elections
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Arrival Statement: CARICOM Election Observation Mission in St. Vincent and the Grenadines
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The eight-member Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Election Observation Mission for the St. Vincent and the Grenadines General Elections on Wednesday, 9 December 2015 has been engaging various groups and institutions since its Members began arriving in the country on 4 December. The Mission is headed by Mr. Gasper Jn. Baptiste, Chief Elections Officer of Saint…
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CARICOM to Mount Election Observation Mission for St. Vincent Elections
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will mount a CARICOM Electoral Observation Mission to monitor the general elections to be held in St. Vincent and the Grenadines on Wednesday 9 December 2015. The Chief of Mission is Mr. Gasper Jn Baptiste, Chief Elections Officer in St. Lucia. The other members of the Mission come from Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados and…
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CARICOM to mount Observer Mission for the Trinidad and Tobago General Elections
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will mount a CARICOM Electoral Observer Mission to monitor the general elections to be held in Trinidad and Tobago on Monday 7 September 2015. The Chief of Mission is Mr. Orrette Fisher, Director of Elections, Electoral Commission of Jamaica. He will be assisted by the Deputy Chief of Mission, Ms. Josephine Tamai, Chief Elections Officer, Department…
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CARICOM observers monitoring elections in Suriname
A Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Electoral Observer Mission is on the ground in Suriname to monitor the general elections underway today. The Mission is monitoring the electoral process, including the opening of the Poll, the voting process, the closing of the Poll and the counting of the ballots. The Mission is headed by Mr. Ian Browne, the Deputy Chief Elections Officer…
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CARICOM Chair issues Statement on St. Kitts-Nevis situation
On behalf of the Caribbean Community, I congratulate the people of St. Kitts and Nevis for the peaceful manner in which polling at the general elections was conducted yesterday, 16 February 2015. In a preliminary report to the CARICOM Secretary-General, the Chief of the CARICOM Electoral Observation Mission stated that the process was generally orderly, despite some challenges. CARICOM is…
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CARICOM Observer Mission to St. Kitts-Nevis commends the people
The CARICOM Observer Mission has commended the people of St. Kitts and Nevis for their enlightened response to the challenges associated with Monday’s general elections. The Mission said the maturity of the people’s response resulted in the satisfactory conclusion of all the activities on Elections day. The commendation was contained in a Statement from the Head of the Mission, issued…
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Electoral Council announces schedule for elections in Haiti
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, Feb 11, CMC – The Electoral Council has released a schedule that will allow voters to elect a new legislative assembly as well as the first round of the presidential election. The nine-member Electoral Council, tasked with organizing a series of elections this year, said the first round for electing 20 senators and the entire Lower Chamber…
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Old boundaries to be used in St. Kitts-Nevis elections – Privy Council rules
LONDON, Feb 12, CMC –The London-based Privy Council Thursday ruled that the St. Kitts-Nevis elections on February 16 will be held using the old voters list and the existing boundaries. The five-member panel of judges said it would later provide a written judgement. The Privy Council was asked to rule on whether or not the Easter Caribbean Court of Appeal was…
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OAS to monitor St. Kitts and Nevis February 16th General Election
BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, FEBRUARY 9TH 2015 (CUOPM) – The Washington-based Organization of American States (OAS) will be observing the general elections in the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis next week. OAS Secretary General His Excellency Jose Miguel Insulza and St Kitts and Nevis’ Permanent Representative to the OAS, Her Excellency Jacinth Lorna Henry-Martin, signed an electoral observation mission agreement…
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OAS approves declaration for timely holding of elections in Haiti
The Organisation of American States (OAS) on Wednesday approved a Declaration for the swift holding of elections in Haiti, days after last ditch negotiations for a new electoral law collapsed and prompted the dissolution of Parliament. President Michel Martelly is now ruling by decree. Approval of the Caribbean Community (Caricom)-sponsored Declaration by the Permanent Council followed an update on the…
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