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In a majority decision this afternoon, the Court of Appeal after ruling that it has jurisdiction to hear the Election declaration matter taken before it by Sophia resident, Eslyn David, determined that the words “more votes than” as stated in the Constitution is interpreted to mean “more valid votes”. The ruling has effectively thrown the […]
After listening to arguments for over four hours on Saturday, the Judges of the Appeal Court set Monday afternoon for the delivery of their decision in the Eslyn David vs GECOM Election Declaration matter. David through her Attorneys is seeking an interpretation from the Court of the words “more votes are cast” in Article 177 […]
The Chairperson of the Guyana Elections Commission, retired Judge Claudette Singh, through her Attorney Kim Kyte, has asked the Court of Appeal to reject the case that seeks to block the declaration of results and questions the validity and credibility of the elections. In the written submission in response to the Court action, the GECOM […]
On the same night that APNU+AFC Coalition partner, Justice for All party threw in the towel in the 2020 elections, Alliance For Change Executive and former Business Minister Dominic Gaskin has also sounded the alarm over the coalition’s defeat, saying the supporters of the coalition were being misled. In a statement on his Facebook page, […]
The Justice for All Party which is part of the APNU+AFC Coalition has admitted that the coalition lost the 2nd March elections and it was now time to move on. In a statement on Friday night, JFAP Leader, CN Sharma said the recount of votes has determined and showed that the PPP Civic won the […]
The People’s Progressive Party through three Attorneys and the party’s Presidential Candidate and its General Secretary entered the case against the Guyana Elections Commission as a respondent. Attorney Anil Nandlall who is among the party’s Attorneys believes that the matter is a vexatious one that ought to be thrown out by the Court. Mr. Nandlall […]
The Attorney representing the applicant in the case against the Guyana Elections Commission and its declaration wants the Court of Appeal to establish the issue of validity of votes. Attorney Mayo Robertson who will argue the matter on behalf of Sophia resident, Eslyn David, told News Source this afternoon that the case is one of […]
The Court of Appeal in Guyana has set Saturday morning for the start of oral arguments in the case taken before it by a private citizen who is seeking to block the Elections Commission from making a declaration of the results at this time. During a hearing this afternoon that lasted for just over an […]
A planned meeting of the Guyana Elections Commission today could not proceed as the meeting lacked a quorum. Two Government nominated Commissioners, Charles Corbin and Desmond Trotman were absent from the meeting, forcing its postponement. Under the Rules of Procedure for the Elections Commission, a quorum exists with the presence of the GECOM Chairman and […]
Guyana has recorded 12 new cases of the coronavirus in the past 24 hours and all of the cases are from Region One, taking the total number of cases in that region alone up to 24. Chief Medical Officer Dr. Shamdeo Persaud revealed today that 42 tests were conducted over the past 24hrs, with 12 […]
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