Last Updated on Sunday, 7 June 2020, 16:10 by Denis Chabrol The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) on Sunday decided to include the 29 boxes of ballots, which were not accompanied by supporting documents, in the tabulation, much to the disappointment of one pro-elections commissioner. “The Commission has decided to include the SoRs (Statements of Recount) for the ballot boxes with ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 7 June 2020, 9:35 by Denis Chabrol Six hours after President David Granger again assured Guyanese that he would accept a declaration of the March 2, 2020 general and regional election results, the coalition he leads indicated that it was only prepared to accept results of 75,707 votes so far counted for  itself and the People’s ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 6 June 2020, 19:18 by Denis Chabrol The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) on Saturday said its investigation into the whereabouts of documents for 29 boxes of ballots has hit a stumbling block because several Deputy Returning Officers who worked from Ogle to Lusignan did not turn up for a meeting with the Chief Elections Officer, Keith ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 6 June 2020, 17:15 by Denis Chabrol President David Granger on Saturday highlighted the importance of a report on the national vote recount by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) team of scrutineers, even as he alluded to an apparent “pattern” of irregularities. “It is expected that, given the exceptional interest of the CARICOM Heads of Government and ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 6 June 2020, 15:53 by Denis Chabrol A Partnership for National Unity + Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) on Saturday suggested that the Elections Commision call in the police to investigate alleged electoral fraud stemming from the absence of documents from 29 boxes of ballots. At the same time, Amna Ally, on behalf of APNU+AFC election agent ...

Last Updated on Friday, 5 June 2020, 22:14 by Denis Chabrol The Guyana Elections Commission’s (GECOM) administration is Saturday expected to report the findings of its investigation into documents that were not in 15 to 21 ballot boxes on the East Coast Demerara to the seven-member decision-making body, Elections Commissioner Vincent Alexander said. “The Secretariat needs to do an investigation ...

Last Updated on Friday, 5 June 2020, 16:28 by Denis Chabrol General Secretary of A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), Joseph Harmon on Friday said the Organisation of American States’ (OAS) position that Guyana’s national election recount would be credible to declare a winner  smacked of interference in the country’s internal affairs. Harmon suggested that the OAS usurped the role ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 4 June 2020, 22:08 by Denis Chabrol The 35-nation Organisation of American States (OAS) on Thursday said results from the nearly complete recount of votes cast in the March 2, 2020 general elections are “credible” and can be used to declare results based on the majority in a peaceful manner, in the wake of  repeated concerns ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 4 June 2020, 20:17 by Denis Chabrol A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) on Thursday said it was looking forward to a Caribbean Community (CARICOM) observer mission stating whether the March 2, 2020 general and regional elections reflect Guyanese choice of their elected representatives at the March 2, 2020 general and regional elections. Delivering ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 4 June 2020, 16:10 by Denis Chabrol The man, who was found in a house with the motionless body of a woman, will be charged with murder. He is Rafeek Khan, the brother of a well-known computer and electronics store owner. Police say the Director of Public Prosecutions has advised that Khan be charged with the ...