The National Covid-19 Task Force has confirmed plans to go ahead with Phase Three of Guyana’s reopening process which will see the resumption of office work in the public and private sectors. This will take effect on July 18, 2020, and will see scores of employees who were remotely working from home for months now…
The Chairman of CARICOM, St. Vincent’s Prime Minister, Dr. Ralph Gonsalves has added his voice yet again to the Guyana political situation expressing concern that there has still not been a declaration of the results. Gonsalves who recently assumed the Chairmanship of CARICOM said there appears to be a group of persons in and out…
Even as the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) is yet to make a declaration on the March 2, 2020 General and Regional Elections, United States (U.S.) Secretary of State, Michael Pompeo has announced that visa restrictions will be placed on individuals “responsible for or complicit in undermining democracy in Guyana”. Pompeo made the remarks during a…
See below full statement issued by the Government of Canada: July 15, 2020 – Ottawa, Ontario – Global Affairs Canada “Canada strongly regrets the extended delay in declaring election results in Guyana, a delay that has now lasted more than four months since elections were held on March 2. “We support calls by the Organization…
On the eve of the hearing of a Court matter filed by a private citizen, the APNU+AFC Coalition said it remains committed to abide by the Constitution and the Representation of the People Act Chapter 1:03 which provides for the declaration of the results by the Elections Commission. SEE FULL STATEMENT BELOW: The Caribbean Court…
— AG “The Chairman cannot invalidate the votes of the 10 Returning Officers already counted as valid votes; only an election Court decides otherwise,” Attorney General (AG) and Minister of Legal Affairs, Basil Williams S.C. says. He has based his position on the Caribbean Court of Justice’s (CCJs) written judgment on the Bharrat Jagdeo and…
[BBC] – The National Assembly of Suriname has elected Chan Santokhi as the South American country’s new president. The move comes after Mr Santokhi’s party won the largest share of votes in legislative elections in May. Mr Santokhi, a former police chief, will replace outgoing president Dési Bouterse, who was found guilty of murder in…
The US Embassy here in Georgetown has announced that its Consular section has started phase one of its resumption of operations. According to the embassy, under Phase 1, the Consular section is offering appointments for emergency American Citizen Services and limited processing of urgent visa cases. Employees and other persons visiting the embassy must wear…
….to examine CEO report, possible declaration –commissioners hope for amicable solution in spite of contrasting views AS on many previous occasions, Commissioners of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) will be heading into what could possibly be their last meeting prior to a declaration, in spite of their disparate views on what should be done. Ultimately,…
The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) had last Wednesday ruled very clearly that the results from the national vote recount cannot be set aside and must be used to declare the winner of the March 02 elections. “Unless and until an election court decides otherwise, the votes already counted by the recount process as valid…
