By News Source Guyana on June 17, 2020
Elections, News, Politics
The National COVID-19 Task Force today announced that while the 6pm to 6am curfew will remain in place until the 2nd July, it has started a six-phase re-opening of the country. In its statement, the Task Force said the curfew will remain in place in all ten administrative regions while the two regions where no […]
By News Source Guyana on June 17, 2020
Elections, News, Politics
The Private Sector Commission headed by Captain Gerry Gouveia has issued a call on President David Granger to publicly concede to the results of the elections. The PSC which acted as an Observer for the Guyana Elections but is still to release a report today stated that based on the recount, it has been established […]
By News Source Guyana on June 17, 2020
Elections, News, Politics
In welcoming the report of the CARICOM high-level team that scrutinized the vote recount, the European Union Observer Group that was present for the elections is urging an expeditious conclusion of the electoral process in accordance with the tabulation from the vote recount. The EU Mission reiterated that the voting and counting process of the […]
By News Source Guyana on June 17, 2020
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Outlandish social media commentator, Mikhail Rodrigues aka Guyanese Critic has offered an on-camera apology to the Christian and Afro-Guyanese communities over his hate-filled racist Facebook rant that triggered protests and calls to “cancel critic”. In a four-minute video recording released by the Ethnic Relations Commission, Rodrigues explained that he has chosen to apologise following his […]
By News Source Guyana on June 16, 2020
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While describing the GECOM Chairperson’s decision in preparation of a declaration as convoluted, APNU+AFC Executive and Campaign Manager, Joe Harmon said he expects any declaration coming out of the Elections Commission to be based solely on valid votes in keeping with the vote recount order. “A Section 96 report requires the CEO and only the […]
By News Source Guyana on June 16, 2020
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Guyana has recorded 12 new cases of the coronavirus with one of those cases coming from the Region Two area. It is the first case for that region. In his medical update today, the Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Shamdeo Persaud said the 12 new cases were recorded in the past 24 hours from a total […]
By News Source Guyana on June 16, 2020
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The APNU+AFC nominated Commissioners on the Guyana Elections Commission have expressed their disappointment with the decision of the Chairperson to request the Chief Elections Officer to prepare his final report using the tabulated figures from the vote recount. Commissioner Vincent Alexander said while he might not agree with the Chairperson’s decision, it is the situation […]
By News Source Guyana on June 16, 2020
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The Chairperson of the Guyana Elections Commission has formally requested the Chief Elections Officer to prepare his report to ascertain the results of the elections in keeping with the election order and the vote recount order. The report will show the People’s Progressive Party emerging with the highest number of votes and its Presidential Candidate […]
By News Source Guyana on June 16, 2020
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The high-level CARICOM team which scrutinized the Guyana vote recount has recommended that there be a re-registration of all voters in Guyana. The team said the re-registration should be a minimum condition of electoral reform in the country. Guyana had started a house-to-house registration exercise last year but that was cut short to begin preparations […]
By News Source Guyana on June 16, 2020
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The Carter Center has become the latest international organisation to welcome the report of the CARICOM high-level team that observed the Guyana elections vote recount. In a statement, the Atlanta based Carter Center commended the Guyana Elections Commission on the completion of the recount and said it welcomed the CARICOM statement that despite minor flaws […]