By Adam Harris FOR years Guyanese have been looking to foreign countries for their salvation. Indeed, this was not only the case of Guyanese. People generally looked to foreign lands, some say to better their lives, others say that they were escaping persecution. In reality, though, man is nomadic, so he, through the eons, has […]
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Henry Jeffrey‘s article is to date, in my opinion, the most informative and robust contribution
Dear Editor, PERMIT me to congratulate Dr Henry Jeffrey on his excellent column Future Notes article captioned, “ Votes in the boxes,” published in the Stabroek News, Wednesday, June 10, 2020 edition. Mr Jeffrey’s article is to date, in my opinion, the most informative and robust contribution addressing the pertinent issue of jurisprudence as it […]
GECOM must be allowed to do its work
– says US Congresswoman Yvette Clarke “We are monitoring, from the Congressional side, all of the various players that are either interfering or trying to put their thumbs on the scale of the elections in Guyana.” Those were the thoughts of United States Congresswoman Yvette Clarke who was on Friday night responding to questions posed by […]
‘Elections results tainted’
…AG says CEO should not be ordered to compile report for declaration Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Basil Williams said the irregularities, discrepancies and anomalies cited in the Observation Reports of the Chief Elections Officer (CEO), Keith Lowenfield, have tainted the General and Regional Elections, and as such the CEO should not be […]
Edghill flips-flops on threats against public servants
…now says he was referring to political appointees PEOPLE’S Progressive Party/ Civic (PPP/C) member, Bishop Juan Edghill, has switched his position on his party’s intention to fire public servants who were appointed after the December 21, 2018 no-confidence motion. Edghill, on Wednesday, was heard and seen on a video programme on Facebook saying that public […]
OP-ED | Does Article 177 tie GECOM to only making a declaration of the Presidency?
…does the recount affect this Article 177 By Khemraj Ramjattan ARTICLE 177 of the Constitution makes provision for the election of a President of Guyana. The marginal note so indicates. The relevant provision, namely, article 177 (1) and (2) says the following: (1) Any list of candidates for an election held pursuant to the provisions […]
Crossing the line
THIS past week has been especially eventful for our country as we continue to make sense of the aftermath of the March 2 election. Since that date, Guyana has seen the worst of our political culture as forces in the society seek to manufacture an outcome of the election that does not represent the democratic […]
Can GECOM rely on boxes without statutory documents that are wholly or partly missing?
Dear Editor THE critical question is whether GECOM can rely on data extrapolated from the ballot boxes where the statutory documents are missing altogether or in part? Yours respectfully,Darren P.W.WadeAttorney-at-Law Source: https://issuu.com/guyanachroniclee-paper/docs/guyana_chronicle_e-paper_6-14-2020
APNU+AFC distances self from fake death certificate circulating on social media
The APNU+AFC Coalition says it has noticed the circulation of a death certificate of Lucille Medas on various social media platform’s with GECOM ‘s Observation Report for ballot box 6104 at Fort Ordinance Primary School. The coalition said it is unambiguous on the Observation Report that no observation of death was made, however, despite this […]
We are all guilty and should all take responsibility
Dear Editor, Now that the court has ruled, procedurally the faith of the elections is in the hands of the Guyana Election Commission (GECOM) and not with the political parties. However, it is the leadership of the parties and their supporters that will decide what follows after the announcement of the results of the elections. […]