Category: Guyana Chronicle

We Stand with GECOM

PREDICTABLY, the PPP has cried foul even before the first ballot box of the imminent recount of the votes of the March 2 election is opened. They have threatened to move to the courts yet again, but worse, they have now decided to swear in Irfan Alli as the next president of Guyana if the […]

Time for GECOM recount to move ahead, says Minister Patterson

– calls out PPP/C for delay tactics THE total recount of votes cast in the March 2nd General and Regional Elections must proceed without interruptions. This is the contention of Minister of Public Infrastructure David Patterson. Speaking with the media outside the Arthur Chung Convention Centre (ACCC) on Saturday, Minister Patterson was adamant that the […]

Recount to begin Wednesday

…GECOM chair agrees to live stream, after initially deeming it illegal…order to be gazetted today SHOULD plans remain on track, the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) will commence the long-awaited national recount process on Wednesday with an order, expected today, to solidify the process. This was one of the main decisions coming out of an extremely […]

Canadian envoy under fire for ‘frivolous’ comment

GUYANESE are up in arms against statements made by Canadian High Commissioner, Lillian Chatterjee, labelling court decisions here as frivolous and some are even questioning her country’s involvement in facilitating the transportation of a team of Caricom officials to observe the national recount. It is not the first time the Canadian envoy has invoked the […]

A case for livestreaming the recount

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Small parties flatter to deceive

…preliminary results show no path to parliamentary seat By Lisa Hamilton PRELIMINARY results provided by the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) show that the performance of individual small parties contesting the General and Regional Elections is disappointing. Based on votes already received for key regions, it is unlikely that any will secure the presidency and hardly […]