In the past 24 hrs, a total of 27 COVID-19 tests were completed. There are no new cases, but Health Officials are now sounding the alarm to the nation’s youth population over the disease. According to the Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Shamdeo Persaud, while there is the belief that the coronavirus mostly affects the elderly,…

…Coalition submits list of persons who were not in country but listed as voted …says feedback from Immigration Department favourable One day after it was disclosed that the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has initiated an investigation into allegations that Guyanese, who were out of the jurisdiction on Elections Day, are marked as having voted, the

Bosai Mineral Group (BOSAI) in Linden, Region 10 donated over G$1.7M to support the Region’s fight against COVID-19. Public Relations Officer of BOSAI, Vanessa Mitchell-Davis in a statement said the company is cognizant that persons from the Region form part of its workforce and as such will be assisting the residents. Approximately 100 seniors from…

The International Court of Justice has announced that public hearings on the question of the Court’s jurisdiction to hear the Guyana vs Venezuela case will begin on the 30th June in the The Hague. The Court said in view of the current COVID-19 pandemic, the hearings will take place in the Great Hall of Justice…

…Alexander says elections results will not be declared based on ballots recounted …insists observation report will be examined to determine credibility of polls WHILE in principle the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) is leaning towards June 13 as the new deadline for the completion of the national recount as proposed by the Elections Secretariat, it remains

Though factory workers at the Uitvlugt Estate are protesting the lack of adequate preventive measures against COVID-19, the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) says it has put several systems in place to protect its workers. The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) on Thursday said one of the concerns of the workers is the lack…

The People’s Progressive Party this evening threatened that the Guyana Elections Commission could face Court action if it makes any move to investigate the claims that votes were cast for persons who are dead and persons who were out of the country at the 2nd March elections. PPP Candidate and Attorney Anil Nandlall told reporters…

…as COVID 19 continues to wreak havoc worldwide …neighbouring Brazil records 412, 000 cases, 25, 598 deaths (Reuters) – The novel coronavirus has killed more than 100,000 people in the United States, according to a Reuters tally on Wednesday, even as the slowdown in deaths encouraged businesses to reopen and Americans to emerge from more

The APNU+AFC has been raising concerns of deceased and migrated persons voting in the March 2 general and regional elections but APNU+AFC member, Aubrey Norton on Wednesday it did not find any occurrence of this in the Coalition strongholds. Norton on Wednesday alleged that on May 26 at the recount site, the APNU+AFC found 17…

The Public Health Ministry is once again sounding the alarm over the skyrocketing cases of the coronavirus in neigbouring Brazil and the threat to communities in southern Guyana. While announcing that Guyana has recorded no new cases over the past 24hrs, Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Shamdeo Persaud today expressed grave concern over the situation in…