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GUYANA | Guyana's New President Dr. Irfan M. Ali Sworn in on Sunday

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, August 2, 2020 - Guyana’s ninth Executive President, 39 year old Dr Irfaan Ali was sworn in on Sunday afternoon, a short while after GECOM made a 2:30 pm declaration that the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) had won the March 2 General and Regional elections.

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August 2, 2020
Published in Caribbean

GUYANA | Guyana’s second royalty payment deposited in NRF

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, August 1, 2020- The second payment for Guyana’s oil and gas royalties has been deposited in the Natural Resources Fund (NRF) – a total of $774,721,556.68 GY (US$3,698,152.63).

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August 1, 2020
Published in Energy

GUYANA | Opposition breached judicial traditions on elections AG tells OAS

GEORGETOWN, July 22, 2020 - Attorney General (AG) and Minister of Legal Affairs Basil Williams has told the OAS, that the prolonged delay in the declaration of the March 2 general and regional elections began when the opposition PPP breached an age-old judicial tradition of not approaching the courts before an official declaration of election results.

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July 22, 2020
Published in Caribbean

Guyana’s Foreign Minister, Dr. Karen Cummings has told the Organisation of American States (OAS) that her country’s laws and court decisions would “alone” be used to determine the outcome of the general and regional elections.

GUYANA | Foreign Minister Slams OAS over Guyana's adherece to democratic procedure

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, July 21, 2020 - Guyana’s Foreign Minister, Dr. Karen Cummings has told the Organisation of American States (OAS) that her country’s laws and court decisions would “alone” be used to determine the outcome of the general and regional elections.

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July 21, 2020
Published in Caribbean

Cheddi Jagan International Airport in Guyana.

GUYANA | Travellers to Guyana must have COVID-19 test done prior to travel

GEORGETOWN, July 21, 2020 - Guyana will be taking no chances as regards the importation of the COVID-19 from abroad when its international airports reopen on August 28. All incoming passengers will be required to have a negative result from COVID-19 PCR test completed within seven days before their travel.

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July 21, 2020
Published in Caribbean

United States Congresswoman, Yvette Clark, of New York’s 9th congressional district.

GUYANA | Foreign interference is an infringement of democratic process

GEORGETOWN, July 17, 2020 - “For any entity outside of the Guyanese people themselves to weigh in on what is taking place is an infringement of the democratic process of the nation.”

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July 18, 2020
Published in Caribbean

NEW YORK | Trump admin in no position to Lecture Guyana About democracy says Rep. Jefferies

MONTEGO BAY, July 17, 2020 - While the Trump administration is busy imposing sanctions on members of the Guyanese government as a result of the impasse in the country’s national elections held in March, New York Congressman Hakeem Jeffries is advocating a hands-off policy until a settlement has been arrived at.

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July 17, 2020
Published in Caribbean

GUYANA | Burke seeks Nancy Pelosi's Intervention into Pompeo's Guyana Sanctions

MONTEGO BAY, July 16, 2020 - President of the Caribbean Institute for Democracy in Brooklyn, New York, Rickford Burke, has written to Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, complaining about the sanctions imposed by the US Government against the government of Guyana and calling on the Granger administration to step down, despite the fact that the matter is still before the country’s Supreme Court.

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July 16, 2020
Published in Opinion

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GUYANA | Guyana's New President Dr. Irfan M. Ali Sworn in on Sunday

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GUYANA | Guyana’s second royalty payment deposited in NRF

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GUYANA | Opposition breached judicial traditions on elections AG tells OAS

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GUYANA | Foreign Minister Slams OAS over Guyana's adherece to democratic procedure

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GUYANA | Travellers to Guyana must have COVID-19 test done prior to travel

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GUYANA | Foreign interference is an infringement of democratic process

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NEW YORK | Trump admin in no position to Lecture Guyana About democracy says Rep. Jefferies

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GUYANA | Burke seeks Nancy Pelosi's Intervention into Pompeo's Guyana Sanctions

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