Police suspect that arsonists burnt down the Region 10 office of the Guyana Elections Commission, located at Wismar, early Tuesday morning. Investigators say they were told by a security guard, who was at the front of the rented building at First Alley, that at about 1:55 AM, she heard an explosion at the back of the building. She said two ...
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GECOM sets aside 10 district declarations; orders CEO to use recount data
The Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Retired Justice Claudette Singh on Monday set aside the 10 district declarations and ordered that Chief Elections Officer, Mr. Keith Lowenfield a third time to submit a report using figures from the national vote recount- the only figures now available. GECOM spokeswoman, Yolanda Ward confirmed that this decision was made, although two ...
Read More »GECOM Chairman silent on dismissing Lowenfield, accepting results report
The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) was Monday morning divided on whether to accept the Chief Elections Officer, Keith Lowenfield’s report that includes bloated regional four results or to fire him for disobeying the instructions of the Chairman, Claudette Singh. Sources said the three pro-APNU+AFC commissioners- Vincent Alexander, Desmond Trotman and Charles Corbin-endorsed the report that shows a win for the ...
Read More »Trotman at odds with Ramkarran, Nandlall over possible firing of Lowenfield
The groundwork is being laid for the dismissal of the Chief Elections Officer, Keith Lowenfield over his refusal to obey instructions from the Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission, Claudette Singh to submit a report of recounted, valid and certified votes cast at the March 2, 2020 general elections. The Chairman and the three pro-People’s Progressive Party (PPP) election commissioners ...
Read More »Place Guyana above “personal ambitions” in declaring recount-based election results- Commonwealth SG
The Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, Patricia Scotland called for a declaration of the results of the March 2, 2020 general elections based on the recount to help preserve Guyana’s democracy. “Guyana’s destiny as a great nation rests on the shoulders of those men and women who are duty bound to make the right decision, respecting the will of the people ...
Read More »Small, sparsely populated Caribbean islands must keep out of the “Guyana problem”- Raphael Trotman
Chairman of the Alliance For Change (AFC), Raphael Trotman Saturday night said Caribbean island nations with mere hundreds of people in electoral constituencies must keep out of Guyana’s political business and allow the country to solve its problems. Speaking on the Facebook page of A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC), Mr Trotman said Guyana could be facing a ...
Read More »Update: Defiant Chief Elections Officer submits report with Region Four bloated declaration to give APNU+AFC win
The Chief Elections Officer, Keith Lowenfield on Saturday submitted a report after 11am based on the 10 declarations that were held in abeyance, and the People’s Progressive Party’s (PPP) election commissioners say they are inaccurate and do not reflect data from the recounted votes. This report came one day after Mr Lowenfield suggested that it would contradict the Caribbean Court ...
Read More »GECOM Chairman insists Chief Elections Officer must report certified recounted valid votes; Alexander says Lowenfield will “respond”
The Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Retired Justice Claudette Singh on Friday told the Chief Elections Officer, Keith Lowenfield that he must deliver his report of the March 2, 2020 general elections in keeping with the recounted and certified valid votes. He did not submit his report 0n Friday, as had been requested by the Chairman, but instead ...
Read More »United Nations calls for end to Guyana’s political impasse
By Samuel Sukhnandan The United Nations (UN) has issued calls for an end to the election impasse in Guyana following the ruling delivered by the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) in the controversial election process. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, through his spokesperson, Stéphane Dujarric said that the Secretary-General has taken note of the July 8 ruling of the CCJ ...
Read More »Chief Elections Officer hints at using 10 district declarations to declare final election results
Chief Elections Officer, Keith Lowenfield has hinted to the Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Retired Justice Claudette Singh that the 10 district declarations might have to be used to declare final results of the March 2, 2020 general and regional elections. Lowenfield did not submit a report on Friday, contrary to Singh’s request, but instead responded to her ...
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