Category: Kaieteur News

Carter Center seeks government clarity on Observer Team’s return  May 05, 2020  News – Government maintains official silence on reason for refusal By Shikema Dey The Carter Center Elections Observation Mission has expressed continued commitment to its role in Guyana’s 2020 Regional and General Elections even as the government of Guyana remains silent on its refusal […]

 May 06, 2020    By Kemol King The National Recount of votes cast in the March General and Regional Elections starts today at 8am. It is expected to close at 7pm, and will continue within that period every day until the recount ends. The staffers of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) will begin with simultaneous counts […]

 May 04, 2020    Tabulation of votes will be video streamed but not vote counts – GECOM Chairperson By Kemol King The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has decided that the national recount will commence on Wednesday, May 6, 2020. While much of GECOM’s work in preparation for the recount has been finalised, the matter of the […]

– Despite Govt. disapproval US State Dept. and OAS want observers here The US Embassy has said that the National COVID-19 Task Force, headed by Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo has refused approval for the Carter Center Observer Team to return for the recount of the March 2 ballots. The decision comes even as the ABCE […]

 May 03, 2020 All things being equal the National Recount should start this week. The journey, while having some hiccups, the fact that we have been able to come this far, Guyana can be proud. This is in spite of the unsavoury incidents, attack on innocent school children, storming the Elections Commission (Ashmin’s Building), the […]

 May 03, 2020  News The Carter Center Electoral Observer Mission yesterday tweeted that it has been trying to get an observer on a Monday flight to Georgetown to observe the recount, but had not been granted access by government of Guyana. A little after 5 pm yesterday, the mission’s Twitter account posted a picture of the […]

 May 03, 2020    By Kemol King All of the political parties attending a briefing with the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) yesterday supported a live stream of the national recount of votes, except the incumbent APNU+AFC. This was relayed to reporters by several political party representatives and Commissioners after the meeting was held at the Arthur […]

 May 02, 2020    US Ambassador Sarah Ann-Lynch is adamant that her country “stands by their word” regarding the threat of sanctions on Guyana and those who seek to benefit from electoral fraud. The Ambassador during an interview with the Newsroom’s Neil Marks on Thursday was asked whether the US would make good on these threats […]

 May 02, 2020  News By Kemol King The Government of Canada has taken it upon itself to fund the mission of the CARICOM High Level team for the national elections recount, and has registered its pride in supporting CARICOM leadership in this endeavour. The High Level delegation arrived yesterday afternoon at the Eugene F. Correia International […]

 May 01, 2020  News The CARICOM high level team is expected to arrive in Guyana today for the recount, as confirmed by GECOM Public Relations Officer, Yolanda Ward, yesterday. GECOM is now in a position to gazette an order for the recount to begin. Ward told reporters last night that three persons are expected. These are […]