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STATEMENT BY PRESIDENT DAVID GRANGER: I am deeply disappointed that the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Initiative –which was agreed upon following the intervention of the Prime Ministers of Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St Vincent and the Grenadines and Trinidad and Tobago – has stalled. The Group was headed by the Right Honourable Mia Amor Mottley, Prime Minister […]

The United States Embassy in Guyana releases the following statement: Due to reduced staffing, limited traveler mobility, including quarantines, flight cancellations, and border restrictions, U.S. Embassy Guyana is suspending immigrant visa appointments. Applicants will be contacted with instructions for continued visa processing when we resume normal operations. Applicants who were previously notified of appointments up […]

After almost two weeks of anticipation, Guyanese are hoping that a final declaration will be made regarding the 2020 elections. This follows an agreement between President David Granger and Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo to have a recount of the ballots for the ten administrative regions under the supervision of a high-level CARICOM team. The team […]

—says matter is waste of court’s time Chief Justice (ag) Roxane George on Saturday dismissed the People’s Progressive Party (PPP)’s attempt to disrupt the Guyana Elections Commission from performing its constitutional mandate, calling the matter ‘a waste of the court’s time.’ After Friday evening’s declaration of Regional Elections results for District 4 by Returning Officer […]

In a move to protect the health and wellbeing of public servants in light of global concerns over the spread of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), the Department of Public Service has instituted a shift system. The following is a circular memorandum that was addressed to Permanent Secretaries, Heads of Departments and Regional Executive Officers on […]

Guyana confirms four cases of COVID-19 Minister of Public Health, Hon. Volda Lawrence today confirmed three positive cases of COVID-19 bringing the total number to date to four. The three patients who have tested most recently positive have been identified as the husband of the 52-year old woman who died from the virus earlier this […]

From CARICOM Secretariat: CLARIFICATION BY SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AMBASSADOR IRWIN LAROCQUE TO STATEMENT BY CARICOM CHAIRMAN THE HONOURABLE MIA MOTTLEY ON CARICOM TEAM TO SUPERVISE GUYANA ELECTIONS RECOUNT “The Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), the Honourable Mia Mottley, Prime Minister of Barbados has asked me to clarify her earlier statement: “CARICOM […]

The Ministry of Public Health has today confirmed the second case of COVID-19 in Guyana. The Ministry will provide further details subsequently. The Ministry urges all Guyanese to remain calm and take the necessary preventative measures and precautions as per the public advisories.