How did campaigns with two end up? The chairperson of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Claudette Singh on Tuesday ruled that more than 25,000 persons who have not collected their national identification (ID) cards will be given 21 days to do so failing which their names would be struck off the voters list and they would not be allowed to vote. While the other issues with GECOM are legion, the CARICOM Observer Team’s brutal assessment of the Commission as an electoral management body (EMB) is telling. We congratulate President Ali & look forward to working with all to support Guyana’s development for the benefit of all its people. https://t.co/kVSHQ6Dl1l, — Michael G. Kozak (@WHAAsstSecty) August 2, 2020. Already, parties are lining up outside Umana Yana in Kingston, Georgetown, where they will be submitting candidates from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Friday. After five months of alternatively being pedestalled and pilloried, depending on which side of the political divide found her actions (or lack thereof), retired Justice Claudette Singh must be enjoying her retirement from the public eye for now. Whereas the nature of the appointment of commissioners of EMB’s in other Caribbean jurisdictions has not given rise to the level of internal discord which is acutely manifested in the public posturing of individual commissioners, this is the norm in Guyana and unfortunately was on full and ugly display in the 2020 elections and its aftermath.

To the logical, compromise-focused mind, the formula is simple: a list of six persons who are qualified to be Chair of GECOM, and who are otherwise not disqualified to be Chair of GECOM, is submitted by the Leader of the Opposition. Mere days before, on July 30, Kozak had tweeted his dissatisfaction with Guyana's lengthy democratic process, leading some to speculate that US pressure may have hastened the APNU+AFC's decision to stand down: Today we took action to bar additional senior officials responsible for, or complicit in, undermining democracy in Guyana from entering the U.S. There was also concern that the political impasse would negatively affect the country's economic future. Editorial, Features / Columnists. I can't say anything until the window closes, Flick on Bayern's Interest in Kramaric: I know him well, but I haven't heard anything about it. That is to say, that while GECOM is described as an independent body, it is undoubtedly a political Commission, and herein lies most of the problems, the paralysis, and the factionalism experienced by that body.
GEORGETOWN (Reuters) - Guyana's top court on Sunday upheld an injunction blocking the elections commission from proclaiming a winner in this month's presidential election, delaying the …

Friday marked 18 days since Guyanese went ... Coming on the heels of the United States Carter Centre calling on the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to clarify to stakeholders its vote tabulation procedures, a Commonwealth Observer Mission says it will be overseeing Guyana’s vote counting and results management, and all the other aspects of next week Monday’s general elections. The Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) has begun investigating a report of alleged racially insensitive remarks by Working People’s Alliance (WPA) executive member, Desmond Trotman against the Chairman of the Private Sector Commission (PSC), Gerry Gouveia. If there is no other lasting legacy of the Granger presidency – and there certainly is none positive that readily comes to mind – the testing of the many fault lines of the Guyana Elections Commission, legally and functionally, is certainly one. Despite estimates that the newly discovered resources at Guyana's Stabroek Block are estimated to be more than eight billion barrels of oil, and a July 30 announcement by Hess Corporation — which is developing the interest in conjunction with ExxonMobil and CNOOC Limited — saying that recent appraisals identified two more high-quality reservoirs, Forbes magazine confirmed that “for oil and gas companies […] looking to do business in Guyana’s offshore, the resolution of this election and a return to government stability is a key factor.”.
COVID-19 causes Trinidad and Tobago to cancel its Carnival for 2021, Azerbaijani authorities disrupt internet nationwide amid Nagorno-Karabakh clashes, North Macedonia scraps ministerial post responsible for the diaspora, After documenting land grabs in their reserve, 18 indigenous and black leaders detained in Nicaragua. The opposition People’s Progressive Party (PPP) on Friday expressed concern that the incumbent A Partnership for National Unity+ Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) has objected to 3,000 names on the Preliminary List of Electors (PLE) in Region 5 (Demerara-Mahaica), but said so far the coalition has been unable to prove its case. Five months to the day since Guyana's 2020 general elections took place on March 2, the country has a new president. As the public eye shifts this week to the charges brought against GECOM personnel involved in what international consensus has labeled an attempt, thankfully failed, to hijack the March 2 elections, what is now, and will become increasingly clear is that the model that we currently have for the Guyana Elections Commission is clearly not working. The Chief Elections Officer and team on Friday told the seven-member Guyana Elections Commission that the earliest the machinery can be ready for general elections is next year March. On August 2, Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Chair Claudette Singh declared Mohamed Irfaan Ali as the country's ninth executive president as she confirmed the results of the election in favour of the opposition People's Progressive Party (PPP). Newsletter powered by Mailchimp (Privacy Policy and Terms). Please read our attribution policy to learn about freely redistributing our work  Some Rights Reserved, Outgoing president David Granger plans to challenge the declared results 'lawfully and peacefully', Five months after the elections, Guyana swears in new president, A Partnership for National Unity/Alliance for Change. I maintain that the Report ordered by the Court and presented to the Commission contains significant anomalies and irregularities. “On Election Day, we will observe the opening, voting, ... Friday is Nomination Day for general elections that are less than 60 days away. Thirty-three (33) seats are required for a majority. Five months to the day since Guyana's 2020 general elections took place on March 2, the country has a new president. The APNU+AFC Coalition cannot endorse a flawed Report and will continue its campaign to ensure that the votes of all Guyanese are accurately recorded, tallied and reported. Solskjaer on transfers: No news.