– says int’l observers must be subjected to 14-day quarantine THE National COVID-19 Task Force (NCTF) has decided that the pending national recount must be conducted within the COVID-19 curfew hours, and international observers coming to the country must submit themselves to a 14-day quarantine at a government institution. The Task Force has also requested

The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) is in the process of providing much-needed relief to communities on the West Bank of the Corentyne, Region Six which are running low on fuel and food as a result of the closure of Guyana/Suriname borders to curb the spread of the deadly new Coronavirus. The News Room had reported…

Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo, who heads the National COVID-19 Task Force, has indicated that he has responded to a letter from the Elections Commission Chairman seeking provisions to allow the recount of votes for the elections. The National COVID-19 Task Force is made up mostly of Government and technical officials involved in the fight against…

Guyana’s seventh COVID-19 victim has been identified as a visually impaired Wisroc Linden, Region 10 resident who was transferred from the Mackenzie Hospital to the Georgetown Public Hospital last week. Minister of Public Health Volda Lawrence confirmed the death late Saturday night. The News Room understands that the man was receiving treatment in the COVID-19…

The Chairperson of the Guyana Elections Commission, Justice Claudette Singh has decided that no more than 10 workstations will be used for the recount of votes from the 2nd March elections. It was stated that each workstation will be responsible for the tabulating of its own results. The Chairperson also indicated to the Commissioners today…

–health authorities confirm six new cases in last 24 hrs, with 48 persons in isolation, four in ICU THE number of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases continues to rise, with the latest statistics showing that Guyana recorded six new cases within the past 24 hours, taking the total number of persons proven to have contracted the

By Bibi Khatoon Residents of Orealla and Siparuta located up the Corentyne River in Region Six are grappling with a shortage of fuel and other resources as a result of the current lockdown in Guyana and Suriname to tackle COVID-19. Toshao of Orealla, Carl Peneux told the News Room Friday that the Corentyne River, which…

The Bar Council of the Guyana Bar Association issued a call today for the Guyana Elections Commission to do all acts and things necessary in the shortest possible time to ensure the accurate credible and transparent declaration of the results of the 2020 elections. The Bar Council reminded that Article 69 of the Constitution of…

…CARICOM expresses concerns over PPP 20 workstations proposal, due to COVID-19 – GECOM Chair to issue decision, today, on duration of exercise By Svetlana Marshall THE Caribbean Community (CARICOM), in its communication with the Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Justice (Ret’d) Claudette Singh, reportedly expressed concerns over the large number of persons that

With the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) gearing for a national recount of votes cast on March 2, General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party Bharrat Jagdeo has warned against any attempts to tamper with the results from the recount. Jagdeo during a virtual press conference on Thursday said the PPP will take all the necessary…