Politics

Region 4 Elections Declaration unlawful; Process to restart 11 am on Thursday -CJ rules

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 […]

Coronavirus test results for woman who died at Gtown Hospital expected tonight; Still no confirmed case in Guyana

A 52-year-old woman who died at the Georgetown Hospital this morning after being rushed there last night with a respiratory condition has triggered tests for the coronavirus. The test results are expected this evening. The Ministry of Public Health has indicated that it will make those results public. The tests were ordered after it was […]

Gtown. Hospital A&E in Restricted Access after woman dies of suspected pneumonia; Coronavirus tests being done

The Georgetown Public Hospital’s Accident and Emergency unit went into a semi-lockdown with restricted access only this morning after a patient died from suspected pneumonia. The death triggered tests for a coronavirus test after Doctors learnt that the woman had recently traveled from New York. New York is currently under a state of emergency after […]

British Foreign Secretary call on President to preserve principles of “free, fair and credible elections”

As Guyana awaits the ruling by Chief Justice Roxanne George on the elections case taken to the Court by the People’s Progressive Party against the Elections Commission, the British Government has issued a call for the President to preserve the principle of free, fair and credible elections. In a statement on Tuesday evening, British Foreign […]

President tells OAS he is awaiting Court’s ruling and will not interfere in work of GECOM

President David Granger today met and held talks with members of the OAS Observer Mission, which is being led by Former Jamaican Prime Minister Bruce Golding. According to a statement from the President’s Office, he told the officials that the elections were orderly and reminded them that the Elections Commission is an independent and constitutional […]