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GEORGETOWN, Guyana, April 3, 2020 (CMC) – The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) agreed, today, to a national recount of ballots, cast in the general election, held on March 2, 2020. This was communicated by the Commission’s Public Relations Officer (PRO), ...

By Luis Felipe López-Calva Guest Contributor UNITED NATIONS, New York April 3, 2020 (IPS) — History shows that in Latin America and the Caribbean, volatility is the norm and not the exception, and that the development trajectories of their countries ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, April 2, 2020 (CMC) – President, David Granger, has announced the daily closure of entertainment venues and other spots, from 6 pm (local time) daily – starting tomorrow, in an effort to strengthen containment measures in the fight ...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, April 2, (CMC) – The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) announced, yesterday, it may be forced to close banks, supermarkets and markets, if citizens do not adhere to the strict guidelines, of not ...

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, April 2, 2020 (CMC) – The Royal Grenada Police Force launched an investigation, yesterday, into threats made against the life of Prime Minister, Dr. Keith Mitchell. Superintendent, Vannie Curwen, said the threat, made on social media, appeared, ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, April 2, 2020 (CMC) – The Commonwealth Group of Ministers has expressed concern, about the ongoing political situation in Guyana, regarding the elections, noting that it has “grave concerns that the credible and transparent counting and tabulation of ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. April 2, 2020 (CMC) – The United States government is sending “additional Navy destroyers, combat ships, aircraft and helicopters, Coast Guard cutters and Air Force surveillance aircraft” to the Caribbean, in an effort to thwart the illegal drug ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, April 2, 2020 (CMC) – The Court of Appeal is scheduled to hear the case, concerning the vote recount appeal, following the March 2 election — tomorrow morning, during which, attorneys will make their oral arguments. On Thursday, ...

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, April 2, 2020 (CMC) – The Royal Grenada Police Force (RGPF) announced, yesterday, that it will use drones, as part of the strategy to ensure people are not violating the 24-hour curfew that had been announced, earlier ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica, March 31, 2020 (CMC) – Prime Minister, Andrew Holness, last night, announced an island-wide, 10-hour curfew from April 1, as the island continued its efforts to reduce the impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19). Holness, speaking at a news ...