Following complaints by truck drivers who have been stuck for almost a week at the Parika Ferry Service on the East Bank of Essequibo, the Transport and Harbours Department (T&HD) on Thursday revealed that two vessels will now be allowed to travel between Supenaam and Parika. The TH&D in a statement further revealed that priority…
The Public Health Ministry while continuing to warn citizens about the spread of the coronavirus in Guyana is also making it known that the battle is not lost. However, there is the worry that the rising number of cases could overburden the country’s health care system. In the past 24hrs, Guyana conducted 34 tests for…
…as GECOM seeks to add more work stations; speed-up process A TOTAL of 310 ballot boxes were processed in the first week of the National Recount from a total of 2,339, according to statistics provided by the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM)’s Public Relations Officer, Yolanda Ward. According to those ‘stats’, the lowest number of ballot
CARICOM through its Ambassador Noel Lynch on Wednesday urged the two major political parties in Guyana, both claiming victory in the March 02, 2020 elections, that they should have no fear of the ongoing recount exercise. Lynch in his comment during a meeting of the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) said…
The Guyana Elections Commission is examining the possibility of adding more workstations at the Arthur Chung Convention Centre to get more votes counted in a faster time. There are currently 10 workstations in operation. Today marked the 7th day of the recount and just over 10% of the total boxes have been counted so far.…
…4 new cases within past 24hours …total cases climb to 113 The Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) is reporting that a case of the Coronavirus has been recorded in the Cuyuni/Mazaruni region. The MOPH noted that an additional 4 new cases of the Coronavirus has been recorded within the past 24-hours, taking the total number
As of May 12, Guyana recorded four new cases of the Coronavirus, bringing the total number of known cases to 113. In the last 24 hours, an additional 56 tests were done, bringing the total number of persons tested to 986 with 873 persons testing negative. The COVID-19 deaths remain at 10; 39 persons have…
With the Hydromet Office predicting at least three more days of heavy rainfall, several parts of Georgetown are already under flood waters. The Civil Defence Commission is monitoring the situation. In downtown Georgetown, the canal along Avenue of the Republic has overflowed onto the roadways. Several nearby streets were also inundated with floodwaters. A number…
A Guyanese man who made frequent trips to Brazil from the border town of Lethem as recent as Friday, has tested positive for the Coronavirus, medical officials in the Rupununi have confirmed. Medical sources in the region noted that the man was diagnosed with malaria by officials at the Brazilian town of BonFim last week.
With the ballots from 208 boxes already recounted as part of the national vote recount, the governing APNU+AFC coalition is alleging that the recount has unraveled “clear and unmistakable patterns of irregularities”. In a Sunday night statement, the APNU+AFC said the recount has found “countless instances of dead persons being recorded as voting exclusively in…
