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PRESS RELEASE 18 March, 2020 The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) notes with growing concern the increasingly hostile and aggressive posture taken by members of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) against representatives of political parties and accredited observers. Members of the GCCI’s electoral observer team were present on the evening of March 16th […]

Official Press Release from the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce & Industry -START- The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) strongly condemns the actions of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to corrode the integrity of the electoral process by circumventing established procedures prescribed in the laws of Guyana during the tabulation process for Region Four. […]

Following a joint statement issued last evening urging the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to complete the verification and tabulation process for Region Four, heads of the American, British, Canadian and the European Union (EU) Missions today declared that there are credible allegations of electoral fraud which could possibly influence the results of the the March […]

As the nation awaits a pronouncement on the outcome of the March 2nd General and Regional Elections (GRE), the OAS Electoral Observation Mission has recommended that the courts determine the way forward as the results published by the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) for Region 4 do not meet the established standards prescribed in Guyana’s legislation. […]

The Carter Centre has expressed deep concern about the events that took place yesterday at the Office of the Returning Officer for Region 4 which saw the Returning Officer (RO) for Region 4, Clairmont Mingo, announcing results that had not been verified. In a statement released yesterday, March 5, the Carter Centre noted that it […]

(Demerara Waves) United Nations (UN) Resident Coordinator in Guyana, Mikiko Tanaka has called on Guyana’s political parties to accept the results of next Monday’s general elections. “The dignified acceptance of the results by political parties will help to build confidence and trust in state institutions and create a foundation for cooperation beyond the election,” she […]

The Ministry of Public Security today announced that pursuant to the provisions of Section 6 of the Public Holidays Act of the Laws of Guyana, the Minister has declared Monday, March 2nd, 2020 as a Public Holiday in observance of General and Regional Elections. The announcement follows requests from private sector bodies for the day […]

Official Press Release from the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce & Industry -START- As a Local Observer, the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce & Industry (GCCI) has become concerned about the situation it sees developing between GECOM and the Political Parties regarding the very late change to the number and location of polling stations across Guyana. The […]

(IMFBlog) As the Group of Twenty industrialized and emerging market economies (G-20) finance ministers and central bank governors gather in Riyadh this week, they face an uncertain economic landscape. After disappointing growth in 2019, we began to see signs of stabilization and risk reduction, including the Phase 1 U.S.-China trade deal. In January, the IMF […]