By Svetlana MarshallWARNING against any attempts to usurp the powers of the Returning Officer (RO), Chief Justice (ag) Roxane George-Wiltshire, in the High Court on Wednesday, made it clear if candidates are dissatisfied with the returning officer, in terms of what is recorded, it is not for them to challenge the figure at that point […]
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CARICOM delegation holds talks with political leaders
President David Granger, Chairperson of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Prime Minister of Barbados, the Right Honourable Mia Amor Mottley, OR, Prime Ministers Dr. Keith Rowley of Trinidad and Tobago, Roosevelt Skerrit of Dominica, Keith Mitchell of Grenada (partially hidden) and Ralph Gonsalves of St. Vincent and the Grenadines and CARICOM Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque […]
‘Back to verification’
…Court orders GECOM to return to verification process of Region 4 votes… nullifies declared results; says RO must decide way forward; By Svetlana Marshall CHIEF JUSTICE Roxane George-Wiltshire has ruled that the declaration of votes made by the Region 4 Returning Officer, Clairmont Mingo, was unlawful, on the grounds that there was substantial non-compliance with […]
Arbitrary and calculated partisan public notices by Roy Beepat
Dear EditorON March 5, 2020 after the People’s Progressive Party, its representatives and a number of men who clearly had weapons stormed the GECOM Command Centre, Mr. Roy Beepat issued what can be described as a knee-jerk, emotive and misguided public advisory purportedly on behalf of the management and vendors of Giftland Mall. In this […]
APNU+AFC slams PPP officials for ‘flagrant lies’ about District 5 recount
THE APNU+AFC Coalition strongly condemned the People’s Progressive Party for misleading and misinforming the people of Guyana, said a press release from the coalition. It said that on a television programme called Elections 2020 Update broadcast on Tuesday, March 10, featuring the PPP’s Joseph Hamilton, Priya Manickchand and another individual, Hamilton falsely stated that a […]
‘We never colluded with anyone’
President rubbishes claims of coalition attempting to steal elections By Svetlana Marshall AMID allegations of electoral tampering, President David Granger, in no uncertain terms, made it clear that the A Partnership for National Unity + Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) did not collude with the Region Four Returning Officer (RO) Clairmont Mingo or any elections official […]