With another admonition from CARICOM Chairperson Mia Mottley that a legitimate government depends on a transparent recount of votes from the March 2nd general elections, a three-member scrutineer team from the Community touched down here yesterday for a second attempt at resolving the country’s electoral crisis and a long-awaited start date for the process is expected to be set today.
GECOM yesterday said a recount of ballots in the hotly disputed March 2nd general elections could take at least 25 days and amid continuing fears of rigging, the opposition PPP last night said it has “grave doubt” whether the process would be credible given the voting by Chair Claudette Singh on several pivotal matters.
-10-hour work day approved, 14-day quarantine for CARICOM observers reversed Following the approval of a 10-hour work day and the reversal of a decision to quarantine CARICOM observers for 14 days, the Guyana Elections Com-mission (GECOM) is one step closer to executing a national recount of votes cast in the March 2 General and Regional Elections.
The long-awaited recount of votes from the March 2 general elections will be conducted using no more than 10 workstations, according to the Chairperson of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), retired judge Claudette Singh, but it remains unclear when the process will begin and how long it will last.
CARICOM is once again being invited to be present at a recount of the ballots cast in the March 2 General Elections, this time by GECOM itself.
Mayor Ubraj Narine yesterday announced that the council will not lock down Georgetown nor institute a curfew on non-essential services; instead the City will work with stakeholders such as the Ministry of Public Health to implement recommendations on social distancing and hygienic practices to battle the coronavirus.
At midnight tonight the 15 days provided for the declaration of results in the March 2, General and Regional Elections expires but Guyana is no closer to a new government.
The Returning Officer (RO) for Region Four Clairmont Mingo has declared results for his voting district after a process roundly rejected by other contesting parties and observers except the incumbent APNU+AFC coalition, which stands to be declared the winner of the March 2 polls should they be certified.
President David Granger yesterday ended his campaign for a second term the same way he started it—by telling his supporters that he is “the man with the plan.”
Nine of the 11 political parties contesting Monday’s general and regional elections have signed on to a Guyana Elections Commis-sion (GECOM) Code of Conduct.
Members of Guyana’s disciplined services yesterday showed up in large numbers to vote early for the general and regional polls but up to late last night the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) was unable to give a figure on the turnout.
Seeking re-election after almost five years in office, the governing APNU+AFC yesterday presented its 2020 elections manifesto, which President David Granger called a “contract” with the people for the next five years and beyond.
Nearly two years after it was first proposed by the Working People’s Alliance (WPA), a system of Direct Cash Transfers has found favour with the incumbent A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance for Change (APNU+AFC).
President David Granger last evening announced plans for a squatter resettlement body as he sought to make his case for re-election to residents of Region Three (Essequibo Islands/West Demerara), where he also touted conditional cash transfers for families with school-age children from oil revenues and access to farming lands for laid off sugar workers.
President David Granger last evening called for an 80% to 85% turnout at the March 2 general elections when he addressed a massive crowd of supporters at the Golden Grove Community Centre.
A total of 13 parties yesterday submitted candidates’ lists to contest the upcoming March 2nd general and regional elections, with the incumbent A Partnership for National Unity and Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) coalition, the opposition People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C), and the United Republican Party (URP) being the only ones seeking to run in all 10 regions.
To a roaring crowd of thousands of supporters, the governing APNU+AFC coalition yesterday launched its bid for a second term in office, with leaders saying that much has been accomplished over the past four years and they have a plan that will ensure that Guyana will never be poor again.
The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) at an extraordinary meeting on Friday decided to post for public scrutiny the names of the approximately 20,000 new registrants recorded during the aborted House to House Registration exercise (HtH).
With the nascent oil sector expected to transform the nation, the members of the 2019 graduating class of the University of Guyana (UG) yesterday heard calls for them to ensure that development is done right, take a stand against corruption and be the change they want to see.
None of the roughly 19,000 persons who didn’t uplift their ID cards from the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) will be prevented from voting.
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