Guyana News

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has controversially declared the results for the Regional Elections in electoral district four.

With tabulation of the votes for Region Four from Monday’s polls mired in controversy, the opposition PPP/C yesterday secured an injunction prohibiting the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) or any of its functionaries from making a declaration of the total count unless there is full compliance with the law.

Saying that the full count of Region Four’s votes was not completed, the heads of the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and the European Union diplomatic missions to Guyana have questioned the credibility of the results released yesterday by the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM).

The Carter Center observer mission yesterday said the results announced by the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) for voting in Region Four were “not credible” as it and other international monitors urged a resumption of a lawful count, including the processing of Statements of Poll (SOPs).

Public Security Minister Khemraj Ramjattan yesterday said the police expelled two Russians and a Libyan national from Guyana on Monday on the belief that they were here to interfere in the electoral process at the behest of the opposition PPP/C.

Security for Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) chairperson retired Justice Claudette Singh was put on high alert yesterday during unrest at the elections command centre.

Amidst a raging controversy over the supposed release of results for voting from Monday’s elections in Region Four, President David Granger on Thursday night reiterated his party’s promise of a “good life” for the next five years as he met with supporters.

Shaquiel Mentore, one of the bandits who was shot last month after they robbed a woman of her handbag at Duncan Street, was fined yesterday after he admitted to the crime.

Magistrate Renita Singh yesterday ruled that there will be no visit to the crime scene during the preliminary inquiry (PI) into the murder charge against Marcus Brian Bisram and the prosecution has been given until next week to locate an overseas-based witness or close its case. 

APNU+AFC party agent Volda Lawrence yesterday clashed with rival agents and representatives of other parties that contested Monday’s general elections.

Public Security Minister and APNU+AFC Prime Ministerial candidate Khemraj Ramjattan yesterday said that the government would not allow the opposition PPP/C to “steal” the March 2 general elections and declared that according to the incumbent coalition’s figures it has won by a slim majority.

The preliminary inquiry (PI) into the murder charge against Kwayana Fernandes, who is accused of the fatal stabbing of taxi driver Owayne Lynch, continued on Wednesday in a Georgetown court with the testimony of a police witness.

Carter Center Statement on Region 4 Election Results GEORGETOWN — The Carter Center is deeply concerned about the events that took place today at the Office of the Returning Officer for Region 4 and the decision to announce results that had not been verified.

The envoys of the US, UK, Canada and the European Union today said the full count of Region Four’s elections results was not completed and they questioned the credibility of the results released today by GECOM.

Amid mounting chaos in the verification of the election results for Region Four, the Head of the Commonwealth observer team, Owen Arthur  this evening said final results for the general elections have not been tabulated and he urged all of the stakeholders to ensure full compliance with the law.

The Private Sector Commission (PSC) this evening said it is appalled at the “blatant and deliberate attempts by GECOM to destroy our democracy” by derailing the counting process for the 2020 elections results and attempts to subvert the will of the people.

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has released to the media, results for Region Four in the General and Regional Elections and if certified would see the incumbent APNU+AFC winning the general elections by around 7,000 votes .

Lawyers associated with the PPP/C today secured an injunction against GECOM, the Chief Election Officer (CEO) and the Returning Officer for Region Four, Clairmont Mingo from declaring the election results from Monday unless done in compliance with the law.

The Guyana Government today expressed regret over any `misunderstanding’ of comments made by Foreign Minister Dr Karen Cummings to international elections observers which were construed by some of them to constitute a threat to strip them of accreditation.

The Giftland Group of companies’ owner Roy Beepat today said that unless all internationally accepted elections practices in relation to elections results are followed and accepted by the international observers he will close the Giftland Mall until such time as the laws of the country are complied with.