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Author Archives: Denis Chabrol

APNU+AFC asks GECOM to call in police to investigate alleged electoral fraud

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 Joseph Harmon, told GECOM Chairman Claudette Singh, acknowledged that her coalition ...

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GECOM administration to probe documents missing from ballot boxes

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 into this mater and to render a report on this matter ...

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OAS position on recount results smacks of interference but CARICOM’s assessment will be “persuasive” – Harmon

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 of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM). “We recognise the Elections Commission ...

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Recount results will be “credible” to install a “legitimate” government- OAS

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 by the incumbent coalition that the elections were not credible. The ...

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APNU+AFC relying on CARICOM scrutineers’ help to determine election credibility; PPP’s lead narrows to 7,000 votes

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 a statement to a select group of pro-government media, he indicated ...

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Alleged killer of 61-year old woman to be charged with murder

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 murder of 61-year old Sattie Monica Singh -Beekharry. Khan will be ...

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Immigration records are for court in an election petition- ANUG; APNU+AFC maintains elections not credible

As a Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) insists that the March 2, 2020 general and regional elections are not ‘credible” in the face of the People’s Progressive Party’s (PPP) lead in the recount of votes, A New and United Guyana (ANUG) says the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) is not geared to accept evidence such as immigration records to ...

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Businesswoman was bludgeoned to death – autopsy

The Atlantic Gardens, East Coast Demerara woman, who was found motionless in her home earlier this week, was bludgeoned to death, an autopsy revealed. Police said the autopsy on the body of 61-year old Sattie Monica Singh found that she died of brain Haemorrhage as result of multiple trauma to head, compounded by multiple fracture to right side rib. A ...

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Guyanese singing legend, Ivor Lynch dies

Guyanese singing legend, Ivor Lynch, died Monday night at his residence in the United States (US), a family member confirmed. He was 74 years. Lynch died after a long battle with diabetes including kidney transplant about 20 years ago. “He loved music and I know that he always wanted to  see the minimum industry in Guyana develop its own genre,” ...

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CSEC, CAPE official timetables released

The Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) has released the final July-August timetables for the upcoming Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) Examinations and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE). Initially postponed amid COVID-19 concerns, the CSEC and CAPE examinations are set to begin on July 13 with the Modern Language Oral examinations which will run until August 21 and Music practical set to ...

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