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In wake of a claim by one Deputy Returning Officer that Deputy Returning Officers were instructed by the Clerk to the Returning Officer not to include official GECOM documents in the ballot boxes, several other Deputy Returning Officers have stepped forward to deny that any such instruction was ever given. The Guyana Elections Commission has […]
The Organization of American States, which has been observing the recount of votes process, has declared that it has no reason to doubt that the results emanating from the recount will be credible. In a statement last evening, the OAS also said “a declaration based on these results would lead to the installation of a […]
With the recount of votes continuing and nearing the end at the Arthur Chung Convention Centre, the Private Sector Commission which is a local observer has issued a call for politicians and citizens to accept the results of the recount. In a statement, the PSC said all the people of Guyana and the contesting parties […]
The recount of votes has been completed for seven of the ten regions with just Regions 4, 6, and 10 having their votes still being counted. During an afternoon briefing outside the Arthur Chung Convention Centre today, Public Relations Officer for GECOM, Yolanda Ward also revealed that five of the twelve workstations being used for […]
Guyana’s Commissioner of Police and Chief Immigration Officer, Leslie James has responded to a letter from the Chairperson of the Guyana Elections Commission and has indicated that based on a list of persons sent to him by her, 172 of the 207 persons on the list were out of Guyana on elections day, based on […]
The People’s Progressive Party this evening threatened that the Guyana Elections Commission could face Court action if it makes any move to investigate the claims that votes were cast for persons who are dead and persons who were out of the country at the 2nd March elections. PPP Candidate and Attorney Anil Nandlall told reporters […]
With cases of the coronavirus in Guyana still climbing steadily, it is appearing clearer that the current health emergency measures are likely to be extended when they expire in a few days. During an appearance on NCN’s Context Talk Show, President David Granger explained that Guyana must first flatten the cases and bring the pandemic […]
As Guyana celebrates its 54th Independence anniversary today, President David Granger is reminding citizens that Guyana is a sovereign state “that established diplomatic relations on the principles of mutual respect for each other’s territorial integrity and sovereignty, non-interference in each other’s internal affairs, respect for treaties and international law and the rejection of the use […]
Still confident that it won the 2nd March Elections, the APNU+AFC coalition today called on the Guyana Elections Commission to address the issue of the large number of ballots that did not carry the six digit stamp that should have been place on them by the Presiding Officers. APNU+AFC Executive, Joe Harmon said the current […]
The Atlanta based, Carter Center today expressed its deep “disappointment” over the Guyana Government’s decision not to approve its recent requests to allow two observers to return to Guyana to observe the ongoing vote recount. In a statement, the Carter Center said the Elections Commission has consistently confirmed that the accreditation for The Carter Center […]
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