Dear Editor,DID the PPP learn anything meaningful from its 23 years in office, especially post-Jagan? A confidential list being circulated of potential ministers of the incoming PPP administration has dubious characters. If the PPP/C is declared the winner, in the line-up are some discredited persons known for widespread corruption. Supporters of the PPP and those […]
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Western diplomats continue to ignore evidence of election Hay fraud
Dear Editor, ON Friday, July 10, U.S. President Donald Trump commuted the sentence of Roger Stone, a Republican :activist who was sentenced to seven years for obstruction, witness-tampering and making false statements to Congress in relation to FBI Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation. Republicans are generally happy with Trump’s decision while Democrats are livid. […]
National dialogue needed urgently– PM Nagamootoo says
GUYANA’s unorthodox 2020 General and Regional Elections have proved, undeniably, the need for Guyana’s political leaders to have serious discussions about shared governance, constitutional reform and electoral reform, sooner rather than later. This is a position shared by many, including Prime Minister, Moses Nagamootoo who endorsed these and other needed changes in the Sunday column, […]
It’s a done deal
Min Raphael Trotman said that CEO’s report cannot be rescinded Disgruntled parties must take up election petition after declaration as CCJ ruled “TIU: CEO, once be tenders that advice and that report under Section 96 of the Representation of the People’s Act, it cannot be undone and it can’t be changed or replaced and whatever […]
GECOM chair must declare results of the elections
Dear EditorON Saturday Guyana’s Chief Elections Officer Mr. Keith Lowenfield submitted the elections results to the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM). The lawful process, as promulgated in Section (96) the Laws of Guyana Chapter 1:03 – The Representation of the People Act, must ensue with dispatch to bring this elections impasse to an end. The Caribbean-Guyana […]
Embrace evidentiary truth of the election
Say professor sir Hilary Beckles REGIONAL Scholar, Professor Sir Hilar Beckles, urged Guyana not to delay the declaration and implementation of the March 2 election’s result any further, and contended that the country :should work towards sustaining the multiracial society. “The people have spoken. And so has the highest court. From the 2019,2020 electoral campaign […]
ELECTORAL numbers face their ultimate verification and test of credibility in the court of law
This is the electoral season of numbers, spreadsheets and tables; they are everywhere. This numerical deluge is being driven by the high political passions due to the just concluded general and regional elections. In this context, numbers are being thrown around in the service of political interests. In the course of this occurrence, invariably, confusion […]
‘Crucial meeting of GECOM today’
….to examine CEO report, possible declaration–commissioners hope for amicable solution in spite of contrasting views As on many previous occasions, Commissioners of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) will be heading into what could possibly be their last meeting prior to a declaration, in spite of their disparate views on what should be done. Ultimately, what […]
What is Critical for Guyana at this Point, is Not a Declaration but a Solution!
Dear Editor, One of the best things that could have happen for me is for the United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres to comment on the Guyana March 2, 2020 General and Regional Elections. Firstly, let me state that I have the utmost respect for the United Nations and the Secretary General, as well as […]
The final report on the elections is in: the ball is with the GECOM Chairperson
THIS past week has seen a variety of legal opinions. There was the ruling by the Caribbean Court of Justice. It appeared to suggest that the Chief Elections Officer cannot, on his own, and using information at his disposal, determine valid votes. Then there was the most recent spate of communication between the Chairperson of […]