Category: Guyana Chronicle

PRIME ministerial candidate of the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) Mark Phillips has stated that he is confident of the ability of the CARICOM scrutinising team to execute its role in the national recount and, should the process remain transparent, his party will accept the forthcoming results. Speaking to the media during his first visit to […]

—- says businesses suffering without national budget ALTHOUGH it has been deemed unsafe for the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to further increase the number of counting stations in the recount centre, the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) has nonetheless expressed its disappointment that more stations were not added. On Monday, the commission announced […]

…says PPP/C attempting to change narrative on electoral fraud By Gabriella Chapman SINCE the commencement of the national recount, the A Partnership for National Unity + Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) has been saying that the coalition is in receipt of credible evidence to prove that persons who have migrated, and persons who are dead have […]

MINISTER of Social Protection, Amna Ally, is calling for further investigation and possible charges to be instituted against Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Commissioner, Robeson Benn for his alleged assault of a doctor on duty at the national recount centre Last week, the media were informed that Benn allegedly shoved away the hand of Dr. Helen […]

The highest on any given day since recount started THE Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) on Tuesday recorded a significant increase in the number of ballot boxes processed in a singl• day sinct the National Re­count of the votes cast at the General and Regional Elections commenced At the close of opera­tions at the Arthur Chung […]

Dear Editor  IT was quite dear that tbt David Granger administration that assumed the mantle of the Executive, as a result of the 2015 national and regional elections, had intended to effect governance of the Cooperative Republic in a completely different manner, opposite to the authoritarian experience of t be regimes of the PPP-C.  This […]

…Alexander says as opposition frets over the Head of State visit to ACCC By Gabriella Chapman THE visit of President David Granger at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre (ACCC) on Sunday, has left the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) pressed, and making several absurd allegations. On Monday, PPP/C agent, Sase Narine Singh, told the media […]

…condemns hooliganism at GECOM tabulation centre…urges diplomats not to intrude in affairs of other countries While there has been unwarranted interference in the Guyana’s elections process from various groups, President David Granger is confident that Guyana will soon conclude its elections process to the satisfactory international standards. The President said too that while he is […]

Dear EditorTHE fact that there has been no response, so far, from the health authorities concerning GECOM’S application for permission to extend its number of work stations at the ACCC, for accelerating the processing of the recount process, can only be interpreted that a very careful assessment is being done as to the possible risks […]

—-proof to be collected on deceased, migrants THE Guyana Elections Commission is still deliberating on how it will deal with ballot papers which do not have the required six-digit stamp and claims of voting in the place of migrants and the deceased. On Monday, GECOM Public Relations Officer (PRO), Yolanda Ward, told the media that […]