Category: Guyana Chronicle

– points to CCJ judgement– Dr. Hinds states Chair Crossed the line By Lisa Hamilton “THE Chairman cannot invalidate the votes of the 10 Returning Officers already counted as valid votes; only an election Court decides otherwise,” Attorney General (AG) and Minister of Legal Affairs, Basil Williams S.C. has stated. He based his position on […]

-forces GECOM to abort meeting to address pending -issues, among them the contentious Elections Report By Svetlana Marshall  EVEN as the Guyana Elections Com mission (GECOM) was preparing to meet in anticipation of another Elections Report from Chief Elections Officer (CEO), Keith Lowenfield, it was served with legal documents filed in the High Court, challenging […]

The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) was approached to weigh in on our electoral process. There was reservation among some, yours truly included, that the court could so do after the ruling made by our Court of Appeal (CoA).  The judges said they can and on 8th July issued their judgement. Resulting from the judgment is […]

Dear Editor,  THIS letter is a response to the growing demand by coalition supporters for an explanation of the U.S. policy in the present electoral crisis. It is also written to explain my contention that the U.S. policy is linked to the imperative of President Donald Trump’s re-election bid in November.  The U.S. and its western […]

-say will not stop until Pres. Granger is sworn in for second term By Naomi Marshall  LINDEN supporters of the ‘A Partnership for Nation­al Unity and the Alliance For Change’ (APNU+AFC) coalition said that they will continue to protest until President David Arthur Granger is declared Pres­ident.  This sentiment was ex­pressed by former Member of […]

orders CEO to submit elections report based on recount threatens to substitute him with Myers By Svetlana Marshall THE Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Justice (Ret’d) Claudette Singh on Monday scrapped the March 2020 declarations made by the 10 Returning Officers, in an attempt to force the :hands of the Chief Elections Officer […]

– during Anna Regina protest THE rain did not stop supporters of the APNU+AFC coalition from protesting for President David Granger to be sworn in as Guyana’s next President.Their protest came on the grounds that the March 2 Elections have concluded and from all indications, based on the Gecom Chief Elections Officer (CEO) Keith Lowenfield, […]

…Alexander says in relation to Lowenfield’s latest elections report By Svetlana Marshall CHIEF Elections Officer, Keith Lowenfield’s resort to the 10 declarations to compile his report is based on “strict law”, longstanding Commissioner of the Guyana Elections Commission Vincent Alexander has said. Lowenfield on Saturday submitted his Elections Report to the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), […]

Dear Editor,DID the PPP learn anything meaningful from its 23 years in office, especially post-Jagan? A confidential list being circulated of potential ministers of the incoming PPP administration has dubious characters. If the PPP/C is declared the winner, in the line-up are some discredited persons known for widespread corruption. Supporters of the PPP and those […]

Dear Editor, ON Friday, July 10, U.S. President Donald Trump commuted the sentence of Roger Stone, a Republican :activist who was sentenced to seven years for obstruction, witness-tampering and making false statements to Congress in relation to FBI Special Coun­sel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation. Republicans are generally happy with Trump’s decision while Dem­ocrats are livid. […]