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The CARICOM Election Observer Mission issued its preliminary report today and said the elections were conducted peacefully, despite pre-election concerns by some political parties. The Chief of Mission, Josephine Tamai, who is the Chief Elections Officer of Belize, told reporters that the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) must be allowed to conclude the electoral process. “We […]
Despite figures showing a crushing loss in its stronghold of Region 10 and defeats in other regions, Presidential Candidate for the APNU, Aubrey Norton is holding on to hope and still believes that his party still has a pathway to victory in the elections. Early numbers have shown that the party has lost some serious […]
The We Invest in Nationhood party is on a high even as results from yesterday’s elections continue to come in from across the country. While it appears as though the new political party has performed better than expected in many areas, the governing People’s Progressive Party remains confident of victory when all of the results […]
The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) on Monday night apologized to persons living with disabilities, particularly those who had tremendous difficulty accessing their polling stations, but the Commission said overall voting was conducted “smoothly” and “peacefully” throughout the country, with limited reports of incidents. At a number of polling places, polling stations, located in the upper […]
The Guyana Elections Commission on Monday night sought to address concerns about Bangladeshi nationals voting in Guyana’s General and Regional Elections. Opposition parties today called on GECOM to come clean over reports of a number of Bangladeshi nationals who were seen being bussed to polling stations to vote. In some of the Identification Cards posted […]
Polls closed at exactly 6pm across the country this evening, bringing the curtains down on the voting in this year’s elections. At some polling stations, persons were seen hurrying into the compound before close of polls. In many areas across the country, there were reports of a lower than expected turn out. While early in […]
The General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo, today said he remains confident of his party emerging victorious in today’s elections, although he has noted that while there were some issues at polling stations, he would not be concerned or alarmed by them. Speaking to reporters after casting his ballot Sparendaam […]
Head of the Observer Mission of the Organisation of American States, former Jamaican Prime Minister Bruce Golding, offered a glowing report of the electoral process in Guyana. He said he was personally impressed with the level of professionalism exhibited by the election officials at the polling stations. Golding made the statement after his team visited […]
President Irfaan Today expressed worry over gunfire attacks along the Cuyuni river at the border between Guyana and Venezuela reportedly by Venezuelan operatives. On Sunday, security forces and GECOM officials came under fire from the Venezuelan side of the border while escorting election materials to remote communities. Speaking to the media this morning, President Ali […]
As persons turned out to vote across the country, concern was raised at several polling places about inaccessibility for disabled persons. In some instances, family members were forced to lift persons into the stations. At the Church of Transfiguration polling place in Georgetown, wheel chair bound, Hollyanne Bristol, who is a candidate of the Forward […]
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