Category: Guyana Chronicle

-Henry Jeffrey rubbishes contention that allegations could only be ventilated via elections petition POLITICAL Analyst, Dr. Henry Jeffrey, said the allegations of electoral fraud, which surfaced during the national recount, ought to be thoroughly investigated by the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) ahead of the declaration of the results of the General and Regional Elections, as […]

THE Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) has distanced itself from remarks made by one of its Commissioners, Haji Dr. Roshan Khan on June 8, 2020 who spoke on the recount process as birthing “very credible” results. Khan had invited himself to the media tent set up outside the Arthur Chung Conference Centre (ACCC), where the national […]

Dear Editor,AS a citizen of Guyana watching the progress of our 2020 elections I am deeply concerned about the misinformation  permeating our society, threatening  the body politic of our nation but more specifically the credibility  and outcome of our 2020 elections.  Our nation has witnessed attack upon attack on the credibility of the Guyana Elections […]

…AG urges GECOM to honour its gazetted recount order–says PPP/C attempt to skip processes should be frowned on IF the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) is to deliver credible elections results to the nation, it must not stray from the binding Order, which outlines the actions it must take prior to making its final declaration. Attorney […]

Dear Editor, It is evident that the CARICOM Mission’s observation on the entire recount process of the March 02 national and regional elections in Guyana will be a most key determinate as to bow these elections were really bald. To further understand their role in this most significant political occurrence at this seminal juncture of […]

maintains polls were manipulated, fraudulent THE A Partnership for Na­tional Unity+ Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) party, on Tuesday, shunned the certification of the Re­gion Four results, as it continues to maintain that the elections were manipulated.  On Tuesday, the signing of the certification for the Region four district occurred at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre, […]

…AG says as GECOM chair orders Lowenfield to submit report based certified valid votes from recount…sees breach of constitution with directive By Svetlana Marshall CHAIRMAN of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Justice (Ret’d) Claudette Singh, has ordered the Chief Elections Officer (CEO), Keith Lowenfield to prepare and submit a fresh Elections Report in accordance with […]

…Commissioner Alexander proposes in new report to GECOM…claims voter impersonation occurred since 2006; calls for new list of electors By Svetlana Marshall EVEN as the Chief Elections Officer (CEO), Keith Lowenfield has been ordered to submit an Elections Report at 14:00hrs today, Elections Commissioner Vincent Alexander has made another case for a non-declaration of General […]

Dear EditorIt was 56 years ago on July 6 that someone loaded explosives in the Son Chapman vessel, killing many Afro-Guyanese who were returning from Georgetown to their homes in Linden. That incident, which some believe was instigated by foreign meddling, triggered the worst ethnic conflict in Guyana’s history. The wounds from that period never […]

AMIDST the legal and political battles precluding an end to Guyana’s four-month-long elections, international business experts have cautioned that further delay in conclusion will likely result in financial losses to the country. This concern was relayed in a written commentary on Thursday, by Vice president of Manchester Trade Ltd., an international business advisory firm in […]