May 27, 2020

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) on Wednesday completed the recount of 93 ballot boxes which is the highest number since the recount started on May 6. The total number of ballot boxes counted so far is 1,383; there are 956 more…

Following numerous queries by Guyanese stranded overseas for the location of the ‘Baracara Hotel’ which is listed on the repatriation form as a quarantine facility, the News Room has confirmed that the hotel is actually the Bacanas Hotel,…

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) is discussing June 16 as the proposed end date of Guyana’s electoral process, including the recount and the tabulation report of the Chief Elections Officer (CEO), well-placed sources have told the…

With the recount and tabulation completed for District Five, the certificate for the District has been signed off by all parties except APNU+AFC which continues to have issues with the use of the words “valid votes” because of its claims…

By Isanella Patoir With Toshaos, Village Councils and the Guyana Human Rights Association calling for mining to be removed as an essential service under the national COVID-19 measures, Commissioner of the Guyana Geology and Mines…

No new COVID-19 cases were reported for May 27, 2020, and the total stands at 139. A total of 67 persons have now recovered and the number of deaths remains at 11. This means that there are 61 active COVID-19 cases across the country and…

Mayor of Georgetown, Ubraj Narine wants the National COVID-19 Task Force to give the City Council a three-week notice before any decision or announcement is made about a total lockdown in the country as Guyana battles the spread of…

The Mayor and City Council of Georgetown may not be able to pay its employees in June and has suffered 69 per cent in loss of revenue as a result of the COVID-19 measures implemented by the Government since April. At a press conference…

BBC - The World Health Organization has warned that Latin America has become the epicentre of the crisis and Brazil is the worst-hit in the region by far. Health experts in Brazil have warned that the real number of confirmed infections…

The harassment of agriculture workers by the Guyana Police Force has led to the factory workers at the Uitvlugt Estate on the West Coast Demerara (WCD) refusing to work beyond the 18:00h curfew time. The factory workers downed tools on…