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Daily Archives: Sunday, 3 May 2020, 22:54

US, Canada ratchet up pressure on Guyana for return of Carter Centre observers

Last Updated on Sunday, 3 May 2020, 22:54 by Denis Chabrol United States Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemispheric Affairs, Michael Kozak on Sunday night called on the Guyana government to give the green light for the return of Carter Centre observers to observe the recount of ballots in general elections held two months ago. “The United States calls ...

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Tribute to Keith Stanislaus Massiah, S.C., O.R. – Former Chancellor of the Judiciary, Former Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs and Professor of Law, University of Guyana 

Last Updated on Sunday, 3 May 2020, 20:08 by Denis Chabrol Tribute to Keith Stanislaus Massiah, S.C., O.R. – Former Chancellor of the Judiciary, Former Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs and Professor of Law, University of Guyana  By The Hon. Mde. Louise Esther Blenman, Justice of Appeal, The Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court      Both Guyana and the ...

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GECOM Commissioner Alexander slams PPP on objections to matching votes with voters

Last Updated on Sunday, 3 May 2020, 19:37 by Denis Chabrol Pro-coalition Elections Commissioner, Vincent Alexander on Sunday evening slammed  objections by the opposition People’s Progressive Party (PPP) to matching the number of votes in the ballot box with the names that have been crossed off by polling day staff at the March 2, 2020 polls. GECOM  decided on Sunday ...

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National recount of votes begins on Wednesday

Last Updated on Sunday, 3 May 2020, 19:58 by Denis Chabrol The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) on Sunday decided that the national recount will begin on Wednesday. Well-placed sources say that decision was taken at today’s commission meeting.  However, the commissioners were up to news time yet to decide on requests by the 10 opposition parties for votes from each ...

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Private Sector calls on President, GECOM to allow foreign observers for national vote recount

Last Updated on Sunday, 3 May 2020, 10:51 by Denis Chabrol The Private Sector Commission (PSC) on Sunday called on President David Granger and the seven-member Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to ensure the return of foreign observers to witness recount of votes cast in the country’s elections more than two months ago. “It is now the duty of both the ...

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