Category: Guyana Chronicle

MANY Guyanese are asking why it is taking so long to declare the winner of the March 2 Election. This is a legitimate question, after all, it has never taken this long to declare the results of an election in Guyana, or the wider CARICOM region. Of course, if you listen to PPP propaganda, you […]

A Caribbean Community (CARICOM) high-level delegation will travel to Guyana on Thursday April 30, 2020 to validate the country’s National Recount by the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), the National COVID-19 Task Force (NCTF) announced late Monday night. CARICOM Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque had written the Chairman of the NCTF, Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo seeking approval […]

Dear Editor, I HAVE read the most recent iteration of calls for democracy set out in a Letter to the Editor by Roy Beepat in the Stabroek News (Sunday April 26, 2020). Permit me, as a Guyanese of a different persuasion, to add another perspective. Prior to the 2015 elections, Shaka Blair was gunned down […]

Dear EditorI REFER refer to Oliver Thomasí ìThe shared governance debateî of April 25, 2020 in the Guyana Chronicle, particularly the paragraph which reads, ìWhy is shared governance only discussed when there is a major dispute as to the victor of the election? Though I certainly do understand the thrust of Mr. Thomasís letter, I […]

Dear Editor THE Gerry Gouveia, PPP/C arm of the Private Sector Commission (PSC) is a classic example, when the pursuit of political power by any means, drives the pursuer to insane levels of shameful behaviour. This latest act, of political surrogacy, to present a list of demands to the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), when that […]

WE have editorialised many times before that the PPP was never interested in an honest recount of the votes cast at the March 2 elections. Having made serious allegations of fraud which have led to the long delay in announcing the results, one would assume that more than anyone, the PPP would want an honest […]

– Commission establishes hierarchical system to resolve issues; sets out clear tabulation guidelines By Svetlana Marshall THE Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has established a hierarchical system for the resolution of disputes, should any arise during the National Recount of votes cast at the March 2, 2020 Elections. However, to minimise the possibility of a dispute […]

Dear Editor:REFERENCE is made to Christopher Ram’s letter, “This recount could be just another act in Claudette Singh’s circus” (Stabroek News 25th April 2020). The allegations made by Ram against GECOM Chair Justice Claudette Singh pertaining to the statutory timeframe to declare elections and the constitutional deadline to reconvene the National Assembly are deceptive. He is […]

…Ministry of Presidency clarifies elections not hindering assistance from international, financial institutions AS Guyana continues to combat the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the country remains eligible to receive assistance from international and financial institutions, despite the ongoing General and Regional Elections. “Guyana is not shut out of international aid to fight COVID-19,” said the Ministry […]

Dear Editor,I am compelled to write this letter in response to a Demerara Waves article under the screaming headline: GECOM`s Alexander plotting to scuttle the recount, use existing declarations- Nandlall. The article lacks any evidence of the plot and is hinged on the contention that “… we heard Alexander arguing that the infamous declaration made […]