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Monthly Archives: July 2020

US Ambassador, CARICOM Chairman condemn attacks on GECOM Chairman, CARICOM headquarters staff

Last Updated on Thursday, 16 July 2020, 19:38 by Denis Chabrol The United States (US) on Thursday expressed shock at attacks on the Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Retired Justice Claudette Singh. American Ambassador to Guyana, Sarah-Ann Lynch, reiterating that the national vote recount should be used by GECOM to declare the results of the March 2, 2020 ...

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Curfew hours reduced, outside dining permitted, govt workers to resume work on rotation

Last Updated on Thursday, 16 July 2020, 15:23 by Denis Chabrol Even as Guyana recorded its 19th coronavirus-related death on Thursday, the National COVID-19 Task Force has announced plans to implement the third phase of it’s reopening proposal which will see current curfew hours extended, and private and public sector employees returning to work on a rotation basis. The task force confirmed that ...

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Govt not notified about US visa sanctions – Harmon

Last Updated on Thursday, 16 July 2020, 15:08 by Denis Chabrol by Samuel Sukhnandan As A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) marked its ninth anniversary on Wednesday, the five-party coalition said that calls for the David Granger administration to concede defeat are premature, as the electoral issues are still before the courts. During a live broadcast on social media by ...

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CARICOM to meet next week over Guyana electoral impasse

Last Updated on Thursday, 16 July 2020, 12:07 by Denis Chabrol by Samuel Sukhnandan A special meeting to discuss the Guyana electoral impasse will be convened by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) next week, Chairman and Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Dr. Ralph Gonsalves has said. The CARICOM chair made this disclosure during a live radio interview on Jamaica’s Edge 105.3 FM ...

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Brazil, a key Guyana ally, calls for declaration based on recounted votes

Last Updated on Wednesday, 15 July 2020, 20:14 by Denis Chabrol Brazil, a longstanding strategic ally of Guyana in the border controversy with Venezuela, on Wednesday called on Guyanese authorities to use the figures from the national vote recount to declare results of general and regional elections held more than four months ago. “The Brazilian government calls on Guyanese political ...

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CARICOM chair says Guyana election is “long-running soap opera, pregnant with real danger”

Last Updated on Wednesday, 15 July 2020, 16:47 by Denis Chabrol Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Dr. Ralph Gonsalves  has voiced concerns again over the prolonged election process in Guyana, saying “a rogue clique within Guyana cannot be  allowed to disrespect or disregard, with impunity, the clear, unambiguous ruling of ...

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Strict guidelines for mining operators as GGDMA issues COVID-19 protocols

Last Updated on Wednesday, 15 July 2020, 16:47 by Denis Chabrol Gold and diamond miners will now have to be screened before entering mining locations as part of new protocols for COVID-19 issued by the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA). The GGDMA on Wednesday released a document containing these new protocols and guidelines for small and medium scale ...

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Canada calls for swift end to Guyana’s deepening political crisis

Last Updated on Wednesday, 15 July 2020, 16:48 by Denis Chabrol The Canadian Government through its Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (Global Affairs) has joined a long list of countries and organisations calling for a swift and transparent end to Guyana’s elections. In an issued statement on Wednesday, the Canadian government said it strongly regrets the extended delay ...

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PPP warns US visa sanctions not “complete package” ; Jeffrey says timing is “intimidatory” to court

Last Updated on Wednesday, 15 July 2020, 14:02 by Denis Chabrol by Samuel Sukhnandan Executive member of the  People’s Progressive Party (PPP), Anil Nandlall said no one should be surprised by these sanctions, as it was long in the making, because many US officials had hinted at them before. “We have been saying repeatedly that sanctions will come.These sanctions were ...

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Guyana govt regrets US visa sanctions over election results

Last Updated on Wednesday, 15 July 2020, 13:26 by Denis Chabrol The Guyana government on Wednesday expressed regret at the United States (US) decision to impose visa sanctions on Guyanese officials who are preventing the use of the national vote recount data to declare the results of the March 2, 2020 general and regional elections. In a brief statement that ...

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