In light of the word ‘sanctions’ being used as a political talking point to achieve the aims of the machinations by anti-government forces, it behooves those who know this issue to set the record straight. Sanctions are not applied on the flimsiest of excuses. My research has led me to the conclusion that it is […]
Category: Guyana Chronicle
‘National recount of votes likely’
…President, Opposition Leader agree to recounts for all 10 regions– CARICOM to field high-level team to supervise recounts By Navendra Seoraj PRESIDENT DAVID GRANGER and Leader of the Opposition, Bharrat Jagdeo have agreed to a recount of the ballots in all ten Administrative Regions.Although the onus is on the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to grant […]
My interest in GECOM is ensuring the commissioners and officers are allowed to do their work consistent with the Constitution
Dear Editor:Response is being made to letter “Mark Phillips responds to Lincoln Lewis” (GC, 12th March 2020). When Phillips became visible on the political scene he promised a new type of politics; one based on reasoning, facts, tolerance, inclusion and listening to others. Time will tell if he has the capacity or interest to keep his […]
“I gave the CJ my word; a recount would be done – Justice Singh
In the interest of transparency and accountability, Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Justice (Ret’d) Claudette Singh, on Saturday, recommitted to having recounts done for the March 2 General and Regional Elections, in light of concerns by the opposition over the results of the Region 4 votes at the March 2 elections. Returning Officer […]
GPA condemns attacks on media workers
The Guyana Press Association (GPA) on Saturday condemned the “threats, verbal assault and attempts of physical attacks of our media workers” over the past weeks as they covered the disputed March 2 regional and general elections. In a statement, GPA said that the attacks were more severe particularly over the last two days as media […]
Gov’t slams flagrantly biased Stabroek News editorial
THE Government of Guyana has flayed what it described as a “flagrantly” biased editorial in Saturday’s edition of the Stabroek News. The editorial titled ‘Mr. Granger and the elections’, is pointedly misleading and is estranged from the facts and riddled with reckless and outlandish conclusions which have no basis in reality. FULL STATEMENT BELOWThe Honourable […]
GECOM, CARICOM to discuss modalities of national recount
THE Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) will be meeting with officials of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to hammer out the modalities for a national recount of the ballots for the country’s administrative regions following the 2020 Regional and General Elections held two Mondays ago. The commission met on Saturday afternoon to discuss the issue of recounting […]
Explaining Guyana’s post-election conflict
Dear editor,AS a kid brought up in a deprived community, one of the cardinal rules I’ve learnt is that one should never flaunt one’s wealth in public, since in so doing one may draw the wrong attention to oneself. Events of the last 12 days have caused me to reflect on what was inculcated in […]
MY TURN | BALLOTS NOT BULLETS!
IN Guyana we have grown up within a democratic culture that emphasizes the ballots, not bullets, to resolve political disputes. With the potential for untold wealth from oil revenues at our door-steps, we must spare this nation from the wounds of civil conflicts, violence and insurrection. For those of us who are old enough to […]
Attacking democracy while pretending to be democrats
THE last two weeks have been quite a lesson for Guyana. It was plain for all who cared to pay attention that there was a well-orchestrated plot to subvert the democratic process in our country, while pretending to protect democracy. We have witnessed this storyline over and over for the last three decades. People use […]