Dear Editor,CLAIMS are being made by the two major parties, and seemingly all others who contested the March 2 elections in Guyana, including international and local observers.A decision has been made to recount. What are we recounting? Ballots in boxes. To make sure the ballots are correctly counted we need a verification to validate the […]
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Is Mr. Golding and the OAS declaring ‘war’ on Guyana?
Dear Editor,AS I read the news today, I am taken aback at what I would describe as the forthrightness of the Organisation of American States (OAS) with reference to the report by the former Prime Minister of Jamaica, Mr. Bruce Golding, as the Head of the OAS Observer Mission, on our March 2, 2020 Elections. […]
Guyana is a democratic nation and intends to remain so – Dr Riyad Insanally
– Gov’t never interfered with GECOM GUYANA’S Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States (OAS), Dr.Riyad lnsanally bas firmly stated that “Guyana is a democratic nation and intends lo remain so”. Dr. lnsanally spoke on Wednesday, during a meeting of the OAS Permanent Council. His remark came after fom1er Prime Minister of Jamaica, the […]
Clarify how anomalies will be dealt with
—- APNU+AFC requests clarity from GECOM—- Commissioners split on matter—- Gunraj says anomalies a matter for the Court WHILE remaining adamant that they have sufficient evidence to support their claims, the APNU+AFC wants the Elections Commission to clearly indicate how the anomalies captured during the national recount in the general Observation Report will be dealt […]
CARICOM is competent
….Gov’t tells US Ambassador as it reentry to Carter Center, IRI for recount exercise….urged that its COVID-19 measures be respected THE Government of Guyana has decided not to accept a late re-entry of The Carter Center and the International Republic Institute (IRI) into Guyana to observe the ongoing national recount process, on the basis of […]
CARICOM can do the job
The President David Granger led Administration, on Friday, said it is confident in the ability of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to deliver a credible report at the end of the National Recount of the March 2020 General and Regional Elections. A group of US Senators Marco Rubio, Jan1es E. Risch, Benjamin L. Cardin, Robert Menendez […]
Ballots in favour of ‘Coalition’ unstamped, rejected
…party calls on GECOM to establish clear guidelines ADDING to the mountain of discrepancies reportedly unearthed since the start of the National Recount, the A Partnership for National Unity + Alliance for Change (APNU+AFC) said Friday there is a worrying trend which shows that a number of ballots polled in its favour were not stamped […]
Small Parties are Shell Companies for the Jagdeo controlled PPP
Dear EditorI am appalled at the behaviour of the leaders of the “small parties” who instead of displaying political decorum, independence, have openly and unashamedly latched themselves on to the waist of the PPP. These same parties that promised change have not displayed the change they promised their members, supporters and all Guyanese. For readers […]
Recount turns to Reg. 5
…367 ballot boxes counted to date WITH a total of 93 ballot boxes already processed for District One (Barima-Waini), the counting of ballots cast in Region Five (Mahaica-Berbice), is likely to commence today, Public Relations Officer of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Yolanda Ward has said. Of the total 2,339 ballot boxes drawn from across […]
‘If you don’t want to answer leave’
…Media operatives rough-up Jagdeo after hurling insults at reporter LOCAL media operatives, on Wednesday, stood their ground against Leader of the Opposition, Bharrat Jagdeo, and had even threatened to put him out their tent after he hurled insults at a reporter from this newspaper. Jagdeo had earlier made a number of unsubstantiated claims against Guyana […]