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Monthly Archives: May 2015

Trinidadian wanted for murder probe arrested in Guyana

Last Updated on Thursday, 14 May 2015, 22:10 by GxMedia A Trinidad and Tobago national, who is wanted for killing two persons in his home country, was Thursday (May 14, 2015)  arrested in Guyana. Guyanese police said 50-year old Ralph Ramdhan, known as Vernon Rampersaud, is wanted for a double murder committed during 2014. He was arrested in cooperation with ...

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Joining APNU/AFC unity govt not an option for defeated PPP

Last Updated on Thursday, 14 May 2015, 21:36 by GxMedia by Zena Henry Apart from their refusal to accept defeat at the General and Regional Elections 2015, the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) does not see joining the A Partnership for National Unity +Alliance for Change (APNU+AFC) Coalition in a government of national unity as an option. President Donald Ramotar when ...

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PPPC unwilling to concede defeat

Last Updated on Thursday, 14 May 2015, 18:00 by GxMedia by Zena Henry and Denis Chabrol The People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC) maintains that it has won the May 11, 2015 general and regional elections and from all indications is not ready to concede defeat, although preliminary results show that it has been defeated in the May 11 polls. Executive ...

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APNU+AFC Coalition appears set to be declared winner of General Elections

Last Updated on Thursday, 14 May 2015, 16:33 by GxMedia The A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) + Alliance for Change (AFC) coalition has won the 2015 General and Regional Elections, according to the final preliminary results released by the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) on Thursday.  During a news conference held shortly after midday GECOM shared that after tallying the ...

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APNU+AFC shows slim edge over PPPC

Last Updated on Thursday, 14 May 2015, 2:20 by GxMedia by Zena Henry The A Partnership for National Unity +Alliance for Change (APNU+AFC) has a slim lead over the People’s Progressive Party  Civic (PPPC) following the release of the second set of preliminary results of the 2015 General and Regional Elections.   Of the 1,809 Statements of Poll processed countrywide,  ...

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President Carter calls for release of Guyana’s election results

Last Updated on Wednesday, 13 May 2015, 23:34 by GxMedia GEORGETOWN, GUYANA — Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter has urged Guyana’s election commission to release election results and called on political leaders to act responsibly. “I call on GECOM to urgently publicize all of the results that it has received and reviewed in Georgetown. Political leaders should act responsibly and allow GECOM ...

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APNU+AFC asks GECOM to stop ballot recounts; urges speedy declaration of results to avoid unrest

Last Updated on Wednesday, 13 May 2015, 22:51 by GxMedia by Zena Henry and Chevy Devonish The A Partnership for National Unity+ Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) coalition hopes the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM will scrap a partial vote recount in several districts because of questions surrounding the legality of doing so. Demerara Waves Online News could not immediately confirm with ...

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GECOM begins recounting some ballots to address PPPC concerns

Last Updated on Wednesday, 13 May 2015, 20:28 by GxMedia by Zena Henry and Chevy Devonish The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Wednesday  afternoon began recounting votes in three districts, following bitter complaint by the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC) about alleged skullduggery. GECOM Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Keith Lowenfield says GECOM is going ahead with the partial recounts of ballots ...

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Updated: GECOM to announce results that will show a trend; PPP wants partial recounts in all 10 regions

Last Updated on Wednesday, 13 May 2015, 17:10 by GxMedia by Chevy Devonish and Denis Chabrol The People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC) intends to ask for a partial recount of ballots in all 10 regions, according to Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Dr. Steve Surujbally. Surujbally,however, said results to be disseminated by 6PM Wednesday could show a trend towards who would ...

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Is PPPC’s request for recount of some ballots legal?- Opposition

Last Updated on Wednesday, 13 May 2015, 15:35 by GxMedia The A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) + Alliance for Change (AFC) coalition is rejecting the People Progressive Party Civic’s call for a recount of the ballots in regions/districts 1, 2 and 8. Sometime Tuesday night the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) requested a recount of ballots “in areas where ...

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