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The American, British and Canadian envoys to Guyana were among the local observers for Monday’s General and Regional Elections in Guyana. The American Ambassador Sarah-Ann Lynch and the British High Commissioner, Greg Quinn flew to different parts of the country yesterday with other observers to get a first-hand look at the voting process. The Canadian […]
While appealing for citizens to be patient as they await the official results from the Guyana Elections Commission, the Chairperson of the Commission Justice Claudette Singh has declared that GECOM has delivered free, fair and transparent elections. “Our Elections were, as promised, GECOM has delivered free, fair and credible elections”, Justice Singh told an afternoon […]
As Guyanese await the start of the release of the official results by the Guyana Elections Commission, the APNU+AFC Coalition is encouraging its supporters and the rest of the country to be patient. In a statement, the APNU+AFC called on all Guyanese especially its supporters to continue to remain calm and to go about their […]
The Guyana Elections Commission has announced that it will start officially releasing the results of the election from around noon today. Polls closed at 6 o’clock last evening and the Elections Commission said that except for a few isolated cases, the voting process went well, with thousands of persons voting early across the country. The […]
Late this afternoon, Police were called to the Mon Repos area after reports surfaced about attempts at voting irregularities. Party agents from the major parties also hurried across to the area and the Mon Repos Primary School. APNU+AFC Party Agents Amna Ally and Basil Williams were seen in a conversation with PPP Party Agent Anil […]
The Guyana Elections Commission has reported that since the opening polls this morning at 6 o’clock, there were only minor hiccups and those have been addressed. At a mid-morning press conference, Chief Elections Officer Keith Lowenfield said some of the political parties raised a number of issues with the Elections Commission. Once those issues were […]
More than 40 observers representing 15 countries are out covering the 10 administrative regions for The Carter Centre. In Georgetown, the Co-Leaders of The Carter Centre delegation, Jason J. Carter and former Prime Minister of Senegal Aminata Touré encouraged voters to be patient at the polls. “This is a big day for Guyanese democracy and […]
The Presidential Candidate for the People’s Progressive Party/Civic Irfaan Ali voted just after 8 o’clock this morning and described the process as a seamless one for him and his wife. Mr. Ali and his wife voted in his hometown of Leonora on the West Coast of Demerara and he said he is confident that when […]
President David Granger along with First Lady Sandra Granger were first in line at their polling station at Pearl on the East Bank of Demerara this morning to cast their ballots. After voting, the President said the process was “smooth and efficient” and he expects that today’s elections will be smooth and successful. He also […]
In a message before Guyana faces national and regional elections on Monday, the American Ambassador to Guyana is urging all registered voters to cast their ballot. Ambassador Sarah Ann Lynch in her one-paragraph message also said the political parties contesting the elections should respect the outcome. She said the US stands ready to work with […]
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