Category: Guyana Chronicle

‘He’s compromised’

…Coalition slams Bruce Golding for alleged partisan, biased report on elections…says the former Jamaica PM is a PPP ally, should not be taken seriously In dubbing Bruce Golding’s position on Guyana’s Elections as “wholly partisan and biased,” Executive Member of the A Partnership for National Unity + Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC), Joseph Harmon, said the […]

CARICOM “most legitimate interlocutors” in elections recount

In a message to the Organization of American States (OAS) on Wednesday, CARICOM established itself as “the most legitimate interlocutors” in Guyana’s national recount process, reporting that it has been fruitful thus far. This message was shared by Permanent Representative of Barbados to the OAS, Ambassador Noel Lynch on behalf of the CARICOM Group during […]

‘A worrying sign’

…former MP finds it worrying that PPP/C unconcerned about voting irregularities APNU+AFC MEMBER, Mervyn Williams, believes that the numerous ballot boxes with missing documents uncovered during the recount process brings into question the extent to which the credibility of the 2020 elections may have been affected, and the Opposition’s push for this to be ignored […]

Who wants to lead a fatigued nation?

Let the recount progress without constant threats to the people Dear Editor, GUYANESE at home and abroad, for some time now, have begun to feel tired and fatigued by the con­stant threats of the People ‘s Progressive Party (PPP)’s Leader and General Secretary, Mr. Bharrat Jagdeo. He is using ever opportunity to tell the nation […]

Scrutiny of ballots continues to unnerve PPP/C

…agents trade words over process By Gabriella Chapman SINCE the commencement of the national recount last Wednesday, the hot topic has been the findings of the A Partnership for National Unity + Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) of irregularities in the voting process, which that party has pinned on the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C). On Tuesday, […]

PPP’s penchant for rigging comes to light

Dear Editor,IT IS now undeniable, obvious, and indisputable that the PPP attempted to rig the elections, illegally snatch political power, and undermine Guyana’s democracy by every means possible, on numerous fronts, and at all levels of the electoral process. After the PPP has tried its best to prevent a recount, block an audit of the […]

GECOM wants to add more counting stations

…writes COVID-19 taskforce for advice THE Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) is interested in increasing the number of workstations within the Arthur Chung Conference Centre to speed up the national recount, but now awaits approval from the National COVID-19 Task Force (NCTF) which will visit the centre today. Chair of GECOM, Justice (ret’d) Claudette Singh told […]

310 boxes counted in first week

…as GECOM seeks to add more work stations; speed-up process A TOTAL of 310 ballot boxes were processed in the first week of the National Recount from a total of 2,339, according to statistics provided by the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM)’s Public Relations Officer, Yolanda Ward. According to those ‘stats’, the lowest number of ballot […]