Guyana News

Guyana has recorded 12 new Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) cases, including the first for Region Two, Chief Medical Officer Dr.

The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) says it is “extremely happy” with yesterday’s decision of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to direct the Chief Election Officer to prepare a report, using the recount results, in keeping with Section 96 of the Representation of the Act, Chapter 1:03.

Coalition campaign manager, Joseph Harmon last evening suggested that the Chief Election Officer (CEO), Keith Lowenfield can only submit a report for declaration on the votes he has deemed to be valid. 

Having fixed issues with two of its three gas handling systems and now using 85% of associated gas from the reservoir, ExxonMobil has further reduced flaring at its offshore Liza-1 well project and has started to again ramp up production, the company yesterday said. 

Residents of Stanleytown, West Bank Demerara, earlier this week shared their concerns with regard to how the pandemic has affected their children’s educational lives and their families’ economic status over the last two months.

The Organization of  American States (OAS) has welcomed the decision yesterday of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to declare the results of the March 2, 2020 General and Regional Elections based on the data compiled by the national recount.

The police are still awaiting legal advice on the investigation into the shooting of a teenager who was a part of the violent post-elections protests in Cotton Tree Village, West Coast Berbice earlier this year.

Giftland Mall has started preparations for its reopening after weeks of being closed following the COVID-19 lockdown.

As current Chief of Staff of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Patrick West prepares for leave ahead of his retirement next March, the choice for his replacement will be chosen by the elected president of the March 2nd general and regional elections who will also be Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces.

The Small Business Bureau (SBB) has begun disbursing grants to small businesses to help see them through the difficult times brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Once approval is given, the MovieTowne Guyana mall will be reopened in phases.

Citing overcrowding at schools and the severe financial pressures of implementing changes to make them safer, the Region Ten Regional Health and Emergency Committee (RHEC) is asking the Education Ministry to further delay the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA).

More than a month since a reckless driver crashed into his yard at Bagotstown, East Bank Demerara, owner Faizul Razack is yet to have repairs done to his fence and shed as promised.

Investigators are in the process of tracing Andy Williams’ last movements before his death, Regional Commander Assistant Commissioner Simon McBean said.

PARAMARIBO, (Reuters) – Surinamese President Desi Bouterse, a former military ruler who has dominated the country’s politics in recent decades, lost last month’s national election, the country’s electoral authority said today  after three weeks verifying the vote.

Chief Election Officer Keith Lowenfield was this afternoon directed to prepare the final report for the March 2nd general elections using the data from the recount of votes.

1600 customers of GTT’s Blaze service are currently experiencing an internet outage, Public Relations Officer at the company Jasmine Harris said today.

The Carter Center today commended the Guyana Elections Commission on the completion of the recount process and welcomed the CARICOM observer report, which indicates that despite minor flaws in the process, the recount results are acceptable and provide the basis for a declaration of results from the March 2 election.

In a blistering report the three-person scrutinizing team from CARICOM declared that the National Recount of votes and by extension the March 2, 2020 general and regional elections were sufficiently transparent to reflect the will of the Guyanese people and form the basis for the declaration of the results.

Having declared that CARICOM was the most “important interlocutor” on Guyana’s elections, caretaker President David Granger will now have to say where he stands on the report of its observer team which stated yesterday that the recount of the March 2nd elections provides a basis for the long-awaited declaration of a result.