His Excellency President David Granger has welcomed the announcement by the Guyana Election Commission, for the commencement of the national recount of the March 2nd, 2020, General and Regional Elections. The Head of State’s remarks come immediately after the commission would have officially gazetted the Order for the national recount. “I welcome the Commission’s announcement. […]
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National recount set for May 6
The long-awaited national recount of the March 2nd, General and Regional Elections will get underway on Wednesday, May 6. This was confirmed by Commissioner of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Vincent Alexander. Emerging from a commission meeting last evening which lasted for several hours, Alexander said the operational plan and final order for the recount […]
GECOM establishes procedures for handling of issues during recount
Government Commissioner, Charles Corbin, has reiterated the Guyana Elections Commission, (GECOM’s) readiness for the recount of ballots from the March 2nd 2020, Regional and General Elections. GECOM on Saturday met with representatives from political parties who contested the elections, to iron out any concerns or issues they may have had. Responding to questions from the […]
West Ruimveldt youth wanted for murder
Following a dispute between two neighbors, a 56- year-old woman is dead after she was shot in her right eye. A wanted bulletin has been issued for Timothy Evans, an 18- year- old of Lot 67 West Ruimveldt, Georgetown who police believe is responsible for her death. The teen went into hiding after allegedly committing […]
Men involved in fatal Berbice River boat accident remanded you prison via Skype
By Farah Bates – Twenty – year -old Kevin Archer, Ramnarine Punwasie, 23, Carl Williams, 51, boat captain Marvin Kissoon, 39, and Natram Punwasie, 38, were on Thursday charged and remanded to prison for possession of narcotics when they appeared at the New Amsterdam Magistrates’ Court before by Magistrate Peter Hugh. The men were involved […]
High – level CARICOM team to arrive May 1
Three member CARICOM high-level team to arrive tomorrow to oversee the National Vote Recount. The information was related to members of the media by Gecom’s public relations officer Yolanda Ward last evening. She said the specifics of the flight details are not known at this point in time. The members of the Caricom team that […]
Guyana confirms ninth COVID-19 death
Minister of Public Health, Hon. Volda Lawrence, today confirmed the ninth death in Guyana as a result of COVID-19. The deceased is Samuel Morris, 67 years old who passed away at approximately 20:20hrs yesterday. Mr. Morris was an Intensive Care Unit patient at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) and had suffered from other complications. […]
Bodies of victims of Berbice River boat collision pulled from river
By Farah Bates – The bodies of the four men who drowned in the Berbice River following a boat collision were discovered on Wednesday. The men have been identified by relatives as Romario Denheart, 24, a worker attached to the Ministry of Public Infrastructure, 50-year-old farmer, Julian McKenzie, Kidman Lindie, 37, of 41 Stanleytown , […]
GECOM Secretariat in preparation mode for national recount
The secretariat of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has commenced the groundwork for the recount of the votes cast in the March 2, 2020, General and Regional Elections. Commissioner Vincent Alexander today told the media that the secretariat is in a “full state of preparedness” for the process and could commence some two days after […]
Guyana now records 18 recoveries from COVID-19
The number of persons who have been medically cleared and have since recovered from the novel coronavirus has increased to eighteen. This was disclosed by the Ministry of Public Health in its daily update to the nation. As of April 29, 2020, three new cases have been registered taking the total number of confirmed cases […]