Category: Guyana Chronicle

…President Granger reminded western diplomats not the role of the executive to interfere in the work of the commission PRESIDENT David Granger, on Thursday afternoon, briefed diplomats from the United Kingdom, the United States of America, Canada and the European Union on the just-concluded general and regional elections, asserting that the process was in full […]

The Commonwealth Elections Observer Mission has steered clear from criticizing the Guyana Elections Commission for the long delay in the declaration of the results of Monday’s general and regional elections. “I will not be drawn into entering negative criticism on the logistics of transporting things in a country that is as large as Guyana,” Owen […]

Members of the Commonwealth Observer Group (COG) have been present at the Office of the Returning Officer, Region Four in Georgetown over the last 24 hours. This morning and this afternoon, March 5, 2020, I personally visited the said office. It is the clear view of the group that the tabulation of the final election […]

– secures 136, 335 votes in Region Four– Jagdeo’s tabulations way off mark By Lisa Hamilton THE total results declared by Returning Officers (ROs) for all 10 Administrative Regions in the Regional Elections show that the coalition government has taken the lead by over 7,600 votes. With Region Four (Demera-Mahaica) being the last set of […]

Supporters of the A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) +Alliance For Change (AFC), on Thursday afternoon, flocked the surrounding area of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Tabulation Centre as they anxiously waited for the declaration of the Region Four statements of poll. Executive members of the coalition arrived on the scene and requested persons return […]

The CARICOM election observation mission has concluded that Monday’s general and regional elections were free, fair and transparent. Chief of Mission of the CARICOM observer mission, Cynthia Combie Martyr, said the mission expects that the results of the polls will reflect the free expression of the will and aspirations of the Guyanese people for a […]

The Caribbean Community said it is concerned about the allegations being made about the Guyana elections, with respect to the tabulation of results based on the Statements of Polls (SOPs) in Region 4. In a statement the Community calls on the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to ensure that all legal and procedural processes are faithfully […]

The American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) in Guyana, in a statement, has indicated that it had expelled its member, Anter Narine. Narine’s name was mentioned in accusations by the APNU+AFC that he was seen in the company of several Russians at the Marriot Hotel on Elections Day on Monday.On Thursday, Minister of Public Security, Khemraj […]

…three deported after being found with spy equipment By Svetlana Marshall ALLEGATIONS of Russian interference in Guyana’s General and Regional Elections surfaced on Thursday with the Ministry of Public Security, Khemraj Ramjattan reporting that cyber equipment has been seized and three persons with Russian background, deported. A fourth Russian operative, he said, has not been […]

The Ambassador of the United States of America, H.E. Sarah-Ann Lynch, the British High Commissioner, H.E. Greg Quinn, the Canadian High Commissioner, H.E. Lilian Chatterjee, and the Ambassador of the European Union, H.E. Fernando Ponz-Canto have called for the acceptance of the final results of the March 2, 2020 elections. In a statement on Friday […]