…President recommits inclusionary democracy if reelected …holds out hope that PPP will join discussions SHOULD his party win the 2020 General and Regional Elections, President David Granger said that he will, once again, invite the main opposition, the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C), to the discussion table on shared democracy. In an interview on NCN’s Context
At the end of Day 21 of the recount, the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) completed 84 ballot boxes, bringing the total number of ballots recounted since the process began on May 6 to 1,290. This represents just 55% of the 2,339 ballot boxes; there are 1,049 boxes still to be counted. At the end of…
As Guyana celebrates its 54th Independence anniversary today, President David Granger is reminding citizens that Guyana is a sovereign state “that established diplomatic relations on the principles of mutual respect for each other’s territorial integrity and sovereignty, non-interference in each other’s internal affairs, respect for treaties and international law and the rejection of the use…
…President recalls sacrifice, struggle for independence …urges Guyanese to celebrate Guyana’s 54th, but in a restrained manner PRESIDENT David Granger in urging the nation to celebrate this year’s 54th Independence Anniversary, has asked that they do so in a restrained manner, as the emergency COVID-19 measures do not permit public celebrations. The President, in his
The Government of Guyana through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has identified two private hotels as quarantine facilities for Guyanese returning home. Persons desirous of staying at Brandsville Hotel in Pike St Campbellville, Georgetown and the Baracara Hotel for any required quarantine by the Guyanese officials upon their return will have to pay a daily…
The World Bank has approved US$1 million to assist Guyana in its fight against the coronavirus. The money is expected to go directly to initiatives in the health sector to aid in the fight against the coronavirus. The money falls under the Pandemic Emergency Financing Facility (PEF), and is to be used strictly to finance…
– active cases now jump to 65 – four more persons recover, two remain in ICU GUYANA now has 65 active cases of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), after health authorities recorded eight new cases over the past 24 hours. The new cases were found after some 56 persons were tested within the past 24 hours.
See below full statement issued by the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry: GCCI’s OBSERVATIONS ON THE NATIONAL RECOUNT EXERCISE The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce Industry (GCCI) has been an accredited Local Observer of the March 2nd, 2020 General and Regional Elections (GRE). As a Local Observer, we have prepared this statement to brief our…
At a special meeting of the COVID-19 Task Force today, approval was granted for 300 Guyanese nationals who are stranded abroad to be allowed to return home under strict guidelines in keeping with the Coronavirus health emergency measures. In a statement, the Task Force said the approval was granted within the controlled re-entry policy for…
By Wendella Davidson AT the stroke of the clock at midnight on May 20, 2020, Ina Beryl Holder, once again etched her name in this country’s history books as Guyana’s oldest supercentenarian, having reached 112-years-old. She is also the oldest living member of the Anglican Diocese. Fondly called ‘Aunt Ina,’ she had also in 2008
