By News Source Guyana on July 9, 2020
Elections, News, Politics
A coronavirus screening and testing site has been established in the Region 7 mining area of Aranka. The majority of COVID-19 cases in Region Seven are from Aranka. According to the Department of Public Information, the Ministry of Public Health along with a number of other Government agencies including the GGMC and the CDC will […]
By News Source Guyana on July 9, 2020
Elections, News, Politics
The Guyana Elections Commission is likely to meet on Friday to discuss the ruling by the Caribbean Court of Justice on the Guyana Election declaration. The GECOM Chair, retired Justice Claudette Singh was hoping for a meeting today. The meeting was not convened after it was pointed out to the Chairman by Commissioner Vincent Alexander […]
By News Source Guyana on July 8, 2020
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General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party, Bharrat Jagdeo this evening welcomed the ruling by the Caribbean Court of Justice, invalidating the Court of Appeal’s decision and the final election report of the Chief Election Officer. In a statement, Mr. Jagdeo described the CCJ’s ruling as strong and clear and said citizens should listen to […]
By News Source Guyana on July 1, 2020
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After listening to arguments for more than seven hours in the Guyana Election Declaration case, the President of the Caribbean Court of Justice, Justice Adrian Saunders announced that the Court will hand down its decision on the case next Wednesday, 8th July. The case was taken before the CCJ by the Presidential Candidate and the […]
By News Source Guyana on July 1, 2020
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The US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo has declared that he has instructed his State Department to ensure that those persons undermining Guyana’s democracy are held accountable. He did not name the persons he believes are undermining democracy in Guyana and neither did he indicate what form of accountability he may be considering. The statement […]
By News Source Guyana on July 1, 2020
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President David Granger has once indicated that he intends to abide by the declaration that is made by the Guyana Elections Commission on the elections, pointing out that it is the Commission that has to do its work to bring the process to finality. Speaking to reporters this morning at State House, the President responded […]
By News Source Guyana on July 1, 2020
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The People’s Progressive Party through its member Desmond Morian and The New Movement party through its candidate Daniel Josh Kanhai have filed private criminal charges against the Chief Election Officer of Guyana alleging fraud. The two separate charges against CEO Keith Lowenfield were filed yesterday and could come up for hearing as early as Friday. […]
By News Source Guyana on June 30, 2020
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The Presidential Candidate of the People’s Progressive Party, Irfaan Ali has accused the APNU+AFC coalition of making attempts to steal the elections. Appearing on a local television programme last evening, Mr. Ali said he is moving ahead with his plans to transition into Government and the will of the people must be respected as the […]
By News Source Guyana on June 30, 2020
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Almost four months after Guyana went to the polls, incumbent President David Granger maintains that only valid votes should be counted to arrive at a result for the Guyana Elections. During a radio interview last evening on the Mark Benschop “Straight Up Show”, the President said the anomalies discovered during the vote recount cannot be […]
By News Source Guyana on June 26, 2020
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The People’s Progressive Party this afternoon described the Chief Elections Officer’s decision to discard more than 115,000 votes, deeming them not to be valid and credible as criminal, adding that his move is a public attempt at elections rigging. On the heels of a flurry of releases from various international organisations calling for a declaration […]