Category: Guyana Chronicle

These calls are bad examples

Dear EditorTHE Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s (GCCI) recent call for the Guyana Elections Commission(GECOM) to declare the official results of the March 02, national and regional elections, without awaiting the hearing and result of the current judicial process about to engage the Guyana Court of Appeal, is another example of the frantic assault […]

“Order No.60 deeply flawed”

…SC Jeremie tells Appellate Court results of elections must be declared using ROs’ declarations…GECOM Chair disagrees, pleads with Court not to aid and abet in electoral fraud…Appeal Court to hand down its decision on Thursday By Svetlana Marshall IN a legal battle of words that spanned more than five hours on Saturday, former Attorney General […]

Citizens sign petition for GECOM Chair to step down

A SMALL group of Guyanese is petitioning the Chairperson of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Justice (Ret’d) Claudette Singh, to resign.In a letter addressed to Justice Singh, the small group of signatories said that, while President David Granger had placed confidence in the GECOM Chair, they are currently dissatisfied with a number of decisions taken […]

Charges against Lowenfield can happen to anyone

Dear EditorTHE three private criminal charges of alleged felony and misconduct brought against Keith Lowenfield, Chief Elections Officer (CEO), pertaining to the execution of his duties can tomorrow happen to any public servant. This includes the headmaster/mistress, general manager, supervisor, chief medical officer, et al. That person may be you, a family member, or someone […]

AG maintains GECOM must act on advice of the CEO

ATTORNEY-General Basil Williams on Saturday maintained that the re­sults of the 2020 General and Regional Elections can only be declared by the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), on the solt advice of Chief Elec­tions Officer (CEO) Keith Lowenfield. The Chief Elections Of­ficer, in his latest Elections Report, had advised the Elections Commission that the A Partnership […]

Lowenfield gets $450,000 bail

—attorneys say case political, personal, of nuisance value CHIEF Elections Officer (CEO), Keith Lowenfield, was granted $450,000 bail on Friday, following his appearance in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court to answer to three private criminal charges brought against him for alleged fraud and misconduct. However, lawyers representing the CEO blasted the prosecutors for being ill-prepared, attempting […]