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Respected statesman and former Guyanese diplomat, Sir Shridath Ramphal has made an appeal for citizens of Guyana not to descent into darkness of denial of rule of law and regularity as the election recount process nears an end. In a statement, Sir Shridath said the “elections crisis” in Guyana is now nearing its tipping point […]
The People’s Progressive Party Civic is warning that as the Guyana Elections Commission probes issues surrounding missing documents from ballot boxes, “not a single Guyanese elector must lose their franchise in the process”. The Guyana Elections Commission on Saturday announced an investigation into the discovery of 29 ballot boxes from the lower East Coast Demerara […]
In an address to the nation on Saturday evening, President David Granger said he will abide by the declarations of the Elections Commission as the vote recount comes to an end. Noting that the recount process has four stages, which are a recount of ballots, a compilation of the report by Chief Elections Officer, review […]
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 […]
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