Category: Guyana Chronicle

…urges resumption of verification of SOPs WITH the Counting Centre overrun by irate party leaders in the presence of media, observers and diplomats and apparently in the absence of any Elections Commissioners, except the closely-guarded and isolated Chairperson, Guyana’s electoral process slid progressively into chaos on Thursday, the Guyana Human Rights Association has said.In a […]

SECTIONS of The Representation of the People Act are clear on what should take place regarding the counting of votes polled at General and Regional Elections and Guyanese must understand for themselves the guidelines to the procedure. Section 84 (1) states that when the Returning Officer (RO) is in receipt of all necessary ballot boxes, […]

Dear Editor,THE Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC), wishes to state that the holding of free, fair and transparent elections is a vital tenet of democracy and for the promotion of unity, harmony and good relations. The credibility of the elections is therefore paramount. The Commission, having observed the voting process in some Polling Stations in five […]

Dear Editor,ON Thursday Mr. Clairmont Mingo, the Returning officer of Election District 4 (Demerara-Mahaica) declared the much- anticipated election results for his District. The results established that the incumbent APNU+AFC coalition won the March 2, 2020 general elections. Earlier in the day, the Opposition PPP released a document with purported results showing a PPP victory, […]

— says electoral process still ongoing IN light of civil unrest in parts of the country, International Observer Mission, the Carter Center, which is observing the ongoing General and Regional Elections, has called for Guyanese to be calm and exercise patience as they await the “official” completion of the electoral process. The civil unrest followed […]

THE Heads of Mission of the Embassy of the United States of America, H.E. Sarah-Ann Lynch; the British High Commission, H.E. Greg Quinn; the Canadian High Commission, H.E. Lilian Chatterjee; and the Delegation of the European Union, H.E Fernando Ponz-Canto, have expressed deep concern over what it described as credible allegations of electoral fraud which […]

THE APNU+AFC Coalition has urged all Guyanese to respect the will of the people as exercised in the General and Regional Elections of Monday March 2, 2020. Further, the APNU+AFC Coalition calls on all Guyanese to conduct themselves in a peaceful and law-abiding manner as they go about their daily activities. The coalition’s call comes […]

…calls on observers to condemn acts MEMBERS of the African Guyanese community are appalled by the invasion of GECOM’s Media and Tabulation Centre by the leaders of the People’s Progressive Party on Thursday, the International Decade for People of African Descent Assembly – Guyana (IDPADA-G) said on Friday. “Their efforts to intimidate the staff have […]

The March 2, 2020 Regional and General Elections will go down in our history books as one of the most widely-reported and hotly contested. On March 2, electors took to the polls in what was described as free and fair elections by locals, officials and international observers. The day went off without any notable incidents […]

Dear Editor, THE United Republican Party (URP) Leader, Dr. Vishnu Bandhu is calling on the two major political parties to put away the decades-long ‘winner-take-all’ political tradition, and establish a National-Front Government where Shared Governance will be the order of the day.Racial strife has destroyed our country, as it continues to destroy the world. How […]