Elections
Legal showdown looms over whether GECOM legally required to verify votes
Attorneys-at-law Anil Nandlall, Sanjeev Datadin and Roysdale Forde. Lawyers for A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) are Saturday...
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Granger to be sworn in if High Court throws out orders against GECOM -Harmon
Director-General of the Ministry of the Presidency, Joseph Harmon said if the High Court throws out orders for the Guyana...
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United Nations calls on GECOM to verify elections results
The United Nations (UN) on Friday called on the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to verify the Region Four results of...
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ACDA urges international community to back down from “irresponsible and unhelpful” statements
The African Cultural and Development Association (ACDA) on Friday called on key western nations and international observers to be cautious...
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United States gov’t, congressmen demand that GECOM properly declare Region Four before new gov’t is sworn in
President David Granger (centre) with Congressman Albio Sires, Chairman of the Western Hemisphere, Civilian Security and Trade Subcommittee (right), US...
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Police fire teargas at PPP supporters at Lusignan as sporadic election-related disturbances break out in Berbice, Demerara; PPP appeals for calm
Police firing teargas at protesters at Lusignan Village, East Coast Demerara. Police Friday afternoon fired teargas and broke up a...
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International observers say declaration of election results hinges on legal verification of Region Four results
The international observer missions from the Commonwealth, the Organization of American States, the European Union, and The Carter Center Friday...
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Swearing in amid “credible allegations of electoral fraud” will deem Granger’s government “unconstitutional”-US, UK, Canada, EU
President David Granger, on Friday afternoon, briefed diplomats from Britain, the United States of America, Canada and the European Union....
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International, local pressure intensifies on GECOM to verify results before declaration
The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) is coming under intensified pressure to verify the results of Region Four — Demerara-Mahaica —...
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High Court injunction against unverified Region Four statements of poll sets back election results declaration
Four days after general elections, Guyana's High Court has ordered the country's Elections Commission (GECOM) to verify results of District...
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