ATTEMPTS by Leader of the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) List of Candidate, Bharrat Jagdeo to have Chief Elections Officer (CEO) Keith Lowenfield produce his Statements of Poll (SOPs) for District 4 failed on Friday when High Court Judge Franklin Holder refused his Application for Discovery. Justice Holder’s refusal was on the grounds that the application […]
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Court to proceed with application to block recount
…rules it has jurisdiction to hear case JUSTICE Franklin Holder on Friday ruled that the High Court has jurisdiction to review the actions of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) in light of allegations that it may have acted outside of its constitutional powers when it opted to facilitate a National Recount under the supervision of […]
‘We’ve won these elections’
Harmon maintains APNU+AFC won March 2 elections By Svetlana Marshall EVEN as the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) awaits legal guidance from the High Court, the A Partnership for National + Alliance for Change (APNU+AFC) remains confident that it bas won the March 2,2020 General and Regional Elections. TI1ough GECOM has been temporarily barred from […]
The PPP’s rejection of National unity and Reconciliation
ON Sunday last we editorialised on the call from several quarters for our political leaders to consider the urgent need for a National Unity Government as one possible way to bring our country together in the wake of the ongoing dispute over the results of the recently concluded elections. We lent our voice to what […]
Only GECOM’s SOPs are authentic, credible and legal
Dear Editor,The PPP/C knows it inserted fake SOPs into the process at several polling stations across Guyana. This is why they are trying to prevent GECOM from making a final declaration and the President from swearing-in while simultaneously clamouring for international sanctions and threatening to instigate socio-political instability. It knows that should the PPP/C file […]
‘No need for added security’
– GECOM assures Party agents fearing for safety of ballot boxes THE Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) on Thursday made it clear that there is no legal requirement for agents of political parties to guard the containers with ballot boxes currently in its custody. “The Law does not contemplate Party agents as a key stakeholder in […]
Let GECOM do its work as an independent entity and settle down to face tomorrow
Dear Editor,Today, Guyanese are faced with two extremely harmful conditions. One, the coronavirus, and two, our man-made virus as a result of the 2020 general & regional elections.The first is universal and not of our own making, except that referred idiotic statements from certain quarters that the coronavirus has a political dimension.We note that even […]
I don’t know who these Stabroek News analysts are
Dear Editor,Attention is drawn to a report in Stabroek News that notwithstanding GECOM’s advice that it will await the court’s decision on the recount, “Analysts have argued that the broad powers conferred on GECOM by the constitution permit it to continue taking necessary actions and that ultimately the Chair of the Commission, Claudette Singh, will […]
How long more can the PPP hoodwink world powers?
Dear Editor,The election impasse between the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) and the opposition People’s Progressive Party (PPP) persists without mitigation, except a lull for an imminent Supreme Court ruling on the sub judice matter. The impasse arose because opposition leader, Bharrat Jagdeo, and the PPP fraternity, including some private sector actors, are seeking to impose […]
Court has jurisdiction to hear recount injunction application
–Lawyers argue By Svetlana Marshall THE actions of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), its Chairman and Chief Elections Officer (CEO) are subject to judicial review on the grounds that they are public functionaries and entities, Attorney-at-Law Mayo Robertson said as he established the Court’s jurisdiction to hear the case brought by the Ulita Moore – […]