipal Markets will be allowed to operate between the hours of 7 am and 2 pm daily in keeping with measures implemented by the Government to fight the coronavirus. Over the weekend, the markets were closed to facilitate further sanitizing by the City Council. Initially, the City Council […]

Guyana records 5 new cases of Coronavirus in 24hrs

The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus in Guyana jumped to 29 last evening.  In a late-night statement, the Ministry of Public Health also reported that 110 persons have now been tested.  The total number of deaths remains at four.   Over the past week, 21 new cases have been recorded and that figure […]

CDC begins distribution of relief hampers today

The Guyana Civil Defence Commission will begin the distribution of relief hampers to citizens today as part of the government’s efforts to tackle the coronavirus by encouraging persons to stay home. The hampers will consist of food and cleaning essentials and the most vulnerable communities across the country will be targeted first. The Head of […]

US Govt. non-partisan on who wins Guyana Elections; Ambassador responds to accusations of foreign interference

US Ambassador to Guyana, Sarah-Ann Lynch has brushed aside criticism that US government officials are interfering in Guyana’s internal affairs with their statements on the Guyana elections. In a statement today that appears to be in response to a recent Foreign Affairs statement about respect for Guyana’s sovereignty, Ambassador Lynch said in foreign policy, the […]

GECOM not considering presentation of CEO report at this stage; Chair restates undertaking for vote recount

The Guyana Elections wrapped up a meeting this afternoon without a definitive decision on moving forward with a recount of all the votes for the elections. The Commission is set to meet again tomorrow when a decision will be made.  At today’s meeting, the Chairperson told the Commissioners that the Commission could not consider a […]

All Bars and Places of entertainment to close from 6 pm daily -President announces

In an effort to strengthen steps against social gatherings, the Government has moved to force the closure of entertainment and other spots from 6 pm daily. In a statement on ongoing measures to fight the coronavirus, President David Granger today said “the Government, in order to strengthen containment measures, will close public gathering at places […]