PERSONS participating the in the national recount at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre (ACCC) run the risk of being removed from their workstations by law officials should they fail to adhere to the ‘no-videoing’ of recount process rules. This was conveyed to the media by Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM, […]
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Diplomatic community, media, gov’t and GECOM must be mindful of societal stability
Dear EditorAT the time of penning this letter (Tuesday morning, 5th May) there has been a media rampage across the communication spectrum claiming that government’s denial of a return of the Carter Centrg and a GECOM /government collaboration to rig elections. A PPP-organised protest was even held in front of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs […]
25 boxes counted on Day 1
…GECOM hopes to up tempo today NOTWITHSTANDING a late start and a number of challenges, the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) processed a total of 25 ballot boxes during the first day of the historic National Recount – a process which unfolded at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre (ACCC) under heavy police presence on Wednesday. In […]
Several arrested following PPP supporters’ protest at Mon Repos, Lusignan
POLICE on Friday, March 6, 2020, were left with no other alternative but to fire tear gas and rubber bullets into a mob of supporters of People Progressive Party/ Civic (PPP/C), who had blocked off the Lusignan Public Road, East Coast Demerara, by placing utility poles and burning tyres on the main road in protest. […]
RO denies Coalition’s request for recount in Region 3
RETURNING Officer for Region Three, Mohanlall Jagdeo, confirmed that he has denied a request by A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance for Change (APNU+AFC) for a recount of that Region’s votes, saying that the request did not come from the counting agent as the law provides for. APNU+AFC Counting agent, Aubrey Norton, however denies the claim […]
Results of Monday’s polls should reflect will of electorate- AFC
THE Alliance For Change (AFC) has said that the outcome of Monday’s elections should reflect the political will of the electorate. In a statement, the AFC said, as a partner in the APNU+AFC Coalition, it notes the concerns that have arisen regarding the declaration of results for the General and Regional elections of March 2, […]
Protest erupts in several areas in East Berbice
THE once calm East Berbice, Corentyne area was filled with tension and rage as protest erupted in several communities on Friday. Supporters of the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) took to the streets in Black Bush Polder, Number 19 village, Tain and Canje, as they accused the David Granger-led Coalition of “rigging the elections”. The […]
PPP-C supporters attack school buses, injure cop
By Svetlana Marshall THREE school children were rushed to the Fort Wellington Public Hospital after the bus they were in came under attack by violent People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) supporters in Bush Lot on the West Coast of Berbice (WCB), Region Five. Another school bus was also attacked in the vicinity of Bat Settlement, WCB. […]
PPP urges supporters to remain calm
…’Stay home and await further guidance’ AMID protest actions on the East Coast and Bath Settlement on Friday, the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) has called on all of their supporters to remain calm and act in a peaceful manner during this period. In a statement, the party said “while we understand the hurt, frustration and […]
PPP supporters in violent protest action on the West Coast Berbice
A STRING of violent protest actions sprang up in People’s Progressin Party/ Civic (PPP/C) stronghold areas on Friday over the results from Monday’s General and Regional Elections, which show, that the A Partnership for National Unity + Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) is in the lead with 237,140 votes – 7, 690 votes more than the […]