Category: Guyana Chronicle

Coalition releases death certificates of persons listed as voted

IN support of its contention that persons voted for the deceased during the General and Regional Elections, tbt A Partnership for National Unity+ Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) has made public several death certificates of persons who were marked off on the Official List of Electors as having voted.  Death certificates were provided for Pearl Moore, […]

Charges against CEO unfounded

…AG Chambers says only High Court can enquire into conduct of GECOM…calls on DPP to prevent abuse of court by quashing charges The private criminal charges purportedly filed in the Magistrate’s Court against Keith Lowenfield are unfounded and unsupported in law as questions into whether he has performed his functions validly is prohibited by the […]

‘Too much at stake for Guyana’

-Prime Minister Rowley urges speedy resolution to elections impasse Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister, Dr Keith Rowley ,one several CARICOM leaders who have been engaging officials here on conclusion of the electoral process , has expressed hope that the situation will come to a finality soon, noting that there is too much at stake for […]

THERE IS A CLEAR PRECEDENT FOR CARICOM’S INVOLVEMENT IN DISPUTED REGIONAL AND NATIONAL ELECTIONS IN GUYANA

THE involvement of our regional partners in settling major elections issues should be welcomed. We are founding members of Caricom and Secretariat is located in our capital city. Above all, Guyana is a signatory to the Caricom Charter on Democracy; it behooves us to be exemplary in our interaction with this regional body. However, it […]

GECOM would have to approach gov’t on recount in light of COVID-19 restrictions

CONSIDERING the existing restrictions in place to guard against the spread of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) will have to approach government to discuss the facilitation of a possible recount of the ballots from the March 2, General and Regional Election. The Court of Appeal today will hand down its ruling […]

Exposing the PPP’s Conspiracy

THERE comes a time when we must speak up and expose those who are attempting to seize power by undemocratic means. We note that one prominent Guyanese after another have allowed their names to be associated with the unfounded charge that GECOM is involved with rigging the March 2 elections. This narrative has also been […]

Economic interests driving U.S. actions

Dear Editor, THE U.S. Ambassador to Guyana must really underestimate the intelligence of the Guyanese people, or maybe we are part of the pack of sh..hole countries that her master referred to. What else would empower her to issue the ridiculous press statement justifying her intrusive behaviour that flew in the face of all diplomatic […]