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Court has jurisdiction to hear election verification matter; Injunctions remain in place -Chief Justice

Chief Justice Roxanne George ruled this afternoon that the High Court has jurisdiction to hear the matter over whether the Returning Officer for Region 4 should be forced to return to the verification process before declaring results for the region’s elections. The decision essentially means that the Guyana Elections Commission has to await the outcome […]

Lawful declaration of results can only come after all legal requirements complied -Bar Association

The Bar Council of the Guyana Bar Association is calling on the Chairperson of the Elections Commission, Retired Justice Claudette Singh to ensure that all necessary steps are taken so that the results of last Monday’s elections can withstand local and international scrutiny before making any declaration required by law. In a statement, the group […]

Chief Justice to rule Sunday on verification of Region 4 elections case

After spending her Saturday listening to arguments from Attorneys representing the Guyana Elections Commission and the People’s Progressive Party Civic, Chief Justice Roxanne George has set 1:30 pm on Sunday for the handing down of her decision on whether the injunction blocking the full declaration of results should stand or be thrown out. That injunction […]

CARICOM stands ready to mediate dialogue in Guyana Elections row as Mottley urges verification of all results

While calling on electoral officials in Guyana and the political parties to work together to achieve a peaceful and lawful completion of the electoral process, the Chairman of CARICOM and Barbados’ Prime Minister Mia Mottley has indicated the readiness of the regional body to play the role of mediator between the two main political parties. […]

Cotton tree protester shot dead while attacking police with cutlass; two officers hospitalised with chop wounds -Police report

An 18-year-old youth who part of a protest against the elections that turned violent at Cotton Tree, West Coast Berbice, was shot dead by the Police last evening after he reportedly chopped two police officers with a cutlass. The dead young man has been identified as Seedat Hansraj of the same Cotton Tree village. In […]

APNU+AFC urges calm and peace

In a statement this afternoon, the APNU+AFC coalition issued a call on citizens to remain calm and peaceful The Coalition said it is urging all Guyanese to respect the will of the people as exercised in the General and Regional Elections, adding that all Guyanese should conduct themselves in a peaceful and law-abiding manner as […]

Jagdeo calls on supporters to be calm but vigilant hours after telling them “Granger will go nowhere without a protest”

A subdued PPP General Secretary Bharrat Jagdeo in a video statement this afternoon is asking his supporters to stay at home and be calm. Mr. Jagdeo released a video statement this afternoon with the plea following hours of protests by supporters of the PPP in Berbice and along the East Coast and East Bank of […]