OUTRAGED over the fact that the Chief Elections Officer Keith Lowenfield reverted to the declarations made by returning officers in March, the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C), on Saturday objected to the Elections Report which was submitted to Chairperson of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Justice (Ret’d) Claudette Singh. The chief elections officer, ahead of his […]
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‘Nothing stops a declaration’
By Svetlana Marshall WITH the Chief Elections Officer’s Elections Report showing a win for the A Partnership for National Unity + Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC), the Coalition’s Chief Spokesman, Joseph Harmon wants the results of the General and Regional Elections be declared, and President David Granger sworn in for a second term in Office.The Elections […]
GECOM needs to move ahead so the nations can settle in to be governed by a President identified as a result of a fair process
Dear Editor As human beings, we all have our beliefs and interpretation of past and current events. This shapes our attitudes and in the case of the media, editorial policy and proclivities. The present situation in Guyana requires all of us to leap beyond these proclivities or if we prefer prejudices for the sake of […]
GECOM Chairman must now follow the law
Dear Editor The Guyana Elections Commission Chief Elections Officer Mr. Keith Lowenfield has submitted his report to the Chairman. Mr. Lowenfield has done so within the constitutional provisions and the law. He has acted prudently, judiciously and legally. It is now imperative that Madam Justice (Rtd) Claudette Singh concludes the process by also acting within […]
CEO submits elections report
…showing victory for APNU+AFC….GECOM Chair to now declare By Svetlana Marshall GUYANA’s Chief Elections Officer (CEO) Keith Lowenfield has submitted his Elections Report to the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), showing a win for the A Partnership for National Unity + Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC). The Elections Report, the third of its kind since the conduct […]
Undoubtedly there was electoral fraud perpetrated by persons not yet named
Dear Editor, AN almost unbelievable feature of human experience is the failure by intelligent leaders to understand their own history. This lack of knowledge and inability to make appropriate connections with the present has been a serious weakness. This has allowed many to traverse a path of sheer folly and often contrary to their own […]
Nigel Hughes says CCJ has no jurisdiction in elections case
PROMINENT Attorney-at-Law, Nigel Hughes has joined the list of legal minds who have pointed to Guyana’s Constitution and the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) Act to show that the Court, legally, has no jurisdiction over the Guyana Elections matter. Speaking with the National Communication Network (NCN) on Monday, Hughes commented on the application by the […]
I’m very confident’
— President Granger says elections results will be close— urges citizens to await ruling of CCJ, declaration by GECOM NEW YORK, Jun 29, CMC – GUYANA’s President David Granger on Monday declined to criticise his Caribbean Community (CARICOM) colleagues over the disputed March 2 regional and general elections in his country, saying that “it’s premature […]
Guyanese, remain resilient , resolute as we await GECOM’s final declaration
Dear Editor KINDLY permit me space in your letter column to publish this letter.As a citizen of this beloved country, I have been following all the events leading up to and after the March 2, 2020 Regional and General Elections. I wish to remind my Guyanese brothers and sisters that since May 2015, when the […]
GECOM will not challenge Court of Appeal ruling
…says will abide by CCJ’s decision CHAIRMAN of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Justice (Ret’d) Claudette Singh has taken a back seat in the case filed by the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) at the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) challenging the Court of Appeal’s decision that Article 177 (2) (b) of the Constitution requires that […]