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Elections

Guyana slams international community over election results

Guyana’s Foreign Minister, Dr. Karen Cummings has told the Organisation of American States (OAS) that her country’s laws and court decisions would “alone” be used to determine the outcome of the general and regional elections. In apparent reference to calls by the OAS for President David Granger to concede defeat and peacefully hand over power to the People’s Progressive Party ...

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PPP, APNU+AFC haggle over “hopeless appeal” vs “valid votes”

by Samuel Sukhnandan As A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) prepares to head to the Guyana Court of Appeal to challenge a High Court decision that the recounted votes must be used to declare the results of the March 2, 2020 elections, the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) said the coalition was about to waste its time on a ...

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High Court rules that recounted votes stand; appeal to be filed

Chief Justice Roxane George-Wiltshire on Monday ruled that the votes from the national recount must be used to declare the results of the March, 2020 general and regional elections, even as she dismissed the application by a supporter of A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC). Senior Counsel, Roysdale Forde immediately said he and his team would be filing ...

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Ethnic Relations Commission investigating more racially inciting complaints

The Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) says it continues to receive a plethora of ‘racially inciting complaints’ which are now being investigated. According to the commission, many of these complaints which emanate from social media postings are directed at several individuals, politicians and political parties. Although its staffing capacity has been reduced due to COVID-19 restrictions, the ERC notes that it is ...

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UK has history of speaking out on Guyana’s democracy- Quinn

The United Kingdom’s High Commissioner to Guyana, Greg Quinn on Sunday sought to rubbish claims that his country has been interfering in this country’s political affairs, saying that his country had spoken out similarly before the 2015 general and regional elections. “There appears to be a perception that the UK has only recently become interested in what is happening in ...

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Guyana refuses US’ request to facilitate radio broadcasts to Venezuela

Guyana’s President David Granger late Friday said his administration rejected a request by the United States (US) to use the medium wave radio frequencies of this South American nation to broadcast Voice of America programmes to Venezuela. Mr. Granger said Guyana turned down the request because of security, health and political risks that Guyana could expose itself to with Venezuela ...

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UK planning “consequences” for Guyana if national vote recount is not used

The United Kingdom (UK) on Friday warned Guyana that it would face “consequences” if the David Granger administration retains power based on election results other than those from the national recount. “Any government sworn in on the basis of non-credible results will face strong international condemnation and consequences – we have started the process of putting those consequences in place,” ...

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US Ambassador, CARICOM Chairman condemn attacks on GECOM Chairman, CARICOM headquarters staff

The United States (US) on Thursday expressed shock at attacks on the Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Retired Justice Claudette Singh. American Ambassador to Guyana, Sarah-Ann Lynch, reiterating that the national vote recount should be used by GECOM to declare the results of the March 2, 2020 general and regional elections, called on Guyanese to cease condemning Singh. ...

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Govt not notified about US visa sanctions – Harmon

by Samuel Sukhnandan As A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) marked its ninth anniversary on Wednesday, the five-party coalition said that calls for the David Granger administration to concede defeat are premature, as the electoral issues are still before the courts. During a live broadcast on social media by the APNU+AFC, chief party spokesman, Joseph Harmon said that the APNU ...

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CARICOM to meet next week over Guyana electoral impasse

by Samuel Sukhnandan A special meeting to discuss the Guyana electoral impasse will be convened by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) next week, Chairman and Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Dr. Ralph Gonsalves has said. The CARICOM chair made this disclosure during a live radio interview on Jamaica’s Edge 105.3 FM with Richie B, where he repeated calls for the election results to ...

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