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 ...
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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 »High Court blocks CARICOM-supervised recount of Guyana’s general election votes
Even as the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) finetuned legal issues to kick-start the Caribbean Community (Caricom)-supervised recount of votes cast in general elections more than two weeks ago, the High Court on Tuesday granted an injunction blocking that exercise. High Court Judge Franklyn Holder granted a mandatory order to restrain the Chief Elections Officer from embarking upon the recount agreement ...
Read More »Chief Elections Officer admitted to Caribbean Heart Institute
The Chief Elections Officer, Keith Lowenfield was Tuesday afternoon admitted to the Caribbean Heart Institute (CHI), well-placed sources disclosed. The sources said Lowenfield already underwent a series of tests as doctors continue to monitor his condition. He reportedly left Tuesday afternoon’s meeting with the Guyana Elections Commission prematurely after complaining of feeling unwell. This is the second time in about ...
Read More »Jagdeo’s 56-day election deadline to Granger unworkable – Elections Commissioners
Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo’s plan to wrest general elections within the next 56 days from President David Granger is already being regarded as impractical even if there was an acceptable voters’ list, the ruling coalition-backed elections commissioners said Tuesday. However, opposition People’s Progressive Party (PPP) elections commissioner Robeson Benn still has his eyes set on general elections within the constitutionally-mandated ...
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