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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Ethnic Relations Commission has announced that it has launched an investigation into racist statements made by well known social media personality, Mikhail Rodrigues aka “Guyanese Critic”. The ERC said it is investigating the video in which Rodrigues is heard making racially insensitive remarks against Guyanese of African descent and Christians and even claiming in […]
In a statement supporting CARICOM’s assessment of the Guyana vote recount as acceptable, Commonwealth Secretary-General Patrica Scotland urged acceptance of the recount and for it to be used to declare the results of the elections. The Commonwealth Group is made up of 54 nations and fielded one of the large Observer Missions for the Guyana […]
Students preparing for the NGSA and CXC examinations returned to the classroom today under strict COVID-19 guidelines. In Georgetown, most schools were well prepared for the return of students, with sanitization points in place and students and teachers having their temperature checked before entering the compound. Some schools were running late this morning with the […]
Hours after the CARICOM high-level team submitted its report on the vote recount, the Organization of American States called on the APNU+AFC administration to begin the process of transition to allow “the legitimate government to take its place”. The statement by the OAS came as the Guyana Elections Commission, which is still to make a […]
The three-member CARICOM high-level team which scrutinized the Guyana elections vote recount has recommended an urgent audit and reform of the Guyana Elections Commission. In a copy of their report seen by News Source, the team said if GECOM is left in its present form, it would be a “tragedy for the nation and people […]
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