Guyana News

Day nine of the National Recount ended yesterday with the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) having completed the processing of 54 ballot boxes bringing the total number counted to 421 of 2,339.

A COVID-19 test done on one-year-old Mikhel Wong-Singh, who died at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) almost two weeks ago, has found that he was negative despite exhibiting symptoms of the virus.

A family that says it has occupied what the Mayor and City Council has referred to as a city reserve for over 50 years is now facing eviction by the new lessee, former national cricketer now businessman Lennox Cush.

The Covid-19 restrictions have left businesses facing revenue crises, causing them to operate on overdrafts, as they try to stay afloat and John Lewis Styles is one of those.

Given the deadly coronavirus pandemic and measures including stay-at-home orders to stem its spread, the Commercial Registry has announced an extension of its closure, which has prevented the completion of many transactions, including the registration of bills-of-sale.

Clinical trials for treatment of positive COVID-19 cases are currently underway at Guyana’s main COVID-19 treatment facility, the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH), Deputy Chief Medical Officer Dr.

The former cane cutters of Wales estate are finally being given the remainder of their severance payments.

The CARICOM  Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) has called for the adoption of the Declaration of Principles for International Election Observation and the Code of Conduct for International Election Observers.

Approximately six to eight requests for flights to transport oil and gas sector workers into Guyana by ExxonMobil have been granted approval by the National COVID-19 Task Force, according to Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) Director General Egbert Field.

Faced with the likelihood that international tourist traffic may not return until next year as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA) is considering tapping into the domestic and regional market to ensure the survival of the tourism sector.

The National Insurance Scheme yesterday said that it has introduced an amnesty on the payment of interest on contributions owing at January 15, 2020 to May 15, 2020 due to the COVID 19 pandemic. 

The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) continues to ramp up its readiness to house and care for COVID-19 patients even as the number of cases continues to rise.

In recognition of the brave medical personnel on the frontline of the fight against the coronavirus, the Rotary Clubs of Guyana will be hosting a tribute today at 1 pm.

The Transport and Harbours Department (THD) has issued a reminder of the travel restrictions on ferry services to and from the Essequibo Islands.

The auditing of ExxonMobil’s US$460 million pre-contract costs had to be extended without cost to the auditing firm due to the current COVID-19 restrictions delaying the process, Department of Energy (CE) Director Dr.

A 27-year-old seaman who is accused of fatally stabbing Friendship, East Bank Demerara (EBD) resident Marlon Peters during a quarrel over a cellular phone last weekend was charged with murder yesterday and remanded to prison.

The Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) today said that the COVID-19 threat posed to this country from Brazil requires more robust action and it also called for the removal of mining and all mining-related activities from the list of ‘Essential Services’.

Day eight of the national recount process concluded yesterday with another 56 ballot boxes being processed – the highest number to be completed in a day since the process started – bringing the total number of boxes counted so far to 367 of the 2,339.

Saying that he “has never seen a more transparent effort to alter the results of an election,” Head of the OAS observer mission to Guyana’s March 2nd elections, Bruce Golding, yesterday reported that the ongoing recount process has exposed glaring instances where the figures presented by Returning Officer of Region Four, Clairmont Mingo, were clearly fiddled.

U.S. Senator Marco Rubio and a number of his colleagues have written President David Granger commending the start of the vote-recount process for Guyana’s disputed March 2nd Presidential election and urging him to permit additional observers to the process.