President tells OAS he is awaiting Court’s ruling and will not interfere in work of GECOM

President David Granger today met and held talks with members of the OAS Observer Mission, which is being led by Former Jamaican Prime Minister Bruce Golding. According to a statement from the President’s Office, he told the officials that the elections were orderly and reminded them that the Elections Commission is an independent and constitutional […]

LJP got no SoPs from PPP -Shuman

Leader of the Liberty and Justice Party Lenox Shuman today said the Statements of Poll that his party was using to verify the results of the elections came from some of its own agents and some of the partners on the joiner list. The Liberty and Justice Party, The New Movement and A New and […]

Court has jurisdiction to hear election verification matter; Injunctions remain in place -Chief Justice

Chief Justice Roxanne George ruled this afternoon that the High Court has jurisdiction to hear the matter over whether the Returning Officer for Region 4 should be forced to return to the verification process before declaring results for the region’s elections. The decision essentially means that the Guyana Elections Commission has to await the outcome […]

Lawful declaration of results can only come after all legal requirements complied -Bar Association

The Bar Council of the Guyana Bar Association is calling on the Chairperson of the Elections Commission, Retired Justice Claudette Singh to ensure that all necessary steps are taken so that the results of last Monday’s elections can withstand local and international scrutiny before making any declaration required by law. In a statement, the group […]

Chief Justice to rule Sunday on verification of Region 4 elections case

After spending her Saturday listening to arguments from Attorneys representing the Guyana Elections Commission and the People’s Progressive Party Civic, Chief Justice Roxanne George has set 1:30 pm on Sunday for the handing down of her decision on whether the injunction blocking the full declaration of results should stand or be thrown out. That injunction […]

CARICOM stands ready to mediate dialogue in Guyana Elections row as Mottley urges verification of all results

While calling on electoral officials in Guyana and the political parties to work together to achieve a peaceful and lawful completion of the electoral process, the Chairman of CARICOM and Barbados’ Prime Minister Mia Mottley has indicated the readiness of the regional body to play the role of mediator between the two main political parties. […]