Elections

GECOM cannot nullify elections -Jagdeo

People’s Progressive Party General Secretary Bharrat Jagdeo is expecting that the Chairperson of the Guyana Elections Commission to declare his party as the winner of the 2020 elections. The incumbent APNU+AFC continues to claim that there were sufficient anomalies unearthed during the vote recount to raise questions about the credibility of the elections. The coalition […]

APNU+AFC chides St. Vincent PM over “prejudicial” pronouncement and direction on Guyana vote recount

The incumbent APNU+AFC Coalition this afternoon expressed its surprise and concern over statements by St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister and incoming CARICOM Chairman, Ralph Gonsalves on the Guyana elections vote recount. In a press statement, the coalition stopped short of accusing Prime Minister Gonsalves of direct interference, but reminded that the recount exercise […]

Nandlall withdraws contempt case against GECOM officials

Chief Justice Roxanne George on Thursday accepted an application by Attorney Anil Nandlall to withdraw the contempt of Court case he filed against the GECOM Chairman, the Chief Elections Officer and the Returning Officer for Region Four. During the appearance via video conference, Mr. Nandlall admitted that he did not have sufficient evidence to proceed […]

PPP requests additional Police presence at Govt. buildings to “safeguard” state assets

The People’s Progressive Party, while waiting on an official declaration from the Guyana Elections Commission, is preparing itself to return to Government and has requested the Police Force to increase its presence at Government buildings. The request was made during a meeting this morning between the Police Commissioner and senior officials in the PPP including […]