By News Source Guyana on June 15, 2020
News, Politics
The three-member CARICOM high-level team which scrutinized the Guyana elections vote recount has recommended an urgent audit and reform of the Guyana Elections Commission. In a copy of their report seen by News Source, the team said if GECOM is left in its present form, it would be a “tragedy for the nation and people […]
By News Source Guyana on June 15, 2020
Elections, News, Politics
The CARICOM high-level team, which scrutinized the recount of votes from the Guyana Elections has determined that although the recount unearthed irregularities and some defects, it still showcased the will of the people. In a section of their report seen by News Source, the three-member team explained that they did not witness anything “which would […]
By News Source Guyana on June 15, 2020
Elections, News, Politics
The three-member CARICOM high-level team that spent over a month in Guyana observing and scrutinizing the vote recount departed the country early this morning after submitting their report. The members of the high level team were Senior UWI Lecturer Ms. Cynthia Barrow-Giles, Commissioner of the Antigua and Barbuda Electoral Commission, John Jarvis and Supervisor of […]
By News Source Guyana on June 14, 2020
News, Politics
After being in isolation for over three weeks, a 105-year-old resident of the Palms Geriatric Home has made a full recovery from the coronavirus. The elderly woman was among the group of residents diagnosed with the disease back in May. Following the positive tests, the Covid-19 cases at the Government managed home for the elderly […]
By News Source Guyana on June 14, 2020
News
Guyanese nationals stranded in Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago have found themselves still waiting for their repatriation home despite clearance being granted for their return more than three weeks ago. Caribbean Airlines, which has been granted approval to operate the repatriation flights, indicated today that it was still awaiting an approved list of the persons […]
By News Source Guyana on June 14, 2020
Elections, News, Politics
In an interview this morning at State House, President David Granger rubbished claims that his coalition was involved in any election wrongdoing. ‘The APNU+AFC Coalition of which I am the Chairman never colluded with anyone to interfere with the electoral process. We went into the election process like the PPP and the minor parties, and […]
By News Source Guyana on June 13, 2020
News, Politics
The People’s Progressive Party this afternoon said it has taken note of the report on the vote recount submitted by the Chief Elections Officer and it is clear in its opinion that CEO Keith Lowenfield “violated” the recount order by offering an opinion of the observation reports and probing the claims contained in the observation […]
By News Source Guyana on June 13, 2020
Elections, News, Politics
Chief Elections Officer Keith Lowenfield in his report on the vote recount has found that the results do not meet the standard of fair and credible elections. Mr. Lowenfield presented his report earlier today to the Chairperson of the Guyana Elections Commission and he has detailed the complaints and observations made of the recount in […]
By News Source Guyana on June 12, 2020
Elections, News, Politics
The APNU+AFC Coalition expects the report being compiled by the Chief Elections Officer to be a very comprehensive report that should document and entail all of the issues that were raised during the vote recount. APNU+AFC Candidate and Executive, Joe Harmon during a radio interview on LITE FM said the report should contain all of […]
By News Source Guyana on June 12, 2020
Elections, News, Politics
People’s Progressive Party General Secretary Bharrat Jagdeo is expecting that the Chairperson of the Guyana Elections Commission to declare his party as the winner of the 2020 elections. The incumbent APNU+AFC continues to claim that there were sufficient anomalies unearthed during the vote recount to raise questions about the credibility of the elections. The coalition […]