March 17, 2020

Statement by Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) The Honourable Mia Amor Mottley, Prime Minister of Barbados on the Withdrawal of CARICOM High Level Team The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) deeply regrets that it has been…

See below full statement by President David Granger: Statement on the political situation By His Excellency Brigadier David Granger President of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana 2020.03.17 I am deeply disappointed that the…

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…

See below full statement by the People’s Progressive Party: Guyanese, as well as the regional and international community, continue to witness the undermining of the process to finalize the results of the March 2, 2020, General and…

It was a staunch Government supporter who moved to the High Court for orders which were granted blocking the Chairman and the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) from acting on the agreement initiated by President David Granger for there to…

High Court Judge Franklyn Holder has granted an injunction blocking a national recount of votes cast on March 02, 2020. President David Granger, Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo and the CARICOM Secretariat had agreed to a national…

The United States Government on Tuesday increased pressure for there to be a credible and transparent vote count in Guyana from the March 2 elections, warning of serious consequences if a Government is formed based on electoral fraud.…

An 18-year-old boy, who confessed to raping a 10-year-old girl on two occasions, was on Tuesday sentenced by High Court Judge Jo-Ann Barlow to three years and three months imprisonment. The defendant was 14-years-old when he committed…

Japan's Olympic minister says the country is still planning for a "complete" hosting of the Tokyo Olympics that will be held on time, with spectators in attendance. Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said the Olympics would still go ahead…

Director-General of the Civil Aviation Authority Egbert Field has announced that a decision has been taken to close the Cheddi Jagan International Airport at Timehri and the Eugene Correia Airport at Ogle to all incoming international…