Daily Archives: 07/27/2019

Guyana Politics: Irfaan Ali’s candidacy is not diminished by fraud charges – says Jagdeo

07/27/2019 – 6:17 am

 Jul 26, 2019  News

The 19 charges of fraud brought against Presidential Candidate of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP), Irfaan Ali, do not diminish the attractiveness of his candidacy, according to Leader of the Opposition, Bharrat Jagdeo.

PPP Presidential Candidate, Irfaan Ali

During a press conference, yesterday, Jagdeo said that Ali is still a good candidate because the voters know that the charges brought before him were fueled by ulterior motives.

“People know,” Jagdeo said. “People understand that these are politically motivated; done by an agency that is corrupt.”      Continue reading →

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Guyana Elections: Legal challenge to House-to-House could end up with the CCJ – PNCR

07/27/2019 – 5:58 am

Jul 27, 2019  News

The challenge to House-to-House Registration could very well head all the way to the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ).

 Bharrat Jagdeo

Christopher Ram

Winston Jordan

A Conservatory Order has been requested by Attorney-at-law, Christopher Ram, to halt the process of House-to-House registration, which started on Saturday July 20, 2019. But so far, Chief Justice Roxane George has refused to grant the order, indicating that there is not enough evidence to do so.    Continue reading →

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PPP stages countrywide protests against House-to-House registration

07/27/2019 – 5:41 am

 – Intensifies call for elections by September 18

 Jul 27, 2019  Kaieteru News

Supporters of the Peoples’ Progressive Party protested all across Guyana yesterday, calling for action from the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to hold elections by September 18th. This follows GECOM’s recent commencement of House-to-House registration, an exercise expected to finish in October of this year or later.

Scenes from yesterday’s protests Georgetown

Scenes from yesterday’s protests Lethem

The protests were staged in Georgetown, Linden, Lethem, Port Kaituma, Anna Regina, Coldingen, Corriverton, New Amsterdam, La Grange, and Bartica.

Opposition member and former Prime Minister Samuel Hinds, who was on the frontline of the Georgetown protests.        Continue reading →

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Guyana Elections: GECOM’s Lowenfield ‘might have been misquoted’ on voters’ list

07/27/2019 – 5:19 am

 Jul 27, 2019  News

There is the opinion in some quarters that Chief Elections Officer (CEO) of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Keith Lowenfield, might have been misquoted, after it was reported that he said the voters’ list, which expired on April 30, 2019, could be refreshed and used to produce credible elections.

  Keith Lowenfield

During a PNC press conference, yesterday, Finance Minister Winston Jordan was reminded that the Government and, by extension, the PNC have staunchly purported that House-to-House Registration is the only process that can produce a credible list for General and Regional Elections.  Continue reading →

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BREXIT Or  NEXTIT: OBSTRUCTION OF DEMOCRACY – By Yvonne Sam

07/27/2019 – 12:04 am

  By Yvonne Sam

Missing is the global outrage over the refusal to execute Brexit ..

Britain’s Brexit process has morphed into a full–blown Shakespearean tragedy, full of treason and criminality and thankfully sans sex. The United Kingdom of Great Britain came into being on May 1, 1707,– the sequelae of Acts of Union being passed by the Parliaments of England and Scotland to ratify the 1706 Treaty of Union and thereby unite the two kingdoms.

Additionally it also takes pride of place as being among one of the oldest standing democracies in the world. On Thursday 23 June, 2016, voting took place in Great Britain to decide whether the country should leave or remain in the European Union. Leave won by 51.9% to 48.1%.      Continue reading →

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