By News Source Guyana on July 10, 2020
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The Secretary General of the United Nations, António Guterres in a statement this afternoon has issued a call for an announcement of the final results of the Guyana Elections as soon as possible. Mr. Gueterres noted that he has taken note of the Caribbean Court of Justice’s ruling in the recent election case and believes […]
By News Source Guyana on July 10, 2020
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The Chief Election Officer, Keith Lowenfield, has written to the Chairman of GECOM seeking some clarification on her request for him to compile a new report on the election results. In the letter which carries today’s date, Lowenfield told the GECOM Chair that he has read the judgement of the Caribbean Court of Justice and […]
By News Source Guyana on July 9, 2020
Elections, News, Politics
The Chairperson of the Guyana Elections Commission has written to the Chief Election Officer, Keith Lowenfield requesting that he prepares and submits a new report from the 2nd March elections using the valid votes counted in the National Recount as they appear on the Certificates of Recount. The Chief Election Officer has up until 2pm […]
By News Source Guyana on July 9, 2020
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The new Chairman of CARICOM, St. Vincent’s Prime Minister, Dr. Ralph Gonsalves is calling on all the stakeholders in Guyana to respect the ruling of the Caribbean Court of Justice in the election case. While commending the continued patience and calm of the Guyanese people, Dr. Gonsalves reminded that in its summary, the CCJ noted […]
By News Source Guyana on July 9, 2020
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The Public Health Ministry has revealed that of the 145 active cases of coronavirus in Guyana, Region One is managing 100 of those cases, making it the most affected region currently. Guyana recorded two new cases overnight taking the total number of active cases up to 145 with six persons still in the Coronavirus Intensive […]
By News Source Guyana on July 9, 2020
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The US Government wants the Guyana Elections Commission to move ahead and declare the results of the Guyana Elections based on the national vote recount, now that the CCJ has made a ruling. In a tweet last evening, the US Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, Michael Kozak, said it was time for […]
By News Source Guyana on July 9, 2020
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A coronavirus screening and testing site has been established in the Region 7 mining area of Aranka. The majority of COVID-19 cases in Region Seven are from Aranka. According to the Department of Public Information, the Ministry of Public Health along with a number of other Government agencies including the GGMC and the CDC will […]
By News Source Guyana on July 9, 2020
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The Guyana Elections Commission is likely to meet on Friday to discuss the ruling by the Caribbean Court of Justice on the Guyana Election declaration. The GECOM Chair, retired Justice Claudette Singh was hoping for a meeting today. The meeting was not convened after it was pointed out to the Chairman by Commissioner Vincent Alexander […]
By News Source Guyana on July 8, 2020
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General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party, Bharrat Jagdeo this evening welcomed the ruling by the Caribbean Court of Justice, invalidating the Court of Appeal’s decision and the final election report of the Chief Election Officer. In a statement, Mr. Jagdeo described the CCJ’s ruling as strong and clear and said citizens should listen to […]
By News Source Guyana on July 8, 2020
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In an impromptu meeting outside State House with a group of supporters who gathered demanding that he be sworn in as President, the incumbent President David Granger admitted that the ruling handed down by the Caribbean Court of Justice this afternoon is not what he wanted to hear. “The CCJ has not allowed the position […]