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The St Lucia Kings spinners Tabraiz Shamsi, Roston Chase and Khary Pierre shared seven wickets to bundle Trinbago Knight Riders for 109 and set up a commanding seven-wicket win in Tarouba. Victory took Kings into the playoffs of CPL 2025. Tim Seifert, Ackeem Auguste, Chase and Tim David made sure the chase was wrapped up…
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Opposition parties APNU and WIN are seeking a recount of votes in some electoral districts despite their agents witnessing and signing off on both the count and tabulation of votes in every polling station and district. All local and international observer groups have praised the elections as being free and fair and without irregularities. The…
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Police ranks are investigating a burglary and arson committed at the home of Helen Helen Kashi, a 54-year-old self-employed woman of No. 19 Village (Reserve), Corentyne, Berbice. Police Headquarters said the incident occurred at around 19:00 hrs on September 2. Kashi stated that while she was at her mother’s residence, located some distance away, she…
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See below full statement issued by GECOM: The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has received a valid request for the recount of the ballots cast in Sub-District 4 of District 4 from the A Partnership for National Unity (APNU). In this regard, the Commission will conduct the recount on Thursday, September 4, 2025, from 8:00 hours,…
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–Official pronouncement from GECOM to come soon The People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) should continue in government following the declaration of results from the last electoral district, Region Seven (Cuyuni- Mazaruni). Based on the results from this region, the newly formed We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) party gained control of the region with 5,098 votes…
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Two days after Guyanese went to the polls, the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) received the submission of all Statements of Poll (SOPs) for the General and Regional Elections. Declarations have been made in nine out of the 10 administrative regions, with Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) being the only outstanding district to declare. A declaration is expected…
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The Carter Center, an accredited body to observe the country’s 2025 General and Regional Elections on Wednesday said there is no evidence of the official list of electors (OLE) being manipulated. This was disclosed by Jason Carter, the Mission’s Leader during a press conference at the Pegasus Corporate Suites, Georgetown as he revealed the mission’s…
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The People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) has again won Region Five (Mahaica-Berbice) based on the declaration for the electoral district, securing 18,432 votes out of the 31,122 valid votes cast. In this electoral district, the A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) coalition got 6,480 votes while the We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) party got 5,816…
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The People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C), which is projected to return to office, has finally won Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica), an electoral district it has never clinched before. Based on the results declared by the region’s Returning Officer and seen by the News Room, the PPP/C got 87,536 votes in the general election. Surprisingly, the PNC-led…
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Chief Observer of the European Union Election Observation Mission, Robert Biedroń, has urged Guyana to pursue further electoral reforms to address weaknesses in the legal framework that leave space for uncertainty in the process. At a press conference held on Wednesday at the Pegasus Corporate Suites, Biedroń presented the mission’s preliminary findings following the September…
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