May 7, 2020

Roughly three percent of the 2,339 ballot boxes from the March 02, 2020 elections have been opened and processed at the end of the second day of the national vote recount exercise at the Arthur Chung Conference Center. Some 25 boxes were…

Police have arrested three men, two of whom tried to escape, for the possession of an unlicensed pistol and two live ammunition. Police Headquarters said ranks acted on an “intelligence-led operation” and intercepted the vehicle at…

As of May 7, Guyana’s confirmed cases of COVID-19 remain at 93 with the total number of recoveries at 34, according to Chief Medical Officer Dr Shamdeo Persaud. In a daily update, Dr Persaud revealed that an additional 22 persons were…

Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo Thursday afternoon said the motive of the APNU+AFC in the ongoing national vote recount exercise is becoming clear just two days into the activity. Jagdeo said a pattern of misinformation, delaying the…

In the face of calls from political parties for there to be continuous tabulation in the ongoing national recount exercise, the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has agreed to have tabulation done on a daily basis for 90 minutes.…

High Commissioner of Canada to the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, Her Excellency, Lilian Chatterjee, High Commissioner of the United Kingdom, His Excellency Greg Quinn, Ambassador of the United States, Her Excellency Sarah-Ann Lynch, and…

Just after noon on Thursday, some 14 ballot boxes were processed in the ongoing national recount exercise which commenced on Wednesday. On the end of the first day, 25 boxes were processed with stakeholders going into day two with high…

Within 24 hours, 11 of the 12 juveniles who escaped from the Sophia Holding Centre in Georgetown were recaptured. The inmates broke out of the Centre sometime after midnight Tuesday. Two Police ranks were also beaten by the inmates…

The 10th person who died from COVID-19 was a 63-year-old male patient at the Palms Geriatric Home on Brickdam, Georgetown, multiple health officials have confirmed to the News Room. The News Room was reliably informed that the man died…

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) will be meeting later Thursday to discuss and subsequently provide clarity on the tabulation of the Statements of Recount (SORs). According to the gazetted order which governs the recount process,…