The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) on Friday agreed for a recount of the ballots cast in all ten administrative regions at the March 2, 2020 Regional and General elections. The recount will be done in a chronological order, GECOM Public Relations Officer Yolanda Ward noted. Details on the latest position of the commission will be

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) on Friday morning voted to proceed with a national recount of votes cast on March 02, 2020. The recount will be done chronologically, starting with District 1. There are ten electoral districts. All details regarding how the recount will be carried out will be provided later, the Public Relations Officer…

US Ambassador to Guyana, Sarah-Ann Lynch has brushed aside criticism that US government officials are interfering in Guyana’s internal affairs with their statements on the Guyana elections. In a statement today that appears to be in response to a recent Foreign Affairs statement about respect for Guyana’s sovereignty, Ambassador Lynch said in foreign policy, the…

…“The 134th Championships will instead be staged from June 28 to July 11, 2021.” LONDON (Reuters) – The Wimbledon championships were cancelled for the first time since World War Two on Wednesday as the coronavirus pandemic struck another blue-riband sports event off the calendar and wiped out the entire tennis grasscourt season. While the decision

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) is yet to decide on the way forward with a national recount. After meeting for hours Thursday morning, the Commission was unable to make a decision and will resume its discussions at 15:00 hrs. Commissioner Robeson Benn has put a motion on the table for a vote; that motion proposes…

A fourth person died from complications of the coronavirus this evening at the Diamond Hospital, medical sources have reported. It was the second death for the day. The 59-year-old man passed just hours after a 78-year-old woman died at the Georgetown hospital. The Diamond and Georgetown Hospitals are two of the main medical facilities being…

(REUTERS) – Tweeting from her Toronto couch two weeks ago, six-time Olympian Hayley Wickenheiser had two words for the International Olympic Committee (IOC), which had yet to postpone the Tokyo Summer Games amid the coronavirus pandemic: “Insensitive and irresponsible”. Days later the IOC acquiesced, delaying the Olympics until July 2021 and sparking what some say

Minister of Public Health Volda Lawrence announced on Wednesday that as of March 31, Guyana recorded 19 confirmed cases of the new Coronavirus – an increase of seven cases from March 30. The number of deaths remains at two. In her daily update Wednesday, Minister Lawrence said there is one positive case in Region Three,…

GTT announced this afternoon that it will close all of its stores in Guyana from Wednesday, April 1 until further notice. The move is part of the company’s continuing efforts to ensure the health and safety of customers and staff amidst the growing threat from the Covid-19 pandemic. The company’s Chief Executive Officer Justin Nedd…

…total confirmed cases climb from 8 to 12 …43 persons in institutional quarantine Guyana has recorded 4 new confirmed cases of the Coronavirus, taking the total tally of cases recorded locally to 12. In an update provided by the Ministry of Public Health today, Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Dr Karen Boyle said that figures moved