AS the nation awaits the outcome of the March 2, 2020 General and Regional Elections, messages urging citizens to keep the peace have been pouring in. Approximately 64 per cent of Guyanese today have not had first-hand experience of the events of the 1960s, ‘70s and some part of the ‘80s. It is for this […]
LEADER of the Justice For All Party, CN Sharma says that there is a clear winner of the March2, 2020 polls, and that the Coalition, of which he is part, should concede defeat. “…an election has taken place under the watchful eyes of local and international observers. A national recount was carried out under the […]
…Ali, Jagdeo among parties added to case … small parties’ attorney granted leave to submit CARICOM report as evidence By Svetlana Marshall TODAY, in the Court of Appeal, legal luminaries from Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago will present oral arguments in the case brought against tbt Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), challenging its ‘failure’ to determine […]
Dear Editor,IT is safe to assume that with the bits of information, mis-information, fake news and from an army of soothsayers, that the majority of Guyanese yearn for the truth.As a boy, we are told that “the truth shall set us free.” In our present environment, particularly as it relates to the 2020 National & […]
Dear EditorOne wonders what next will the Private Sector Commission (PSC) be publicizing itself as, as it again arrogates to itself, a particular function, which clearly does not fall within its remit – that of presidential advisor. This refers to “PSC wants President to make public concession”, News Source, June 17, 2020. Such a demand […]
By Svetlana Marshall THE final phase of the electoral process, which is expected to culminate with the declaration of the Election Results and the swearing-in of the President in accordance with Article 177 of the Constitution, has been halted; it would appear to await a decision of the Court of Appeal. Even as the Chief […]
…but only in the case of Mingo, Lowenfield Pullquote …“The Constitution empowers the commission to correct things in the interest of fairness and impartiality and therefore the Constitution has all the powers and empowers the commission to act when you have a clear case of not one but two rogue elements of the secretariat.” At […]
–PNCR Executive tells East Berbice Supporters ahead of elections declaration “GECOM get it right! Valid votes must count!” shouted supporters of the A Partnership of National Unity + Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) as they stomped through the streets of New Amsterdam, bearing placads proclaiming, ‘Fraud is Fraud!’ The occasion was a massive protest organised by […]
…over false claims of destroying documents THE Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has slammed the authors of misinformation who alleged, on Wednesday, that the revenue authority was removing containers of confidential documents for destruction. On Wednesday, the People’s Progressive Part/Civic shared, on its Facebook page, photos of a Cevon’s Waste Management truck entering and leaving the […]
…private citizen challenges GECOM’s decision to declare elections using ‘fraudulent’ votes…seeking several orders restraining CEO, chairman By Svetlana Marshall JUST minutes before he was expected to submit his report to the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) in keeping with Section 96 of the Representation of the People Act, the Chief Elections Officer (CEO), Keith Lowenfield, was […]