Month: March 2020

…ABCE countries express outrage over APNU/AFC’s attempt to hijack elections in Guyana The Heads of Mission of the Embassy of the United States of America, H.E. Sarah-Ann Lynch, the British High Commission, H.E. Greg Quinn, the Canadian High Commission, H.E. Lilian Chatterjee, and the Delegation of the European Union, H.E Fernando Ponz-Canto, on Thursday, express deep concern over credible allegations of electoral fraud which may influence the results of this election. In a statement on Thursday, the foreign envoys restated their call to ensure proper procedures are in place to…

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…condemnation grows over attempts to ‘hijack’ elections in Guyana In what can be described as a clear violation of Guyana’s electoral laws, the Returning Officer (RO) for District Four (Demerara-Mahaica), declared unverified results as the controversy into the verification of the District’s Statements of Poll (SOPs) continue. Guyanese voted in the constitutionally overdue elections since Monday and all the districts, with the exception of District Four, have followed the clearly outlined process of verifying each SOP before the RO made their declaration of results. Marred by controversy The declaration of…

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…following her threat to revoke int’l observers’ accreditation In a move that completely stunned stakeholders and attracted the wrath of at least one Elections Observer Mission in Guyana, former Foreign Affairs Minister Karen Cummings on Thursday morning threatened to revoke the accreditation of foreign organisations to observe the 2020 General and Regional Elections. The threat was issued during a meeting with some observers at the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Command Centre at High and Hadfield Streets, Georgetown amid much commotion following a fifth dramatic delay in the verification of the…

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