GEORGETOWN, CMC – The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) is expected to resume its deliberations after a two hour meeting on Monday as voters here await the official results of the disputed March 2 regional and general elections. All six nominated government and opposition commissioners attended the morning meeting with several media houses reporting that moves are afoot to dismiss the Chief Elections Officer (CEO), Keith Lowenfield, who last weekend presented a report that put the valid votes counted in the elections as 475,118, giving the ruling coalition, A partnership for National Unity (APNU) 236, 777 and the main opposition People’s…
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The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has managed the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic to great effect, ensuring that its cases have been kept low relative to larger and more affluent parts of the international community. CARICOM Member States have been ranked among the best in the world in their response to the pandemic in many global assessments. There has been no complacency as they maintain their science-based approach to containing this virus. As at 10 July 2020 the figures show that CARICOM Member States and Associate Members with a combined population of about 19 million, had recorded just over 9,000…
(BBC) The White House has been increasingly critical of Dr Fauci, and on Sunday, an official shared a list detailing past apparent erroneous comments. Dr Fauci’s changing advice on masks and remarks on Covid-19’s severity are among the points from the White House. The move to undercut him comes as the US continues to see surges in Covid-19. There are over 3.3 million cases confirmed and more than 135,000 deaths nationwide, according to Johns Hopkins University. Dr Fauci has contradicted President Donald Trump’s comments on the pandemic a number of times, pushing back on the president’s claims that the outbreak…
Anguilla has suspended repatriation of nationals from countries with more than two percent of active cases of COVID-19. The Executive Council said while almost 200 people have been repatriated to date without incident, the significant increase in cases in the Americas, has prompted this decision. In a release, the Council said the decision was driven by the need to protect the health of the nation. The suspension is effective immediately and will remain in place until July 25 at the earliest. Anguilla’s borders will remain closed for passenger movements until at least July 30 except for medical emergencies and evacuations…
Travellers flying to Grenada from COVID-19 high-risk countries where transmission is widespread will be subject to mandatory quarantine up to 14 days. Passengers from those countries, arriving only on chartered flights until further notice, would also be required to have proof of a negative PCR test taken no more than seven days prior to arrival and would have to take a PCR test within 48 hours of arrival into the Spice isle. Grenada’s borders will reopen to regional traffic from July 12 and to international travel from August 1. As the tri-island state (Grenada, Carricaou and Petit Martinique) gets set…
Consequent upon the lifting the ban on the playing of amplified music and the supplementary protocols for the managed conduct of mass gatherings with or without amplified music which was implemented on Friday July 10, 2020 to July 31, 2020 in the first phase. The Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF) is once again urging every citizen to be responsible individuals by adhering to all of the recommended protocols to curb the spread of the COVID -19 virus. The RSVGPF has received information that some operators/owners of places of entertainment, including bars, nightclubs and others – have…
The Royal St.Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force is issuing a warning to the owners of stray animals throughout the length and breadth of St. Vincent and the Grenadines to have them tied. These animals, mainly cattle and sheep, are usually left untied mostly in the areas of Buccament/Pembroke, Diamond (on the stadium tract) and Cane Garden; and can be seen wandering the streets freely hindering the free flow of traffic. The stray animals are also a nuisance to the general public on a whole – destroying their vegetation, root crops and in some cases, damaging people’s property. This situation…
KINGSTOWN Customers of St. Vincent Electricity Services Limited (VINLEC) will see a significant decrease in the Fuel Surcharge Rate applicable on bills for July 2020. VINLEC is pleased to inform customers that this month’s rate is 21.12 cents per unit, the lowest in the past four years. A rate of 21.01 cents per unit was applicable on bills issued in March 2016. The July 2020 Fuel Surcharge Rate represents a decrease of 21.86 percent over the June rate, which stood at 27.03 cents per unit. Similar Fuel Surcharge Rates in the range of 20 cents per unit prior to 2016…
Early this morning, July 10 2020, I was greeted with the sad news that my friend, Oliver (Bamboo, Sparrow, Ramotar) crossed over to the great beyond. On behalf of the John Family, I wish to express our deepest condolences. Most of his contemporizes called him Bamboo or Sparrow. I knew him by all three of his nicknames. Each had its own association. Each had its own meaning. Bamboo was the tailor. In my youth, he was probably the most important person in the neighborhood. He made clothes for everyone, male and female. He was good. He was a quiet man;…
Barbados’ Tourism Minister was “relatively satisfied” with how commercial air travel resumed at the Grantley Adams International Airport once he saw the post-COVID-19 protocols unfold in real-time. The Grantley Adams International Airport (GAIA) officially reopened to commercial air traffic today (July 12) with the arrival of Air Canada Flight AC966 from Toronto at approximately 2.20 pm. The flight was delayed out of Pearson International this morning. To mark the momentous occasion for the tourist destination, the Barbados Fire Service performed a water salute. According to the Government Information Service, once at its gate, the 132 passengers disembarked in batches and were greeted…