March 21 will not interrupt normalcy

DISMANTLING the notion that the Government becomes illegal after Thursday March 21, Attorney-at-Law, Maxwell Edwards, said there is no express wording in the Constitution which provides that the Government will be “illegal” nor has the Chief Justice (ag) Roxane George-Wiltshire indicated that it will be.

Edwards, a former magistrate, at the time was responding to contentions by Attorney-at-Law Ralph Ramkarran S.C. that the Government becomes illegal if there is no election or extension to the three-month deadline by March 21, 2019, as required, following a No-Confidence Motion.

Jagdeo rejects GECOM’s November plans

Opposition Leader and PPP General Secretary, Bharrat Jagdeo last night rejected the Guyana Elections Commission plan for the holding of general elections in November this year following house-to-house registration.

On his Facebook page, Jagdeo said that he wished “to make it clear, that the PPP/C will never accept the November 2019 date for the holding of elections as is being put forward by the three APNU+AFC nominated GECOM Commissioners and the unilaterally appointed Chairman”.