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Dear Editor,THE very strong and captivating statements made by the Coalition that is now in the public’s domain concerning the credibility of the March 2, 2020 elections, coupled with the insurmountable evidences provided to the Guyana Elections Commission has certainly begun to worry the opposition parties of the PPP/C. Most of the camouflage small parties […]

ON Tuesday (Day 28), votes within 93 ballot boxes were recounted at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre (ACCC), bringing the total number of processed ballot boxes to 1,929. This means that there are 410 ballot boxes left to be processed by the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) as the recount of the votes cast at the […]

…coalition says persons also did not submit Certificates of Employment MORE and more anomalies are being unearthed as the recount of the votes cast at the General and Regional Elections progresses. On Tuesday, as the Elections Secretariat processed a Ballot Box (6346) from the Corriverton Primary School, it was discovered that 10 persons who were […]

…Counsel for Coalition, Reginald Armour urges CCJ to refuse application challenging Court of Appeal’s decision By Svetlana MarshallTHE Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) is not a Court of unlimited jurisdiction, Trinidad and Tobago’s Senior Counsel, Reginald Armour, said as he made a strong case for the CCJ to refuse the People’s Progressive Party Civic’s (PPP/C’s) […]

– new Chief of Staff (ag) says AS Guyana’s General and Regional elections draws to a close, newly-appointed Chief of Staff (ag) of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), Brigadier Godfrey Bess has sworn the allegiance of the men and women under his command to a democratically-elected government, in accordance with the Constitution. Bess made his […]

…President says to those calling on him to concede COMMENTATORS on Guyana’s elections situation should understand that a new President cannot be sworn in, nor can a President concede unless the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) makes a declaration in favour of either of the situations. Speaking on the sidelines of a ceremony at State House […]

DISTANCING the United States (US) from allegations of “foreign interference” in Guyana elections, US Ambassador Sarah-Ann Lynch said on Thursday that the US does not hold preference for which political party should legitimately win the elections as it stands ready to continue its bilateral relations none the less. “I will close by sharing an apparently […]

Dear Editor As a concerned citizen, I am compelled to express my dissatisfaction with the slothfulness with which the GECOM has been discharging its responsibilities in relation to the March 2nd General and Regional Elections From all available accounts I am convinced that enough legal and moral avenues have been accommodated by the Coalition Party […]

Dear Editor:Reference is being made to Kaieteur News’ article “Kingston Wharf purchased by BK days before election” (2nd April 2020). Some years ago, I was the trade union representative on the Privatisation Board- the only black person- when the property in question was put up by the Bharrat Jagdeo government for sale. That property which […]

THE National Front Alliance (NFA), a party amongst the governing coalition, has called on the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to abide by the law by declaring the final results of the elections. The party has also cautioned the Commission to safeguard itself from being steered into illegality by the political “power-hungry”. In a letter to […]