Guyana News

With his tour of duty having come to an end, Guyana’s Ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva since 2016 has resigned as chair of a key World Trade Organisation Committee (WTO) and in a comment to Stabroek News has voiced concern over the unconcluded elections process here.

Although there was no increase in COVID-19 cases reported yesterday, the Public Health Ministry said it remains concerned about the continuous rise in regions outside the epicenter, Region Four.

The woman who was taken into quarantine from the New Amsterdam market on Monday after it was reported to health authorities in Berbice that she exhibited symptoms of COVID-19 has since tested negative, a senior health official has confirmed.

A 41-year-old man, who is accused of fatally stabbing his brother at Craig, East Bank Demerara (EBD) last week, was charged with murder yesterday and remanded to prison.

The police have arrested the prime suspect in the murder of Port Kaituma resident David James, who was fatally beaten during an argument on Tuesday night.

The Private Sector Commission (PSC) has called on caretaker president David Granger to state unequivocally that he will accept the recount of the ballots currently underway as the only basis for a final result from the March 2nd general elections.

As part of what it sees as its corporate responsibility, BOSAI has made a number of contributions to Region Ten to help offset the hardships faced by the community as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Up to midday yesterday, 12 persons had been tested by the mobile COVID-19 unit deployed to Cornelia Ida, West Coast Demerara.

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) today recounted 82 boxes from the March 2nd general elections, according to commissioner Sase Gunraj.

The Private Sector Commission (PSC) has called on President David Granger to state unequivocally that he will accept the  recount of the ballots currently underway as the only basis for a final result from the March 2nd general elections.

The long-awaited results of the March 2 General and Regional Elections will finally be declared on or before June 16.

GECOM commissioners are wrangling over how much time should be spent considering controversial observation reports before making a final declaration of the results for the March 2nd general elections and Chairperson Claudette Singh will likely have to cast the deciding vote on the matter.

The Private Sector Commission (PSC) is proposing that citizens who are being conditionally repatriated to Guyana should be allowed the option of being quarantined at home for two weeks with the penalty of a $100,000 fine should they commit a breach.

A young Lusignan woman is now dead after a Route 44 minibus and another vehicle collided yesterday morning at Liliendaal, along the Rupert Craig Highway.

The National COVID-19 Taskforce has rejected a request from the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to approve additional workstations for the National Recount currently underway at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre (ACCC).

While some sectors have not been significantly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, others have been hard hit, according to the Private Sector Commission (PSC), which has recommended that government consider buying crops to support farmers and to distribute to citizens who may need food.

The Public Health Ministry yesterday reported 11 new COVID-19 cases following the testing of 59 more persons.

Government-nominated GECOM Commissioner Vincent Alexander yesterday addressed the claim by APNU+AFC that a number of unstamped ballots detected during the National Recount had been cast by members of the disciplined services on February 20.

Canadian-owned Guyana Goldfields Inc (GGI) says it has produced over 28,000 ounces of gold for the first quarter of 2020 with a net earnings of over US$2 million compared to an equivalent loss for the first quarter of 2019, a gain which was driven by higher gold prices.

Heavy and continuous rainfall is anticipated in the next 24 hours over Guyana, according to the National Weather Watch Centre.