The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) needs a Government bailout or it will not survive into next week, the Corporation’s chairman John Dow has told President David Granger. “For the thousands of Guyanese who directly and indirectly who still depend on the sugar industry for their livelihoods, this is most disturbing news at this time,” the…

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…

…All eyes on CEO for report on results …President maintains only GECOM can declare winner By Svetlana Marshall THE completion of the recount and tabulation of votes cast at the General and Regional Elections now paves the way for the Chief Elections Officer (CEO), Keith Lowenfield to compile his reports on the electoral process for

The West Indies team departed from Antigua on Monday evening for the Sandals Tour of England 2020, having all arrived safely from the two charter planes that collected the players and staff from their home countries throughout the day. All the touring party based in the Caribbean completed their COVID-19 tests last week and all…

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…

…important task of validating votes, study of observation report to begin THE Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), on Sunday completed the national recount of ballots cast at the 2020 General and Regional Elections with the tabulation process of said ballots likely to be completed today. Sunday saw the completion of recount of the remaining 74 ballot

With the last ballot box counted on Day 33 of the recount exercise, the results have shown that the Opposition People’s Progressive Party is in the lead with 13,069 votes. According to figures published by The Citizenship Initiative, the PPP has so far gained 230,328 votes while the incumbent APNU+AFC amassed 217,259. While the recount…

The Guyana Elections Commission on Sunday decided that it will go ahead with the tabulation of votes from the ballot boxes with missing documents even as the investigation continues into the occurence. In a statement this afternoon, GECOM Public Relations Officer, Yolanda Ward said “it was noted that the Commission does not want to disenfranchise…

…President says electoral process was compromised …asserts role of Caricom scrutineers; CEO in preparation of recount, observation reports …again calls on Guyanese to await declaration by GECOM PRESIDENT David Granger, while maintaining that he will accept the results of the General and Regional Elections as declared by the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), said from all

The country’s Chief Elections Officer Keith Lowenfield, who collects all elections materials after voting and counting ends, on Saturday evening denied he had any of the missing documents that should have been in 29 ballot boxes from the East Coast of Demerara and the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) is expected to meet and determine the…