Category: Guyana Chronicle

– FOR DISTRICT TWO  I. The recounting of votes cast on 2nd March 2020 far Pomeroon/Supenaam, District Two that has a voting population on the Official List of Electors (OLE) of thirty-seven thousand, nine hundred and seventy-nine (37,979) electors, which represents two (2) geographical constituency seats of the National Assembly was completed on 18th May […]

– FOR DISTRICT ONE  l. The recounting of votes cast an 2nd :March 2020 for Barima/Wami, District One that has a voting population on the Official List of Electors (OLE) of eighteen thousand, nune hundred (18,952) electors, which represents two (2) geographical constituency sears of the National Assembly was completed on 15th May ‘2020. A […]

By Moses V. Nagamootoo MANY years ago, commenting on one of our past bogus elections, I remarked that, “the eagles have landed” when ballot boxes were fetched away in a light aircraft. Today, looking at claims that persons voted for the dead and for those who have left the country, I add a new refrain, […]

…coalition says GECOM can’t turn blind eye to claims of fraud The Chief Elections Officer (CEO), Keith Lowenfield, in submitting his Report on the National Recount, not only complied with the Order, that triggered the process, but the Constitution of Guyana and the Representation of the People Act, the A Partnership for National Unity (APNU+AFC) […]

By Adam Harris FOR years Guyanese have been looking to foreign countries for their salvation. Indeed, this was not only the case of Guyanese. People generally looked to foreign lands, some say to better their lives, others say that they were escaping persecution. In reality, though, man is nomadic, so he, through the eons, has […]

Dear Editor, PERMIT me to congratulate Dr Henry Jeffrey on his excellent column Future Notes article captioned, “ Votes in the boxes,” published in the Stabroek News, Wednesday, June 10, 2020 edition. Mr Jeffrey’s article is to date, in my opinion,  the most informative and robust contribution addressing the pertinent issue of jurisprudence as it […]

– says US Congresswoman Yvette Clarke “We are monitoring, from the Congressional side, all of the various players that are either interfering or trying to put their thumbs on the scale of the elections in Guyana.” Those were the thoughts of United States Congresswoman Yvette Clarke who was on Friday night responding to questions posed by […]

…AG says CEO should not be ordered to compile report for declaration Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Basil Williams said the irregularities, discrepancies and anomalies cited in the Observation Reports of the Chief Elections Officer (CEO), Keith Lowenfield, have tainted the General and Regional Elections, and as such the CEO should not be […]

…now says he was referring to political appointees PEOPLE’S Progressive Party/ Civic (PPP/C) member, Bishop Juan Edghill, has switched his position on his party’s intention to fire public servants who were appointed after the December 21, 2018 no-confidence motion. Edghill, on Wednesday, was heard and seen on a video programme on Facebook saying that public […]

…does the recount affect this Article 177 By Khemraj Ramjattan ARTICLE 177 of the Constitution makes provision for the election of a President of Guyana. The marginal note so indicates. The relevant provision, namely, article 177 (1) and (2) says the following: (1) Any list of candidates for an election held pursuant to the provisions […]