Guyana News

The long-awaited recount of the votes from the March 2 General and Regional Elections in Guyana continues on the second day. 

Only 25 ballot boxes from a total of 2,339 were counted on day one of the long-awaited recount of votes from the March 2 General and Regional Elections and after a late start yesterday,  various hiccups and getting used to the procedures, today will give a  clearer picture of whether the projection of 25 days for completion will have to be drastically revised.

No additional case of COVID-19 was recorded yesterday but new information has disclosed that the country’s tenth COVID-19 fatality was only tested for the virus subsequent to passing away at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH).

The Police have launched a search for seven youths who along with five others assaulted two police officers before escaping the Sophia Juvenile Holding Centre.

Six of the country’s latest confirmed COVID-19 cases, who include a one-year-old and a 12-year-old, are residents of Linden, in Region Ten, which has been grappling with a refusal by many residents to abide by the national curfew and distancing measures in place to stem the spread of the virus.

The Georgetown Mayor and City Council (M&CC) yesterday morning made the decision to temporarily close the Stabroek Market gates after patrons refused to abide by COVID-19 safety regulations.

Galton Ivelaw Lyte, 87, better known as Archie Lyte, formerly of Parika, East Bank Essequibo, is among the Guyanese migrants who have succumbed to the deadly novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the United States.

Contending that a March 2nd article published by this newspaper misrepresented a dispute between owner of RNK Investments Inc.,

The Iwokrama International Centre for Rain Forest Conservation and Development (Iwokrama) on Monday  announced that it has been confirmed that it has retained its Forest Stewardship Council™ (FSC™) Certification for Forest Management for the Iwokrama Forest.

The UK Daily Mail yesterday said that a 44-year-old man has been charged with the murder of the niece of singer Eddy Grant.

The Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA) and the Tourism and Hospitality Association of Guyana (THAG) on May 4th signed an agreement to develop an industry database as well as enhance training and capacity building initiatives for its members in the tourism sector.

The Public Procurement Commission (PPC) is now using special software to keep track of the public procurement system and the methods used by entities to conduct their procurement activities.

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has been sourcing equipment for the fight against COVID-19 from a number of countries even as it acknowledges that there are manufacturing shortages.

President of the Guyana Nursing Association (GNA), Cleopatra Barkoye, is inviting the public to take part in a one-time event to recognise the achievements of nurses in Guyana.

The Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Financing Facility – Segregated Portfolio Company (CCRIF SPC) is offering undergraduate and post-graduate scholarships valued at about US$150,000 to Caribbean nationals at universities in Canada, the Caribbean, the UK and the USA.

Six of the country’s latest confirmed COVID-19 cases, which include a one-year-old and a 12-year-old, are residents of Linden, in Region Ten, which has been grappling with a refusal by many residents to abide by the national curfew and distancing measures in place to stem the spread of the virus.  

The recount of the votes from the March 2nd general elections is finally underway at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre.

The Ambassador of the United States of America, Sarah-Ann Lynch, the British High Commissioner, Greg Quinn, the Canadian High Commissioner,  Lilian Chatterjee, and the Ambassador of the European Union, Fernando Ponz-Canto, in a joint statement today noted the plans put forward for a recount of ballots from the 02 March elections.

With all the ballot boxes transported yesterday to the Arthur Chung Conference Centre (ACCC), the recount of votes from the March 2nd elections is finally set to begin this morning even though there was a late concern raised by the PPP that the Chief Election Officer should not have sole possession of the crucial Statements of Recount at any time.

Guyana has recorded its 10th COVID-19-related death while one new case was confirmed as the Chief Medical Officer said that local cluster transmission is taking place.