Category: Guyana Chronicle

By Adam Harris  Persistence is a virtue. It is so when some­one insists or getting something. Sometimes  tbt persistent person can bt a nuisance but then again, there is a saying that what is worth having is worth pursuing.  Capt. Gerry Gouveia is a very persistent person. In the process he has changed the way […]

By Beni Sankar RECENTLY, Chairman of the Private Sector Commission, Gerry Gouveia, took the commission into the political arena. For starters, like any stakeholder in the elections process, the PSC applied for and was granted observer status. Gouveia was more than an observer. He became the transport officer for the diplomats stationed in Guyana. When […]

hair of GECOM, Justice (Ret’d) Claudette Singh …blanks livestreaming of recount and nullifying of declarations IN overturning the majority of 10 motions tabled by the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) nominated Commissioners, the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has ruled that the National Recount will not be live stream from start to finish nor will the declaration […]

…GECOM approves operational plan, draft order…decision on commencement date pending THE Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) on Friday, approved a 25-day operational plan and a draft order for the national recount of all votes cast at the March 2 General and Regional Elections. Though the draft order has been agreed by the commission, a commencement date […]

Dear Editor,THE People’s Progressive Party/ Civic (PPP/C) has no moral compass, as they allowed, their presidential candidate Irfan Ali to lambaste, the A Partnership for National Unity + Alliance For Change, for holding onto power by using COVID-19 as the excuse; the same PPP/C, declared that the coalition had fabricated the first COVID-19 case, to […]

THE Government of Guyana, through the National COVID-19 Taskforce (NCTF), is examining the provision of stimulus packages for the private sector, with special focus on small businesses, entrepreneurs and small producers. A number of recommendations have come from the sector to the Ministry of Business which is now working on a final submission of recommendations […]

…Alexander says GECOM closer to finalising plan, draft order By Svetlana Marshall THE Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has made significant strides in finalising the operational plan for the national recount; and is reportedly one step closer to finalising a draft order for the plan to take effect; but the process continues to be frustrated by […]

THE fact that Guyana is still grappling with an election impasse may hinder its receipt of COVID-19 funding from international financial institutions. This was pointed out by Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo on Thursday during an online media conference. “We are aware that there are a few requests that are being processed, but I believe also […]

…COVID taskforce proposes how GECOM can guard against virus during recount By Svetlana Marshall THE 10 rooms identified by the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) for the establishment of workstations at the Arthur Chung Convention Centre (ACCC) have been cleared by the National COVID-19 Task Force (NCTF), however, the majority of the rooms can accommodate no […]

THE Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) bas restated its position that there were proven irregularities observed during the national recount and that the report of the CARICOM Scrutinising Team was a “disappointment.” It reiterated these sentiments in a release on Wednesday, when it said that its previous remarks on the subject were misrepresented by the […]