By News Source Guyana on March 12, 2020
Elections, News, Politics
In another electoral twist this afternoon, the European Union Observer Mission announced that it has written to the Returning Officer for Region 4, Clairmont Mingo, requesting to examine the Statements of Poll that he has used to prepare the spreadsheet of results for Region 4. The EU team wants its request to be met before […]
By News Source Guyana on March 12, 2020
Elections, News, Politics
Since Guyana’s first case of the coronavirus was announced, a number of pharmacies and other businesses have significantly increased the prices for those items that are to be used for preventative measures. At some pharmacies and supermarkets, the cost for disinfectants and hand sanitizers have been increased by more than 200% over the past 24hrs. […]
By News Source Guyana on March 11, 2020
Elections, News, Politics
The Returning Officer for Region Four, Clairmonte Mingo, has been ordered by the Chief Justice to return to the process of tabulating the Statements of Poll for Region 4 and completing the process before making a declaration. She has nullified the previous declaration, declaring it as unlawful. In a ruling this afternoon, Chief Justice Roxanne […]
By News Source Guyana on March 11, 2020
Elections, News, Politics
As Guyana awaits the ruling by Chief Justice Roxanne George on the elections case taken to the Court by the People’s Progressive Party against the Elections Commission, the British Government has issued a call for the President to preserve the principle of free, fair and credible elections. In a statement on Tuesday evening, British Foreign […]
By News Source Guyana on March 10, 2020
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Barbados’ Prime Minister and CARICOM Chairman Mia Mottley announced this afternoon that she will be leading a delegation of regional leaders to Guyana tomorrow as the country awaits a Supreme Court ruling on the verification of votes for Region 4. Mottley made the announcement this afternoon during a national address from the Hilton Barbados. Last […]
By News Source Guyana on March 10, 2020
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Chief Justice Roxanne George will hand down her ruling on the PPP’s election case tomorrow deciding whether to direct the Elections Commission to return to verifying the Region 4 Results or allowing the results to stand as has been declared by the Returning Officer. After listening to arguments from the Attorneys for the PPP and […]
By News Source Guyana on March 9, 2020
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On the eve of the Supreme Court of Guyana hearing a case about whether it should order the Guyana Elections Commission not to make a final declaration of results until Region 4 votes are completely verified, the United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has announced that he has been discussing the Guyana Elections situation […]
By News Source Guyana on March 8, 2020
Elections, News, Politics
PPP General Secretary Bharrat Jagdeo met this morning with members of the Elections Observer team from the OAS headed by former Jamaican Prime Minister Bruce Golding. According to a statement from the PPP, during the meeting, Mr. Jagdeo raised a number of issues of concern. He told the OAS that there appears to be an […]
By News Source Guyana on March 8, 2020
Elections, News, Politics
President David Granger today met and held talks with members of the OAS Observer Mission, which is being led by Former Jamaican Prime Minister Bruce Golding. According to a statement from the President’s Office, he told the officials that the elections were orderly and reminded them that the Elections Commission is an independent and constitutional […]
By News Source Guyana on March 8, 2020
Elections, News, Politics
While refusing to take questions from News Source, Chairman of A New and United Guyana, Attorney Timothy Jonas, skirted around questions about the origins of the Statements of Poll that his party was using to verify the results of the Region 4 elections. “I am not speaking to you”, Jonas told News Source at the […]