Category: Guyana Chronicle

–Ulita Moore’s lawyers elated at Appeal Court’s decision not to let CARICOM oversee elections recount SENIOR Counsel Roysdale Forde and Attorney-at-Law Mayo Robertson have expressed deep satisfaction with the decision of the Court of Appeal that it would be unconstitutional for the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to usurp the powers of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) […]

 – WPA says time to end Guyana’s ‘ideological racism’ WORKING People’s Alliance (WPA) Executive, Dr. David Hinds, believes that, no matter the ultimate winner of the 2020 General and Regional Elections, the only way to take Guyana into a harmonious future is through shared governance. The WPA is a part of the six-party coalition which […]

A TEAM organised by the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) distributed some 325 face masks to citizens at the Parika Market, on Sunday, as part of that party’s efforts to help fight the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. According to party candidate, Deodat Indar, the team was organised by PPP/C Presidential Candidate, Irfaan Ali. In a live Facebook […]

Dear Editor, At the close of poll on March 2, 2020, the General and Regional Elections were adjudicated free and fair by the Guyana Elections  Commission •(GECOM). Over the years, GECOM had always been extremely sluggish in delivering the results, hut this year, Guyanese were hopeful that there would be a declaration, and a swift […]

–establishes partial jurisdiction to adjudicate the matter ANY agreement that usurps the powers of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to supervise elections in Guyana is unconstitutional, the Court of Appeal ruled on Sunday.The ruling had to do with its allowing, in part, an appeal against the Full Court’s decision that the Court had no jurisdiction […]

WHILE it has always been obvious that the PPP does not want to have a thorough and comprehensive examination of the results of the March 2 General and Regional elections, it is now becoming increasingly evident that the PPP is utterly and desperately terrified of a full recount and forensic audit of the elections. It […]

Dear EditorFrom its pronouncements on the recount, the coalition expects two outcomes: (i) confirmation of its electoral victory, and (ii) exposure of PPP rigging in the districts the PPP won. Most recently, the AFC’s David Patterson spoke convincingly on both outcomes. And while I support his case on (ii) above, I would advise the coalition […]

Dear EditorGuyana’s fragile post-election calm from 2006 to 2015 has been revisited by the tumultuous discord of the post- 1997 and 2001 elections and now threatens to descend into the virulence and violence which followed. In this unfolding situation we are witnessing the degeneration of social cohesion initiated through peace-building efforts leading up to the […]

–President Granger says, welcomes commencement of the recount AHEAD of the National Recount, President David Granger as reiterated his long-held position that he will accept the results of the General and Regional Elections when it is declared by the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM). “I have said, repeatedly, that I shall accept the declaration of the […]

…GECOM sticking to scrutiny of ballot boxes despite PPP protest…gazettes order which includes simultaneous counting of votes, live streaming The Order, bringing into legal effect the National Recount of the votes cast at the March 2 General and Regional Elections, was published in the Official Gazette of Guyana on Monday, May 4. The gazetting of […]