Category: Guyana Chronicle

says will ‘hold accountable’ those causing delay The Government of Canada has stated that it will hold accountable those working against a swift and transparent conclusion to Guyana’s March 2 ,2020 elections. In statement on Wednesday Global Affairs Canada said that it will do all that is plausible, working with its international partners, to demand […]

The Brazilian government has endorsed the conclusion of CARICOM, the United Kingdom (UK), the United States (U.S.), Canada and the Organisation of the American States (OAS), in their call for Guyana to make a declaration on its March 2020 elections soonest. In a release on Wednesday, the Brazilian government said that it has been closely […]

…Guyana gov’t says US must wait on declaration before any action…as Washington announces visa restrictions sanctions on local officials EVEN as the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) is yet to make a declaration pertaining to the March 2, 2020 General and Regional Elections, United States (U.S.) Secretary of State, Michael Pompeo announced on Wednesday that visa […]

WHILE the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) is lobbying for the use of the recount data to form the basis of an election declaration, the Attorney General’s Chambers has pointed out that the party is relying on the Judgement Summary of the Caribbean Court of Justice’s (CCJs) judgement which is not permitted to be used […]

– Jagdeo says THERE is a contest over which of two elections data should be used to make a final declaration. Though the country’s two major political parties have labelled one or the other of the elections data as being “fraudulent”, PPP/C General Secretary, Bharrat Jagdeo, made clear his party’s preference on Tuesday. At different […]

Dear EditorThere is a clear conflict between the Chair of GECOM and the Chief Elections Officer who are supposed to work together and have been doing so until recently. The departure from cooperation in an otherwise harmonious relationship stems from the type of respect that each is displaying towards the Constitution of Guyana. What is […]

Dear Editor,Even as the Secretary General of the Organisation of American States (OAS) has written to the Chair of the Permanent Council requesting a meeting to review the situation in Guyana, I wish to make this humble submission to the OAS Permanent Council for consideration as a part of the wider context of the Guyana/Guyanese […]

…Tucville voter challenges GECOM’s decision to declare results from Recount data…pushes for President to be sworn in, based on 10 declarations By Svetlana Marshall A PRIVATE citizen has moved to the High Court in an attempt to compel the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to declare the results of the General and Regional Elections in accordance […]

-MOTP rejects Nandlall’s ‘dangerous accusations’ THE Ministry of the Presidency, in a statement, rejected, out­rightly, what it called the “wicked and highly outrageous” statement issued to the media by Mr. Anil Nandlall captioned, “The sanctimonious gangster on the prowl … and the clinical insanity continues .” The statement by Nandlall accuses President David Granger of […]

– arson suspected POLICE and fire investigators are currently examining circumstances surrounding the burning of the Guyana Elections Commission’s (GECOM) Wismar, Linden branch which occurred early Tuesday morning. According to police report, investigations revealed that the suspected arson occurred around 1:55 hours. At that time, the two-storey, concreate building located at Burnham Drive, Wismar, Linden, […]