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GEORGETOWN, Guyana, March 16, 2020 (CMC) – The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) said, today, that it has completed all the preparatory arrangements for the commencement of the national recount exercise as, agreed to by President, David Granger, and the Opposition ...

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, March 16, 2020 (CMC) – With Caribbean countries recording at least 40 confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, as of today, regional governments have embarked upon various strategies, aimed at limiting the spread of the virus and the possible collapse ...

By Dr. Kumar Mahabir Guest Writer Following the walk-out by all the international observers from a reportedly rigged vote-counting process in Guyana, incumbent President, David Granger, was making plans to swear himself in, as an illegal President. Then boom! The ...

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua and Barbuda, March 16, 2020 (CMC) – The Antigua and Barbuda-based regional airline, LIAT, says it has taken “immediate measures”, to ensure the safety of all its stakeholders, after it had been “advised” that a passenger, who ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica March 16, 2020 — Operators of beauty salons, barber shops and cosmetologists, are being warned not to render their services to anyone, if they are infected with the coronavirus (COVID-19). Failure to adhere could result in their licences ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica, March 16, 2020 (CMC) – The government and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) have signed a loan agreement — valued at US$50 million — to implement the Boosting Innovation, Growth, and Entrepreneurship Ecosystems (BIGEE) Program, over the next ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, March 16, 2020 (CMC) – American Airlines has suspended its service to several destinations, including the South American republic. In a statement, late Saturday, the US-based carrier announced that, effective today, until May 6, it will be suspending ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, March 16, 2020 (CMC) – President David Granger has asked the Chair of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley, to ensure that the CARICOM Initiative operates, within the legal framework of the Constitution of Guyana ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, March 16, 2020 (CMC) – Health authorities, here, today, are urging passengers, who travelled on a flight from New York to Georgetown, on March 12, to get in touch with them, after one of the passengers tested positive ...

CASTRIES, St. Lucia, March 16, 2020 (CMC) – Police are investigating the deaths of two people, including a 78-year-old man, during a shooting incident in Bexon, south-east of here, last night. Police said details of the incident are sketchy, but ...