Category: Guyana Chronicle

Dear Editor,PRESIDENT Granger, for the sake of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana and the Constitution for which it stands, do not capitulate to outside interference from the Organisation of American States (OAS) and others along with the PPP in their attempts at undermining the Rule of Law. Stand your ground for fealty to the Constitution […]

— Ramjattan, letter writers roast former GECOM chair over ‘dogs of war’ comment WHAT the well-known Major General (Retired) Joe Singh had hoped would be an objective open letter to President David Granger on Guyana’s current electoral stalemate has been examined by many as a missive with an underlying grudge held for 9 months and […]

…supports legally-supervised recount of all districts The Working People’s Alliance (WPA) one of the six parties in the APNU+AFC coalition has once again called for the abandonment of the winner-takes-all framework of governance here even as it lends support to a legally-supervised recount of all electoral districts to resolve the post-elections impasse that has gripped […]

IN my previous column, I opined: ‘elections observers should be welcomed by all democratic nations and governments who proceed from a position of honorable intentions. Observers can spot fraud, offer recommendations to improve the electoral process, enhance the legitimacy or confirm the illegitimacy of a regime and help countries to strengthen their elections procedures, laws […]

– calls on citizens to respect the rule of law, be patient PRESIDENT David Granger has condemned acts of civil violence, which was perpetrated in Region Five (Mahaica-Berbice). The President expressed concern about the situation, after a private property, located in Bush Lot, West Coast Berbice was torched and destroyed in what is reported to […]

Dear editor,I DO know some may view this as premature, but I am so confident that I will say this even before the official results are declared. A massive congratulation to the APNU+AFC government on it’s well deserved election win. I am disappointed with the one-seat majority, since I do believe that the government’s overall […]

Were the Guyana elections fraudulent?First, was the voting process fraudulent?After polls closed, the following comments were made by Observer missions: The Carter Center: “The Center’s 41 observers conducted 220 observations in polling stations across all 10 regions, in addition to observing the advance voting for disciplined forces that took place on Feb. 21. Carter Center […]

Dear EditorTHE Following paragraph is quoted from a Private Sector Commission (PSC) release regarding the Guyana Police Force (GPF). … “the PSC cites the complete failure of the police to prevent mass crowds of the governing party’s political supporters actively harassing and threatening observers, party officials and media professionals in the course of their respective […]

THE developments in the wake of the March 2 elections have prompted a renewal of the debate over the kind of political system that is best suited to the ethno-political nature of the Guyanese society. This debate arises from the widespread feeling that Guyana needs a deliberate process of national reconciliation. Clearly, the events since […]

It is slowly but surely seeping into the sinews of our soul that we are waging a war against an enemy that is invisible, but certainly not invincible. Yes, it is the war against the novel Caronavirus (COVID-19). It was beaten back in the People’s Republic of China, and almost chased out from the territory […]