By News Source Guyana on April 23, 2020
Elections, News, Politics
An all day meeting at the Guyana Elections Commission has inched the process forward for the start of the recount. While most of the issues pertaining to the recount order have been finalized, the Commission will meet again tomorrow to complete the order and make moves for its filing for gazetting purposes. Commissioner Sase Gunraj […]
By News Source Guyana on April 21, 2020
Elections, News, Politics
The Leader of the Alliance for Change and Prime Ministerial Candidate in the APNU+AFC coalition, Khemraj Ramjattan has welcomed the move to have a recount of all the votes cast in the 2nd March elections. During an interview on Kaieteur Radio today, Mr. Ramjattan said the recount should bring some satisfaction to those involved in […]
By News Source Guyana on April 21, 2020
Elections, News, Politics
The Guyana Elections Commission has indicated that it is awaiting word from the CARICOM Secretariat on the high-level team expected in Guyana to be part of the recount process. In a statement this afternoon, the Commission said once those arrangements are finalized, a date for the start of the recount will be announced. The Commission […]
By News Source Guyana on April 20, 2020
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While declaring that death is inevitable and she is not afraid of it as a God-fearing person, the Chairperson of the Guyana Elections Commission has officially filed complaints with the Guyana Police Force and the Cyber Crimes Unit over threats against her life. Following her decision Friday to have no more than 10 workstations for […]
By News Source Guyana on April 20, 2020
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The Chairperson of the Guyana Elections Commission Justice Claudette Singh is not budging from her decision that there should be no more than 10 workstations for the recount of votes. This midday, the GECOM Chair along with Commissioners were joined at the Arthur Chung Convention Centre by a team from the Ministry of Public Health, […]
By News Source Guyana on April 19, 2020
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Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo, who heads the National COVID-19 Task Force, has indicated that he has responded to a letter from the Elections Commission Chairman seeking provisions to allow the recount of votes for the elections. The National COVID-19 Task Force is made up mostly of Government and technical officials involved in the fight against […]
By News Source Guyana on April 16, 2020
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The Bar Council of the Guyana Bar Association issued a call today for the Guyana Elections Commission to do all acts and things necessary in the shortest possible time to ensure the accurate credible and transparent declaration of the results of the 2020 elections. The Bar Council reminded that Article 69 of the Constitution of […]
By News Source Guyana on April 16, 2020
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The Director-General of the Ministry of the Presidency, Joe Harmon, while confirming the hiring of a US lobbying firm has indicated that it is supporters of the APNU+AFC government who are standing the costs. He said government money is not being used. “This is not funding from the government. We have supporters around the world […]
By News Source Guyana on April 16, 2020
Elections, News, Politics
Documents filed with the US Department of Justice have revealed that the Government of Guyana through Director-General of the Ministry of the Presidency, Joe Harmon, has hired the services of an American company, JJ&B LLC. to make representation on the Guyana government’s behalf in the US on the recent elections in Guyana. The price tag […]
By News Source Guyana on April 15, 2020
Elections, News, Politics
After touring the Arthur Chung Convention Centre this midday and wrapping up their meeting this afternoon, the Guyana Elections Commission is still to settle on the number of workstations to be used for the recount. The Commission is now expected to meet tomorrow morning to work out that issue which appears like the final stumbling […]