The Chairperson of CARICOM and Barbados’ Prime Minister Mia Mottley believes that there are forces within Guyana that may not want to see a recount of the votes from the elections and she has warned that any Government which is sworn in without a credible and fully transparent vote count process would lack legitimacy. Mottley’s…

By Simon Evans MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) – FIFA president Gianni Infantino said the planned 2021 Club World Cup dates should be moved by the governing body of world soccer to make way for the postponed Euro 2020 Championship and the Copa America, which have both been pushed back a year. Infantino said in a statement

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) high-level team flown in to supervise a national recount of ballots cast on March 02 are due to depart Guyana imminently after a government candidate in the elections sought an injunction blocking the recount. The Independent High-Level team were: Ms Angela Taylor, Chief Electoral Officer, Barbados; Mr Anthony Boatswain, former Finance…

As fears of the coronavirus in Guyana continue to spread with four cases already recorded, the U.S. Embassy in Georgetown this afternoon announced its decision to suspend all routine visa services. The move is in keeping with guidance from the Guyana Government to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. The embassy said it will resume…

A businessman was busted on March 12, 2020 with over EURO$24,000 (G$5.7M)  which he attempted to smuggle into Guyana from Suriname in several buckets of paint. Michael Sammy was nabbed at the Golden Gloves Speed Boat Crossing at Springlands on the Corentyne by ranks of the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU). The ranks intercepted Sammy while

Police officers from the riot squad have threatened to arrest representatives of the various political parties and observers who are at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre where the national recount of votes from the March 2 polls is scheduled to take place. The threat came after the party representatives and the observers were hesitant to…

The recount of all votes for the 2nd March elections begins today and the ballots from Region 4 will be the first to be counted.  Region 4 is the largest electoral district with more than 45% of the country’s voters. The Guyana Elections Commission has moved to put all systems in place for the recount…

American Airlines will be suspending its flights to several locations across the world including Guyana from Monday (March 16, 2020) through to May 6, 2020, in response to the rapid spread of the Novel Coronavirus. In a statement on Saturday, the airline said it is implementing a phased suspension of additional long-haul international flights from…

With Guyana already confirming four cases of the coronavirus, the government has moved to make changes to the working system in the public service out of precaution. In a memo to all Permanent Secretaries, Heads of Departments and Regional Executive Officers, the Public Secretary for the Department of Public Service announced that with effect from…