By News Source Guyana on December 8, 2022
Elections, News, Politics
A fidgety Chairperson of the Guyana Elections Commission, retired Justice Claudette Singh appeared before the Elections 2020 Commission of Inquiry this morning and testified that she became overwhelmed after the Returning Officer for Region Four, Clairmont Mingo declared the region’s results before a final tabulation of the votes. Between repeatedly glancing at her wristwatch to […]
By News Source Guyana on December 8, 2022
News, Politics
The Opposition APNU+AFC is calling out the Special Organised Crime Unit for “harassment” after its Chief Scrutineer, Carol Smith-Joseph was summoned by SOCU for questioning. The coalition in a statement said it believes that the move is political. It was Smith-Joseph who filed a Court action last week that will likely result in another round […]
By News Source Guyana on December 7, 2022
News, Politics
An Assistant Registration Officer (ARO) at the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) testified before the Elections Commission of Inquiry today that while at first in the Command Centre, the electoral clerks were calling out the number of votes cast in favour of the various political parties from the Statements of Poll (SOPs), they were eventually instructed […]
By News Source Guyana on December 7, 2022
News, Politics
At the end of November, the balance in Guyana’s Natural Resource Fund stood at over US$1.3 Billion, which is over G$290 billion, according to the monthly statement issued by the Bank of Guyana. The deposits were published by the Central Bank in keeping with Section 33(2) of the Natural Resource Fund Act, which provides for […]
By News Source Guyana on December 7, 2022
Elections, News, Politics
The Court of Appeal has set the 8th February 2023 as the date when it will hear arguments in the Election Petition case challenging the High Court’s decision to uphold Order 60 – the Recount Order, which was used to facilitate the National Recount of the votes cast at the last Election. Justice of Appeal, […]
By News Source Guyana on December 6, 2022
Elections, News, Politics
The proposal by the Chief Elections Officer (CEO), Vishnu Persaud for there to be a 14-day exercise to correct the Register of Voters (voters list) for the upcoming local elections, will come up for discussion on Thursday during a special meeting of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM). In an internal memo to the Chairman of […]
By News Source Guyana on December 6, 2022
Elections, News, Politics
A call by the Chief Election Officer, Vishnu Persaud for the Guyana Elections Commission to undertake a 14-days Claims and Objections exercise to correct the voters list for the Local Government Elections, has garnered the support of the Opposition APNU+AFC . It was the APNU+AFC that first flagged the list published by GECOM as not […]
By News Source Guyana on December 6, 2022
Elections, News, Politics
Despite cries by the Parliamentary Opposition for more time to be given to allow greater scrutiny of the draft amendments to the electoral laws, the Government early this morning used its one-seat majority in the National Assembly to approve the amendments. Attorney General Anil Nandlall declared that the amendments are much needed to enhance, modernize […]
By News Source Guyana on December 6, 2022
News, Politics
The problem plagued Guyana Sugar Corporation has received another $1 billion in supplementary funding to help with the retooling of sugar estates. The sum was approved in the National Assembly on Monday. In explaining the allocation, Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha said the money will go towards critical works at the estate factories, and that is […]
By News Source Guyana on December 6, 2022
Elections, News, Politics
Three employees of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Shefern February, Denise Babb-Cummings and Carolyn Duncan, who are already facing criminal charges in relation to the 2020 elections, invoked their constitutional right to remain silent when they appeared before the Elections Commission of Inquiry (COI) this morning. Having been summoned to appear before the Commission, […]
