Jun 05, 2020 News As the nation nears the conclusion of the recount of the votes cast in the March 2 General and Regional Elections, the Private Sector Commission (PSC) is calling on all the people of Guyana and the contesting parties to recognise and accept the results.The PSC noted that the recount, agreed to by […]
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OAS says recounts so far credible – but points out GECOM’s refusal to release original SOPs
Jun 05, 2020 News With days left in the National 2020 elections recount, the Organization of American States General Secretariat last night sent out a statement commending the recount process but also highlighting Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM’)s refusal to release statement of polls.“Despite some inconsistencies,” the statement read, “in the electoral materials reviewed during the recount, […]
Granger’s place in Guyana’s history at stake – Members of US Congress
Jun 05, 2020 Five members of the law-making US congress have written incumbent President, David Granger, about the acceptance of the recount results.According to the letter released yesterday, at stakes for Granger now is a place in the country’s history books. The letter would follow other statements from US officials, including from the State […]
GECOM supervisor refuses to note Mingo’s inflation during recount – TCI
Jun 05, 2020 News A supervisor working for the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) National Recount has refused to note an observation by The Citizenship Initiative (TCI) that the tabulation by the Region Four Returning Officer, Clairmont Mingo, in one instance, inflated the votes of the governing Coalition, APNU+AFC. This was revealed by TCI Presidential Candidate, Rondha-Ann […]
GECOM completes recount for Regions 6 and 10
Jun 05, 2020 News On Day 30 of the National Recount exercise, the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) managed to complete an additional 83 ballot boxes, thereby completing the recount for Regions Six and 10. This now increases the total number of recounted ballot boxes to 2,582, with 243 remaining to be counted. GECOM’s Public Relations Officer […]
108 votes rejected from Ogle ballot box for lack of stamp
Jun 05, 2020 News Yesterday, the second consecutive day, the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) disenfranchised a significant number of voters from the March 2 Elections. This was after it was discovered that 108 ballot papers lacked the official stamp of GECOM. These 108 ballots have now been deemed invalid and were therefore rejected from the national […]
24 now refute Top Cop’s immigration report
Jun 05, 2020 News – Coalition demands answer from GECOM on ‘irregularities’ By Shikema Dey The APNU+AFC Coalition maintains that the information sent by the Immigration Department to the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) is accurate, even after 24 persons have now emerged with evidence to refute that information. APNU+AFC campaign manager, Joseph Harmon, yesterday at a […]
With current 13,000 vote lead by PPP Granger coalition says recount results not credible
Jun 04, 2020 News With last night’s updated recount numbers projecting a significant lead for the opposition, the APNU+AFC late last evening sent out a press release calling the recount results not credible.According to this paper’s latest analysis of the numbers coming out of the recount exercise, 84% of ballot boxes have been counted so far, […]
Six more come forward to refute immigration info Top Cop sent to GECOM
Jun 04, 2020 News By Shikema Dey Six more persons have presented signed oaths of affidavits to refute the information sent by the Immigration Department to the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) that they departed Guyana and never returned.This now amounts to 14 persons who the Immigration Department incorrectly claimed left the country.False informationOn the first list […]
‘Rookie’ Assistant Presiding Office error resulted in 83 rejected votes from Sophia Polling Station
Jun 04, 2020 News By Shikema Dey The human error of a young Assistant Presiding Officer (APO) resulted in a total of 83 ballots being deemed void from the Sophia Nursery School polling place, lower level polling station L-Z 41333Ciii. At the recount yesterday, ballot box #4549 was opened and recounted and the alarming numbers of […]