Elections

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) appeared to have opted to consider immigration records while examining the observation reports after the recount of the three-month old general and regional election votes is completed by June 13, officials said. The issue was discussed on Monday by the seven-member commission, shortly after a GECOM spokeswoman confirmed that 172 of 207 persons did not ...

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) so far appeared not to have confirmed from its own records a claim by A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) that 207 people were marked off as voted although they were overseas, before their names were sent to the Department of Citizenship and Immigration Services for verification. GECOM spokeswoman, Yolanda Ward said the ...

A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) says a ballot box checklist shows that 25 extra ballots were registered as having been found in a ballot box at Phillipai Primary School, Region 7, contrary to claims by the People’s Progressive Party (PPP). The PPP is relying on the Statement of Recount for ballot box 7079 at Phillipai Primary School ...

A New and United Guyana (ANUG) on Saturday said there is no statistical evidence to prove claims that many of the 8,000 votes cast by soldiers, police and prison service personnel have not been counted. General Secretary of A Partnership for National Unity, Retired Lt. Col. Joseph Harmon and President of the Guyana Veterans, Retired Lt. Col. George Gomes have ...

The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) Saturday afternoon released evidence to rubbish claims by A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) that there was evidence in ballot boxes of  elections fraud by the opposition. “The increasingly embattled APNU+AFC Coalition persists in its misguided attempts to discredit the electoral process by perpetuating fallacious claims about so-called irregularities,” the PPP said in a statement. ...

A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) General Secretary, Joseph Harmon on Saturday assailed the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) for failing to respond to at least 11 letters containing allegations of fraud committed at the March 2, 2020 general and regional elections. “You have a right to know what happened to your votes ands why persons who were not entitled to ...