Elections

Guyanese Critic made to offer official apology after stern ERC warning

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 […]

APNU+AFC aligned Commissioners disappointed with GECOM Chairperson’s decision on declaration report

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 […]

Commonwealth SG urges acceptance of “inescapable” recount results and welcomes CARICOM Report

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 […]

Recount results acceptable and “reasonably credible” -CARICOM High-Level team

The CARICOM high-level team, which scrutinized the recount of votes from the Guyana Elections has determined that although the recount unearthed irregularities and some defects, it still showcased the will of the people. In a section of their report seen by News Source, the three-member team explained that they did not witness anything “which would […]

CARICOM High-Level team departs after submitting report on vote recount

The three-member CARICOM high-level team that spent over a month in Guyana observing and scrutinizing the vote recount departed the country early this morning after submitting their report. The members of the high level team were Senior UWI Lecturer Ms. Cynthia Barrow-Giles, Commissioner of the Antigua and Barbuda Electoral Commission, John Jarvis and Supervisor of […]

APNU+AFC never colluded with anyone in elections; Any declaration must focus on credibility -Pres. Granger

In an interview this morning at State House, President David Granger rubbished claims that his coalition was involved in any election wrongdoing. ‘The APNU+AFC Coalition of which I am the Chairman never colluded with anyone to interfere with the electoral process. We went into the election process like the PPP and the minor parties, and […]

Recount results do not meet standard of fair and credible elections -Chief Elections Officer

Chief Elections Officer Keith Lowenfield in his report on the vote recount has found that the results do not meet the standard of fair and credible elections. Mr. Lowenfield presented his report earlier today to the Chairperson of the Guyana Elections Commission and he has detailed the complaints and observations made of the recount in […]