ON day two of the national recount of the March 2, 2020 elections, the APNU+AFC were highly annoyed by an alleged secret meeting the PPP/C had in the tabulation room with the IT personnel. APNU+AFC representative, Daniel Seeram, told the media that he was the one who witnessed that a private meeting was being had […]
Category: Guyana Chronicle
GECOM orders daily tabulation
MOMENTS after the Guyana Elections Commission indicated that the tabulation process for each electoral district will commence upon the completion of all of the Statements of Recount (SORs) in accordance with the order, it reverted on its position, thereby allowing for the tabulation to take place on a daily basis as they are submitted to […]
‘Coalition’ vows to expose voter fraud during recount
…says agents armed with immigration, death records of persons who voted THE APNU-AFC coalition, in an organised manner, will be highlighting to the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) evidence of persons who would have voted at the recent regional and general elections, but who are known to have either been deceased or migrated. This method includes […]
40 boxes counted on day 2 of National Recount
…Coalition defends lengthy scrutiny of boxes, PPP/C disagrees…ANUG sees exercise going beyond 25 days FORTY ballot boxes were counted on the second day of the National Recount bringing the total number of processed ballot boxes to 65 from a total of 2,339, Public Relations Officer of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Yolanda Ward, disclosed on […]
Youth organisation slams chaos at GECOM command centre
…applauds staff for professional conduct, despite disruption LOCAL NGO, Youth Challenge Guyana (YCG), believes that it is important for the leaders of Guyana to urge their supporters to remain composed at this time while they await an official declaration of the winner of the March 2, 2020 General and Regional Elections from the Guyana Elections […]
These double standards speak volumes
Dear Editor,THE recent organised protest activities by the opposition PPP/C and its supporters, with its lawful and unlawful methods, have not received condemnation by the array of organisations and individuals both at home and abroad who in the past had done so when Africans engaged in similar protest actions. These double standards speak volumes.I used […]
The siege of GECOM the assault on democracy
LEST we forget, the nation is being subjected to the wrath of arguably the most dangerous and venomous politico-mafia to ban ever assembled within the confines of this polit . When Bharrat Jagdeo emerged as President of tbt Republic in 1997, he skillfully and diabolically used the Presidency to create a La Cosa nostra that […]
The Powers of the Returning Officer to Ascertain, Verify and Declare the Votes
Section 84 (1) of the Representation of the People Act (RPA) (Cap1:03) states that-“(1) As soon as practicable after the receipt of all the ballot boxes and the envelopes and packets delivered to him in pursuance of section 83 (10), the Returning Officer shall, in the presence of such of the persons entitled under section […]
The campaign of discord and hate must stop
IT’s now six days since the Guyanese people cast their votes to determine who would govern the country over the next five years. Since then we have had an abject lesson on how to frustrate the will of the people. As it became obvious that the coalition would be returned to power, the PPP in […]
Ramjattan precedence in elections related matter already set
Weighing in on the elections related case currently before the High Court, Leader of the Alliance for Change (AFC) Khemraj Ramjattan said precedence was set in 2006 when AFC was advised by the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to file an Election Petition after it had raised concerns over the tabulation of the votes in Region […]