Category: Guyana Chronicle

…as GECOM seeks to add more work stations; speed-up process A TOTAL of 310 ballot boxes were processed in the first week of the National Recount from a total of 2,339, according to statistics provided by the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM)’s Public Relations Officer, Yolanda Ward. According to those ‘stats’, the lowest number of ballot […]

–‘Coalition’ says PPP afraid of what sustained scrutiny will reveal By Gabriella Chapman THE national recount has seen many anomalies being brought to light by the A Partnership for National Unity (APNU)/Alliance For Change (AFC) Coalition party, inconsistencies that seem to suggest that the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) rigged the March 2, 2020 elections. By […]

…GECOM to review operations ONE week into the National Recount, the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) will, today, conduct a thorough review of the process. An important item on the agenda is the 25-day time-frame initially set for its execution. With only 261 of the 2,339 ballot boxes counted to date – the People’s Progressive Party/Civic […]

–Alexander dismisses contention Mingo’s March 13 declaration fraudulent THE 10 declarations currently being held in abeyance by the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) will not be automatically replaced upon completion of tabulation of the Statements of Recount (SORs) for the 10 electoral districts, Elections Commissioner Vincent Alexander said, while noting that in accordance with the Order […]

Dear EditorTHE Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Guyana (FITUG) has been closely following the ongoing recount of votes cast in the 2020 General and Regional Elections. The exercise, which has seemingly descended into an audit of the elections, we gather, from media reports, has been going smoothly, albeit slowly. We are hopeful that as […]

…GECOM commissioner warns LONGSTANDING Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Commissioner, Vincent Alexander, has warned that the electoral wrongdoings being unearthed during the ongoing recount process could impact the outcome of the March 2, 2020 elections. He told the media, on Monday, that whether the wrongdoings and discrepancies witnessed thus far do impact the results depend on […]

Guyana ChronicleMay 12, 2020 By Lisa HamiltonRelated–Election 2020 GUYANA Elections Commission (GECOM) Commissioner, Vincent Alexander, has stated that he will be advocating for the blacklisting of GECOM polling day officials who have failed to adhere to Elections regulations, resulting in various irregularities in ballot boxes. “Collateral to this exercise called a recount has to be […]

Dear Editor:ATTENTION is drawn to the letter of Charles Ramson, Commissioner of Information (Stabroek News 29th April- ‘Refusal of Chief Elections Officer to hand over SoPs is violation of law’). In that letter Ramson attempted an argument that the law requires of the Chief Elections Officer to release the Statements of Poll (SoPs) in his […]

writes GECOM requesting meeting on a range of issues EVEN as the be Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) is putting systems in place to facilitate a National Recount, tbt Peo­ple’s Progressive Party/ Civic (PPP/C) is planning to challenge the process for a fourth time in the Courts, a reliable source bas said.  Since the conduct of […]

A commencement date for the National Recount is hinged on the arrival of a high-level team from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Elections Commissioners said on Wednesday but the arrival date of the team is unknown at the moment. It was earlier reported that the CARICOM officials were due to arrive in Guyana today April 30) […]