Elections

by Samuel Sukhnandan A special meeting to discuss the Guyana electoral impasse will be convened by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) next week, Chairman and Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Dr. Ralph Gonsalves has said. The CARICOM chair made this disclosure during a live radio interview on Jamaica’s Edge 105.3 FM with Richie B, where he repeated calls for the election results to ...

Brazil, a longstanding strategic ally of Guyana in the border controversy with Venezuela, on Wednesday called on Guyanese authorities to use the figures from the national vote recount to declare results of general and regional elections held more than four months ago. “The Brazilian government calls on Guyanese political forces to respect the popular will emanating from the elections, in ...

Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Dr. Ralph Gonsalves  has voiced concerns again over the prolonged election process in Guyana, saying “a rogue clique within Guyana cannot be  allowed to disrespect or disregard, with impunity, the clear, unambiguous ruling of the Caribbean Court of Justice. Speaking during a live broadcast on ...

The Canadian Government through its Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (Global Affairs) has joined a long list of countries and organisations calling for a swift and transparent end to Guyana’s elections. In an issued statement on Wednesday, the Canadian government said it strongly regrets the extended delay in  declaring election results in Guyana, a delay that has now ...

by Samuel Sukhnandan Executive member of the  People’s Progressive Party (PPP), Anil Nandlall said no one should be surprised by these sanctions, as it was long in the making, because many US officials had hinted at them before. “We have been saying repeatedly that sanctions will come.These sanctions were long overdue and I have no  doubt that this is the ...

The Guyana government on Wednesday expressed regret at the United States (US) decision to impose visa sanctions on Guyanese officials who are preventing the use of the national vote recount data to declare the results of the March 2, 2020 general and regional elections. In a brief statement that repeatedly referred to the Executive Arm,  the David Granger administration denied ...

Executive member of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), Aubrey Norton on Wednesday dismissed the United States’ (US) imposition of visa sanctions on Guyanese officials who are blocking the declaration of election results based on the national vote recount data, vowing that the David Granger-led coalition would do everything to keep the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) out of government. “I ...

United States (US) Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo on Wednesday announced that it would be imposing visa restrictions on officials of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) for blocking the declaration of results from the national vote recount. “Today, I am announcing visa restrictions on the individuals responsible for or complicit in undermining democracy in Guyana. Immediate family members and such ...

by Samuel Sukhnandan Public Security Minister Khemraj Ramjattan on Tuesday did not rule out three early morning fires set on public buildings as being politically motivated. Ramjattan told News Talk Radio/Demerara Waves earlier Tuesday that “out of an abundance of caution, I am awaiting reports from the Fire Chief (Marlon Gentle) and Police Commissioner (Leslie James) before making any comment ...

A case has been filed in the High Court to block the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) from using the recounted, valid and certified results to declare the results of the March 2, 2020 general and regional elections, and instead compel the seven-member body to use the 10 district declarations. “I have been advised by my Attorney-at-Law and truly believe that ...