Last Updated on Sunday, 3 May 2020, 14:37 by Denis Chabrol The United States (US) says the Guyana government has refused to give the green light for the return of Carter Centre observers on Monday, even as the United Nations (UN), Canada and the European Union added its voice to the call. The US  Embassy  said it was informed on ...

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 ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 2 May 2020, 23:27 by Denis Chabrol The now dead and injured Guyana Defence Force (GDF) soldiers were instructed to destroy the Chinese-made pyrotechnics that were deemed defective, according to multiple army sources. Insiders familiar with the incident said a number of soldiers were seen hammering the explosives and emptying their powdery contents. The GDF has ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 2 May 2020, 21:19 by Denis Chabrol Several non-governmental organisations are calling on authorities to remove gold mining operations as an essential service and closely monitor the movement of people especially truckers moving through Guyana’s interior. “Apart from its questionable status as an essential industry, the actual practice of gold-mining aggravates the Covid-19 threat posed to ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 2 May 2020, 21:03 by Denis Chabrol The opposition People’s Progressive Party (PPP) and the incumbent A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) are at odds over the opposition party’s objection to detailed scrutiny of the ballots and list. PPP Executive Member, Anil Nandlall is resisting a plan by the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 2 May 2020, 19:51 by Denis Chabrol Fearing confusion at the recount of votes cast in general elections two months ago, the opposition political parties called for each region to be counted separately. The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has already decided that the recount would start with Region Four where  218,927 votes were cast, while other ...

Last Updated on Friday, 1 May 2020, 20:08 by Denis Chabrol Canada is footing the bills for the Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM) three-member team of scrutineers, who arrived here Friday afternoon, to scrutinise the national recount of votes cast in the March 2, 2020 general elections, Canada’s Ambassador to the regional grouping, Lilian Chatterjee said. “With the borders being closed and ...

Last Updated on Friday, 1 May 2020, 15:30 by Denis Chabrol The Chairman of the 15-nation Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley on Friday called on Guyanese stakeholders to ensure there is proper recount of votes cast in the March 2 general elections or the government would not be regarded as legitimate. “The Community calls on all concerned ...