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Slow start to GECOM Recount of votes

The recount of votes for the 2020 elections got off to a late and slow start this morning as the political party agents, GECOM staff, observers and other stakeholders gathered at the Arthur Chung Convention Centre. The actual recount started at around 10 o’clock this morning after a briefing session from the Chief Elections Officer […]

12 juveniles escape from Detention Centre; 5 recaptured

Twelve teenage inmates escaped from the Juvenile Detention Centre in Sophia early this morning after attacking the two Police guards who were on duty. Five of the teens have so far been recaptured. News Source understands that the breakout occurred just after midnight. A small group of teens who were housed in cell #2 were […]

Audio stream of vote recount to be broadcast on GECOM website and social media pages

The Guyana Elections Commission has indicated that the live audio stream of the vote recount will be broadcast via its official website (www.gecom.org.gy) and its Facebook and Youtube pages. The announcement came from the Commission’s Public Relations Officer, Yolanda Ward. Asked whether special feeds will be made available for radio and tv stations that might […]

Porknocker murdered by woman over missing gun

Police investigators in the town of Mahdia are on the hunt for a 23-year-old woman who is wanted for the murder of her 24-year-old co-worker. Porknocker Vanir Nasio was pronounced dead after he was beaten by the 23-year-old woman whose name has not been released. A Police report stated that the two worked together on […]

Carter Center still committed to observing recount

With its observer unable to travel to Guyana today aboard an Eastern Airlines flight that came to Guyana to ferry out US Citizens, the Carter Center’s accredited observation mission said it remains committed to providing an independent observation of Guyana’s electoral process, including the upcoming recount. In a statement on its website, the Carter Center […]