Elections
Canada pays for CARICOM’s team of scrutineers for Guyana’s vote recount
(from left) Ambassador Colin Granderson, Mr. Sylvester King; Ms. Cynthia Barrow-Giles; and Mr. John Jarvis. (Caricom Secretariat picture) Canada is...
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Caricom recount team arrives; Caricom Chairman reiterates link between credible recount, legitimate govt
Team will be led by Ms. Cynthia Barrow-Giles, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Government at the University of the...
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PPP threatens to declare Irfaan Ali as Guyana’s President
PPP General Secretary, Bharrat Jagdeo (left) and PPP Presidential Candidate, Irfaan Ali. The People's Progressive Party (PPP) will declare Irfaan...
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33,000 face masks needed for national vote recount
GECOM Commissioners and Secretariat Staff inspect the Arthur Chung Conference Centre. At least 33,000 masks will be needed for the...
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BREAKING: Caricom team coming on Thursday for recount
Guyana has approved a request by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) for a regional team of scrutineers to oversee the recount...
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CARICOM requests approval for flight for election scrutineers
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General, Irwin La Rocque has asked for arrangements to be put in place for a charter...
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GECOM’s Alexander discards PPP’s claims of plotting to derail recount
Attorney-at-Law, Sase Gunraj Pro-coalition elections commissioner, Vincent Alexander has rubbished claims by his People's Progressive Party (PPP) counterparts that he...
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Link between unresolved general elections and international COVID-19 aid “inaccurate” – Min of Presidency
Two days after Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo said Guyana's unresolved political situation was stymieing international assistance to fight the coronavirus,...
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Recount of general election votes to take at least 25 days
The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) on Friday decided that the recount of votes cast in last month's general elections would...
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No evidence to prove some GECOM officials must be excluded from recount- Commissioner Alexander
Commissioner of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Vincent Alexander said one of his opposition-aligned counterparts on the seven-member body have...
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