Daily Archive: Wednesday, June 19, 2019

Articles published on Wednesday, June 19, 2019

All bound by rulings of CCJ – TUC

The Guyana Trades Union Congress (TUC) today issued a statement saying that the government, the opposition and all of society are bound by yesterday’s rulings by the CCJ on the motion of no-confidence and the appointment of the GECOM Chairman.

Justice Adrian Saunders

CCJ upholds no-confidence vote against Guyana gov’t

The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) yesterday ruled that the no-confidence motion brought against the David Granger-led APNU+AFC administration was validly passed with the votes of 33 members of the 65-member National Assembly last December, thereby compelling the resignation of Cabinet and the holding of general elections.

GECOM Chairman’s appointment breached constitution – CCJ

Declaring the process used to unilaterally appoint Justice (Ret’d) James Patterson as Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to be “flawed” and unconstitutional, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) yesterday said President David Granger had no authority to introduce new eligibility requirements and should have given reasons for rejecting the 18 candidates submitted to him by Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo.

Bharrat Jagdeo

PPP wants polls within three months -Jagdeo

In light of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) finding that last December’s no-confidence motion against the ruling APNU+AFC government was validly passed, People’s Progressive Party (PPP) General Secretary Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday declared that the opposition would not accept a delay in the holding of elections beyond the next two to three months.

Estwick says unity key to Windies turnaround

MANCHESTER, England, CMC – West Indies assistant coach Roddy Estwick has urged the struggling side to remain united in the face of a difficult World Cup campaign, warning it was not the time to “look for excuses”, ahead of their key clash with New Zealand here Saturday.

 Shai Hope

NZ contest a ‘must-win’: Hope

TAUNTON, England,  CMC – With West Indies facing a do-or-die fixture against New Zealand on Saturday, marquee batsman Shai Hope has called on his teammates to dig deeper and find a way to win the vital contest.

If President truly respects constitution elections must be held within three months

Dear Editor, Having heard President Granger’s address following the CCJ ruling, it is extremely important for us as a nation that the following points in response are made as we digest today’s events: first, President Granger says, on the one hand, that he respects the ruling of the CCJ and the Constitution but then, on the other hand, he says he will not set an election date before November.

Naib defends Rashid after Morgan mauling

MANCHESTER, England,  (Reuters) – Afghanistan captain Gulbadin Naib defended spin spearhead Rashid Khan after the 20-year-old bore the brunt of Eoin Morgan’s record-breaking assault in their World Cup loss to England yesterday.

President, Opposition Leader should meet on elections date, GECOM Chairman

Dear Editor, Now that the CCJ has ruled that the government has been brought down by a no confidence motion and that the appointment of the GECOM chair was not in accordance with the constitutional provisions, the most urgent requirement is for President Granger to meet with the Leader of the Opposition to discuss a date for general elections and a replacement candidate for GECOM Chairman.

Reality check

On Monday West Indies cricket fans received a harsh reality check on the status of their team in the current hierarchy of international one day cricket when Bangladesh inflicted a sound thrashing in their fifth round encounter at the 2019 ICC World Cup.

Neither suppression nor subterfuge

My first memory of the kind of substantial blackouts that have recently returned with a vengeance was in 1976, on my return from Cuba after attending the first Guyana/Cuba Joint Commission meeting that was headed on the Guyana side by Senior Minister Desmond Hoyte.