–‘Coalition’ says PPP afraid of what sustained scrutiny will reveal By Gabriella Chapman THE national recount has seen many anomalies being brought to light by the A Partnership for National Unity (APNU)/Alliance For Change (AFC) Coalition party, inconsistencies that seem to suggest that the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) rigged the March 2, 2020 elections. By […]
…GECOM to review operations ONE week into the National Recount, the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) will, today, conduct a thorough review of the process. An important item on the agenda is the 25-day time-frame initially set for its execution. With only 261 of the 2,339 ballot boxes counted to date – the People’s Progressive Party/Civic […]
–Alexander dismisses contention Mingo’s March 13 declaration fraudulent THE 10 declarations currently being held in abeyance by the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) will not be automatically replaced upon completion of tabulation of the Statements of Recount (SORs) for the 10 electoral districts, Elections Commissioner Vincent Alexander said, while noting that in accordance with the Order […]
Dear EditorTHE Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Guyana (FITUG) has been closely following the ongoing recount of votes cast in the 2020 General and Regional Elections. The exercise, which has seemingly descended into an audit of the elections, we gather, from media reports, has been going smoothly, albeit slowly. We are hopeful that as […]
…GECOM commissioner warns LONGSTANDING Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Commissioner, Vincent Alexander, has warned that the electoral wrongdoings being unearthed during the ongoing recount process could impact the outcome of the March 2, 2020 elections. He told the media, on Monday, that whether the wrongdoings and discrepancies witnessed thus far do impact the results depend on […]
Guyana ChronicleMay 12, 2020 By Lisa HamiltonRelated–Election 2020 GUYANA Elections Commission (GECOM) Commissioner, Vincent Alexander, has stated that he will be advocating for the blacklisting of GECOM polling day officials who have failed to adhere to Elections regulations, resulting in various irregularities in ballot boxes. “Collateral to this exercise called a recount has to be […]
Dear Editor IT appears that the next stage of the PPP’s propaganda machine is to spread fear among the supporters of the APNU+AFC. Many mouthpieces and supporters of the PPP have posited theoretical implications of international sanctions based on the faulty assumptions that the PPP losing the election is tantamount to an “undemocratic government” Ho.w […]
…CARICOM expresses concerns over PPP 20 workstations proposal, due to COVID-19– GECOM Chair to issue decision, today, on duration of exercise By Svetlana Marshall THE Caribbean Community (CARICOM), in its communication with the Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Justice (Ret’d) Claudette Singh, reportedly expressed concerns over the large number of persons that would […]
THE national recount of the ballots cast at the March 2020 elections must be done in strict accordance with the relevant provisions of the Representation of the People Act, the Commonwealth Election Observer Group has said. Led by former Prime Minister of Barbados, Owen Arthur, the Commonwealth Electoral Observation Mission, in a statement on Wednesday, […]
– says Justice Sunders as apex Caribbean court turns 15 THURSDAY, April 16, 2020, marks 15 years since the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) has been serving the region. The Honourable Justice Adrian Saunders,President of the CCJ, explained that, while the current global environment was a sombre one as we fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, […]