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Guyana postpones release of official election results
Georgetown: The release of official results from Guyana’s May 11 general elections has been delayed for at least another 48 hours to allow for a partial recount, the Guyana Elections Commission, known as GECOM, has said.
The ruling People’s Progressive Party-Civic (PPP-C) has asked for a recount of ballots from polling stations in three of the country’s 10 regions, GECOM Chief Elections Officer Keith Lowenfield said on Wednesday, according to Efe news agency.
The PPP-C is only requesting reviews “in areas where we had reports of a lot of votes were rejected for spurious reasons”, President Donald Ramotar, a person of Indian origin, said.
GECOM expects to begin the recounts later on Wednesday.
The opposition coalition, led by A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) and the Alliance for Change, says the recounts are illegal under Guyana’s 1964 Representation of the People Act, which gives candidates 12 hours after returns are posted to file challenges.
“The law says that you have 12 hours after that to contest or challenge the results. Or call for a recount. They failed to do that. Why can’t we stick with the law?” opposition campaign manager Raphael Trotman said.
Meanwhile, some of the international teams that traveled to Guyana to observe the elections spoke out on Wednesday.
“I think it would be preferable to have a smaller interval between the close of poll and the declaration of the result, but I understand the legal framework is not entirely conducive to that,” Kate Wilkinson, the head of the Commonwealth Observer Group, told a news conference.
“That may well be one of the recommendations that we have, that the electoral laws could be changed so that they don’t need to have hard copies of everything to go into Georgetown,” she said.
She said concerns were also raised about the big increase in the Voters’ Register, from 480,000 in the 2011 elections to 570,000 this year.
The Carter Center, which also sent a delegation to monitor the elections, called on citizens and party leaders to act responsibly and exercise patience during the voting tabulation process.
Guyana and its citizens, according to the centre, have not been able to develop to their full potential as a result of the political parties’ traditional reliance on ethnic and racial mobilisation.
The centre, led by former US president Jimmy Carter, urged Guyana’s political leaders to strive for national unity and strengthen accountability.
Ethnic Indians comprise 43.5 percent of Guyana’s population of over 750,000.
Lucknow: Vishal Singh, a renowned social worker from Lucknow, also known as Foodman, has once again made India proud. He was honored by the Happy Hands Gloves Cooperative Limited Company in Korathai, Thailand, for his work with the Hunger Free World Mission.
The Hunger Free World Mission’s meeting was held in Korathai, Thailand, under Vishal Singh’s leadership. Representatives from several countries, including Mr. Raja Dwivedi (Managing Director of Happy Hands Gloves Limited), Thailand Coordinator Mr. Raja Mishra, and member Mr. Varun Singh, attended the event.
Under Vishal Singh’s leadership, the attendees took a pledge to work together toward creating a hunger-free world.
Speaking on the occasion, Vishal Singh explained that the main goal of the Hunger Free World Mission is social participation. He said the mission is not just about feeding people but also about meeting other basic needs of those who are struggling. The mission focuses on helping families of terminally ill patients in hospitals by providing food and shelter. It also works to fulfill essential needs like education, jobs, and care for the elderly.
For the last 16 years, the Vijay Sri Foundation has been providing free services, benefiting thousands of people. Vishal Singh highlighted that the mission aims to gain global recognition like other organizations such as WHO, WWF, and Red Cross, which work for social causes.
During this meeting, Vishal Singh was appointed as the Chairman of the Hunger Free World Mission by representatives from various countries. They also discussed holding regular meetings in different countries to push the mission forward.
Business tycoon Dr. Abhishek Verma has also supported this humanitarian mission, vowing to promote the idea of “Seva Parmo Dharma” (Service is the highest duty) worldwide. Vishal Singh praised him, stating that people like Dr .Abhishek Verma inspire others to work for the betterment of society.
Recently, Romania’s Ambassador, Mr . Daniela Sezonov Ţane, invited Vishal Singh to the Romanian Embassy in Delhi, where they discussed the mission in detail. Impressed by his humanitarian work, she honored Vishal Singh and invited him to Romania to take the mission forward .
Food man Vishal Singh has been serving the people of India for the past 16 years. Through the Vijay Sri Foundation, he provides free meals to cancer patients & their families ,shelter, and education for women & children along with running free old-age homes in Lucknow.
In addition to his humanitarian work, Vishal Singh also addresses issues like crime and corruption through his role as Chairman of Seva Path Media and Managing Director of Vijay Sri Foundation.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Vishal Singh and his team worked tirelessly to provide food and help to the needy, including starving children, elderly citizens, and pregnant women. Despite contracting the virus himself, he continued to assist others after his recovery. He even created a life-saving oxygen regulator using household items, which was praised by doctors both in India and abroad.
In his address at the meeting, Vishal Singh spoke about his mission to create a hunger-free world. He pointed out that India’s large population, along with issues like unemployment and poverty, has caused the country to fall on the Hunger Index. He urged people to contribute just one handful of grains daily to help create a hunger-free world.
He concluded by saying that through social participation, we can empower the people around us, meet their basic needs, and work together to build a stronger, more prosperous, and developed society.
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