By News Source Guyana on July 14, 2020
Elections, News, Politics
On the eve of the hearing of a Court matter filed by a private citizen, the APNU+AFC Coalition said it remains committed to abide by the Constitution and the Representation of the People Act Chapter 1:03 which provides for the declaration of the results by the Elections Commission. SEE FULL STATEMENT BELOW: The Caribbean Court […]
By News Source Guyana on July 14, 2020
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The Ministry of Public Health today revealed that there are eight new COVID-19 cases in Guyana. The new cases were recorded from a total of 49 tests that were completed in the past 24 hours. The Ministry did not indicate the areas where the eight persons were tested positive for the virus. Region One remains […]
By News Source Guyana on July 14, 2020
Elections, News, Politics
Opposition Leader and PPP General Secretary Bharrat Jagdeo has expressed his disappointment with the latest move to the Court by a private citizen on an election matter. Mr. Jagdeo accused the APNU+AFC of being behind the latest Court action and said he believes it is another move to further delay a final declaration of the […]
By News Source Guyana on July 14, 2020
Elections, News, Politics
The Ministry of the Presidency this afternoon rubbished claims by PPP Executive Member Anil Nandlall that there is a plan by the President to remove the Chairman of GECOM. In a statement this afternoon, the President’s office described the claims by Mr. Nandlall as wicked and highly outrageous. According to the statement, Nandlall’s accusations are […]
By News Source Guyana on July 14, 2020
Elections, News, Politics
A meeting of the Guyana Elections Commission which was expected to accept and address a final report on the elections was discontinued this afternoon following the filing of Court action that seeks to prevent the Commission from using the votes from the final recount as the basis for a final declaration. Chief Justice Roxanne George […]
By News Source Guyana on July 14, 2020
Elections, News, Politics
Through Attorney Mayo Robertson, private Citizen Misenga Jones has filed Court action against the Guyana Elections Commission, the Chair and Chief Elections Officer of the Commission and the Attorney General. The applicant is seeking a declaration that the Chair of the Elections Commission is acting outside of the Constitution by the decision not use the […]
By News Source Guyana on July 13, 2020
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The Chairperson of the Guyana Elections Commission, retired Justice Claudette Singh has decided to dispose of the 10 District Declarations that were made on the 13th March and has replaced those Declarations with the Certificates of Recount. In her decision at today’s meeting of the Commission, the GECOM Chair said: “the results of March 13 […]
By News Source Guyana on July 13, 2020
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Even with the Guyana Elections Commissions still to make a final declaration of the 2nd March elections, the Secretary-General of the Organisation of American States is making moves to summon a meeting of the Permanent Council of the OAS on the situation in Guyana. In a brief statement on twitter, the OAS Secretary-General, Luis Almagro […]
By News Source Guyana on July 13, 2020
Elections, News, Politics
The Chairperson of the Guyana Elections Commission has rejected the report submitted on Saturday to the Guyana Elections Commission by the Chief Election Officer and has now instructed him to submit a report in keeping with her original request. According to Commissioner Vincent Alexander, at today’s meeting of the Guyana Elections Commission, the Chairman told […]
By News Source Guyana on July 13, 2020
Elections, News, Politics
The Guyana Elections Commission is set to meet this morning and the #1 issue on the agenda is expected to be the submitted report of the Chief Election Officer, which has come in for widespread criticism from several quarters. The Chief Election Officer submitted his final report on the election on Saturday, one day after […]