By Dr, David Hinds After the controversial declaration of the Indian dominated-PPP as the winner of Guyana’s March 2, 2020 elections, many expected a resort to protests by supporters of the outgoing African-dominated APNU+AFC Coalition. But this did not materialize. Many of the Coalition supporters took to social media instead to vent their anger against […]
GEORGETOWN – The Guyana government says it will establish a Petroleum Commission to ensure that the oil and gas sector is not subjected to undue political interference. “More importantly, we will ensure that every cent of the revenues from the sector is accounted for, as well as every cent of it that is spent,” […]
GEORGETOWN – Irfaan Ali , a former minister of housing, was sworn in on Sunday as president of Guyana, after he was declared winner of the disputed March 2 election following a recount. Preliminary recount data released in June showed that Ali, of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP), had won the initial poll, and the […]
By Dr. David Hinds After almost five months the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) finally declared a winner of Guyana’s March 2, 2020 general and regional elections. Those who are not quite familiar with Guyana’s electoral and political history may ask why has it taken so long to determine an election in a country with a […]
GEORGETOWN – Irfaan Ali , a former minister of housing, was sworn in on Sunday as president of Guyana, after he was declared winner of the disputed March 2 election following a recount. Preliminary recount data released in June showed that Ali, of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP), had won the initial poll, and the […]
GEORGETOWN, Guyana — The High Court dismissed an application on Monday as to whether the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) would be allowed to use the recounted, valid and certified results to declare the official outcome of the disputed March 2 regional and general elections. In a ruling lasting just over an hour, Chief Justice Roxanne […]
By Govind Hinds The winner of Guyana’s March 2nd election is yet to be declared, even after the recount process was concluded and the preliminary results published. While many were hoping that yesterday might have brought closure, they were greeted with another legal injunction filed to block the use of the recount results. The court […]
Letter to Justice (retired) Claudette Singh, Chair of the Guyana Elections Commission (Geocom) Act in declaring an electoral result without further delay The following letter was sent to the Chair of Geocom by York University Professor Radhakrishnan Persaud, President of the recently founded Institute for the Gobal Avancement of Constitutional Principles: Dear Justice Singh: As […]
Jamaica, July 11, 2020. The following statement is issued by Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, Professor of Economic History. Sometimes it requires a personal rather than political or professional perspective to see beyond the borders of a seemingly divisive circumstance, and to offer a dispassionate comment. I was named by my father after his cousin, Hilary […]
WASHINGTON– Four Senators, members of the United States Foreign Relations Committee, in a joint statement, last week described as “unacceptable”, the non-release of the official results of Guyana’s disputed, March 2 election. The statement, issued by Jim Risch and Bob Menendez, Chairman and Ranking Member, respectively, of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Marco Rubio […]
