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A planned meeting of the Guyana Elections Commission today could not proceed as the meeting lacked a quorum. Two Government nominated Commissioners, Charles Corbin and Desmond Trotman were absent from the meeting, forcing its postponement. Under the Rules of Procedure for the Elections Commission, a quorum exists with the presence of the GECOM Chairman and […]
Guyana has recorded 12 new cases of the coronavirus in the past 24 hours and all of the cases are from Region One, taking the total number of cases in that region alone up to 24. Chief Medical Officer Dr. Shamdeo Persaud revealed today that 42 tests were conducted over the past 24hrs, with 12 […]
On the eve of the Chief Elections Officer’s submission of his final report for the declaration of results, PPP Executive Member and Candidate, Anil Nandlall believes that the Chief Elections Officer has no choice but to follow the laws and present the certified votes from the recount as requested by the GECOM Chairperson. In an […]
President David Granger this afternoon met with the leaders and senior officials of the other parties in the APNU+AFC coalition. The meeting lasted for close to 90 minutes and took place at State House, the official residence of the President. Most of the officials were tightlipped as they hurried off after the meeting, offering no […]
The National COVID-19 Task Force today announced that while the 6pm to 6am curfew will remain in place until the 2nd July, it has started a six-phase re-opening of the country. In its statement, the Task Force said the curfew will remain in place in all ten administrative regions while the two regions where no […]
The Private Sector Commission headed by Captain Gerry Gouveia has issued a call on President David Granger to publicly concede to the results of the elections. The PSC which acted as an Observer for the Guyana Elections but is still to release a report today stated that based on the recount, it has been established […]
In welcoming the report of the CARICOM high-level team that scrutinized the vote recount, the European Union Observer Group that was present for the elections is urging an expeditious conclusion of the electoral process in accordance with the tabulation from the vote recount. The EU Mission reiterated that the voting and counting process of the […]
Outlandish social media commentator, Mikhail Rodrigues aka Guyanese Critic has offered an on-camera apology to the Christian and Afro-Guyanese communities over his hate-filled racist Facebook rant that triggered protests and calls to “cancel critic”. In a four-minute video recording released by the Ethnic Relations Commission, Rodrigues explained that he has chosen to apologise following his […]
While describing the GECOM Chairperson’s decision in preparation of a declaration as convoluted, APNU+AFC Executive and Campaign Manager, Joe Harmon said he expects any declaration coming out of the Elections Commission to be based solely on valid votes in keeping with the vote recount order. “A Section 96 report requires the CEO and only the […]
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 […]
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