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Daily Archives: Tuesday, 24 March 2020, 23:29

Coronavirus hitting businesses hard

Last Updated on Wednesday, 25 March 2020, 9:01 by Writer Fears over the deadly Coronavirus (COVID-19) have been taking a toll on Guyana’s business sector with as many of them having either closed or scaled back operations. Many Chinese-run businesses in Guyana which depend on all-week shopping by Cuban traders, have closed their doors, so too are several local businesses ...

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4 confirmed coronavirus cases in Guyana; 13 in mandatory quarantine

Last Updated on Wednesday, 25 March 2020, 6:07 by Writer Guyana’s health authorities have asked 70 persons to stay at home for 14 days and 13 are under compulsory quarantine as part of efforts to curb the spread of the deadly COVID-19 virus, the Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Karen Gordon-Boyle said Tuesday. The senior Public Health Ministry official made ...

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PPP’s Jagdeo asks High Court to find it cannot hear APNU+AFC candidate’s election case

Last Updated on Tuesday, 24 March 2020, 22:09 by Writer Four days after the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) and several small political parties succeeded in joining a High Court case by an A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) candidate for a judicial review of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to order a recount of the votes cast in ...

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Britain warns of “serious consequences for those concerned” if election results are bogus

Last Updated on Tuesday, 24 March 2020, 13:20 by Writer United Kingdom (UK) Foreign Secretary, Dominic Raab on Tuesday warns that if a Guyana government is sworn in based on elections that are not credible, there will be “serious consequences for those concerned,” This is the second such stern warning in as many days from a key western nation. And, ...

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Total lockdown at University of Guyana

Last Updated on Tuesday, 24 March 2020, 12:29 by Writer The University of Guyana (UG), has imposed a total lockdown of its campuses beginning Wednesday, March 25, to stave off the deadly coronavirus (Covid-19). This will last until April 20. The university says it has decided on self-isolation and imposed total restricted physical contact. The revised measures apply to all ...

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