The Chairperson of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) retired Justice Claudette Singh has submitted to Justice Franklyn Holder an affidavit contending that GECOM is fully empowered under the Constitution of Guyana to order a recount of votes at the March 2 general elections if necessary.
For days, Guyana’s coronavirus counter has been frozen at five. It would mean that this country is a lonely outlier in the infection growth patterns seen in dozens of other countries.
Following the announcement that Region Ten officials will be imposing a curfew in an effort to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Linden residents under the impression that it was a lockdown began panic buying yesterday.
An Eastern Airlines relief flight from Georgetown to Miami is expected leave today at 4:30pm.
Bandits yesterday morning broke into the home of the Good Hope, East Coast Demerara (ECD) family who are currently in isolation after they tested positive for the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
Earlier this week several prominent American conservatives said that the health of the economy mattered more to them than the health of the elderly.
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PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Former West Indies captain Dwayne Bravo has likened allrounder Andre Russell to Brian Lara and Chris Gayle, and described him as the best player in T20 cricket.
Guyana’s bid to qualify for the 2021 edition of the Pan Cup in Trinidad and Tobago has been severely affected by the new global pandemic Coronavirus.
Young Jamaican sprinter Briana Williams will have to wait another year to make her Olympic debut, but according to her coach Ato Boldon, he sees opportunity in the midst of the current climate.
(Jamaica Observer) The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) has announced an eight-point pre-emptive monetary strategy to assure financial institutions and the public that there will be adequate access to both Jamaican dollar and foreign currency liquidity in wake of the escalating COVID-19 pandemic.
(Trinidad Express) National Security Minister Stuart Young has listed what would be considered essential services as of Monday.
(Jamaica Gleaner) The Department of Correctional Services says sanctions are to be laid against murder convict Adidja Palmer, better known as Vybz Kartel, following the seizure of contraband in his cell.
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Doctors and nurses on the front lines of the U.S.
MADRID, (Reuters) – Spain’s death toll from the coronavirus rose by 769 overnight to 4,858, but a senior health official said the daily increase in the number of fatalities was stabilising.
KUALA LUMPUR, (Reuters) – A global shortage of condoms is looming, the world’s biggest producer said, after a coronavirus lockdown forced it to shut down production.
