Category: Guyana Chronicle

Seated from left at the press conference held a Freedom house are Executive Gail Teixeira; Executive Secretary, Zulfikar Mustapha; PPP/C Prime Ministerial Candidate, Mark Phillips; Presidential Candidate of the PPP/C, Irfaan Ali, and Executives Anil Nandlall, Priya Manickchand and Joseph Hamilton …Ali says party will demand recount of votes in ballot boxes if SOPs mismatch […]

…President emphasises; hails meeting with CARICOM heads a success PRESIDENT DAVID GRANGER has stated that the fruitful meetings of CARICOM Heads of State with political leaders of Guyana has led to the agreement that the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), as an independent body, is responsible for delivering to Guyanese the results of the 2020 General […]

…says move is to frustrate the tabulation process, create panic THE APNU+AFC Coalition has repudiated what it described as the latest attempt by the PPP/C to frustrate the will of the people and further condemns its contemptuous behaviour in defying the orders of the Chief Justice (Acting) in her ruling by forcing another halt to […]

Dear Editor in Chief, As, our beloved nation continues along the democratic path, I continue to be particularly intrigued by certain questions about the conduct of international and local observers and allied bodies, here, in Guyana, for our 2020 General and Regional Elections. Focusing more precisely on unfolding political activities, events and incidents, over the […]

…PM Nagamootoo condemns statements by Dr. Ralph Gonsalves PRIME MINISTER, Moses Nagamootoo, has condemned the remarks made about Guyana’s electoral process by incoming CARICOM Chair and Prime Minister of the St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Dr. Ralph Gonsalves. During a recent interview, Prime Minister Nagamootoo described Dr. Gonsalves’ comments as “premature, untimely and highly prejudicial […]

Dear Editor,WHILE awaiting the official results for the 2006 Regional and General Elections, in a bid to ensure that peace and security prevailed in Guyana, “security forces have been deployed strategically in order to repress any rumours and attempts to create doubts of uncertainty in the minds of the people.” This was according to People’s […]

Dear Editor,I THANK you for the opportunity to make two points relating to the irresponsible, reckless, and dangerous behaviour of PPP bosses generally, and more specifically, its presidential candidate, that of the party’s general-secretary, and it’s chief legal adviser. First, it appears obvious to me, based on the rhetoric and actions of PPP bosses, that […]

TODAY, the Chief Elections Officer (CEO), Keith Lowenfield, is expected to hand over his report on the national recount to the Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Justice (Ret’d) Claudette Singh. The report, which will comprise a tabulation of the votes cast at the General and Regional Elections, will also include a summary of […]

Dear Editor, WE brothers and sisters of African descent have noted a press release purportedly coming from the Guyana Reparations Committee dated June 11, 2020 and has as its signature bloc, Commissioners of the Guyana Reparations Committee. This missive comes at a time when, as a nation, we have just successfully completed the recount of […]

Dear Editor,PAY close attention to any pro-democracy or anti-dictatorship or pro-civil liberties protest around the world, and you are more likely than not to see a placard with the words, “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” This galvanising statement is attributed to Edmund Burke (1729-1797), […]