Category: Guyana Chronicle

…for allegedly breaching COVID-19 measures Two A Partnership for National Unity + Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) supporters were arrested by the police for allegedly flouting the COVID-19 Orders, that prohibit public gatherings of more than five. The two female supporters were part of a group gathered at the junction of High and Lamaha streets, where […]

– points to Representation of the Peoples Act By Lisa Hamilton The APNU+AFC coalition has put forward that in the handing over of the Chief Elections Officer’s (CEOs) report today, the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) must declare only valid votes as doing otherwise would be in contrast to the law. Section 96 of the Representation […]

REVERED Guyanese Diplomat, Sir Shridath Ramphal, has commended Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Justice (Ret’d) Claudette Singh, for marrying “law to democracy” in directing that a declaration be made on the elections. In a statement on Wednesday, Sir Ramphal applauded Justice Singh for “elevating the rule of law above all other considerations”. On […]

Lisa Hamilton  THE Private Sector Commission (PSC) bas stated that it believes democracy bas Prevailed in the decision of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Chair to direct that a final report for the elections declaration be prepared. The directive was given to Chief Elections Officer (CEO) Keith Lowenfield who is expected to submit his report […]

THE construction of the Cummingsburg Accord gave birth to the coalition of six parties that contested two national elections in Guyana. Multi-ethnic in composition, there was no surprise that this coalition — the A Partnership For National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC), made national unity one of its main election campaign platforms. It is a coveted […]

Dear Editor,I WRITE in response to Mr. Christopher Ram‘s letter published in the Stabroek News, edition dated June 13, 2020: captioned, “A movement once famous for its values and Rodneyite principles is now deeply involved in attempts to rig the 2020 elections.”Please permit me the same latitude given to Mr. Ram in his missive. It […]

THE European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) to Guyana has welcomed the report of the CARICOM Team on Guyana’s elections, which it believes reflects the position it shares. “The report reflects the findings of the EU EOM, which in its final report concluded that voting and counting were well managed all over the country, […]

…coalition Linden supporters open protest over elections results…demand that GECOM declare only valid votes By Naomi MarshallSUPPORTERS of the ‘A Partnership for National Unity and the Alliance For Change’ (APNU+AFC) coalition protested in front of the Guyana Elections Commission’s (GECOM’s) Mackenzie office, on Wednesday, demanding that only credible votes of the March 2 elections be […]

…Gov’t commissioners submitted that GECOM should not declare results using contaminated votes By Svetlana Marshall In keeping with Section 96 of the Representation of the People Act, Chapter 1:03 , the Chief Elections Officer (CEO), Keith Lowenfield is expected to submit his report to the Elections Commission today to pave the way for the long […]

By Basil Williams, Attorney General Issue:THE issue to be determined is whether the Guyana Elections Commission may make a declaration annulling the elections held on March 2nd, 2020 on the basis that is has been plagued by irregularities and fraud. Law:This issue can be answered in the affirmative. The case of Mohinder Singh Gill and […]