The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) Wednesday afternoon ruled that Guyana’s Court of Appeal did not have jurisdiction, or the power, to interpret Article 177 (2) of the Constitution and that the use of the June 22 ruling by Chief Elections Officer Keith Lowenfield to come up with a report that shows APNU+AFC winning the elections instead of the PPP was illegal and his report should be discarded. The ruling by the CCJ sets up a showdown at the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) with Lowenfield, who manages the country’s elections, already demonstrating open defiance of the strict orders of retired judge Claudette Singh, the Chair of the Commission. President of the CCJ, Justice Adrian Saunders said it “it is for GECOM to ensure the CEO submits a report in accordance with its direction of June 16 in order to proceed along the path directed by the laws of Guyana,” Justice Saunders stated. GECOM has not met since Lowenfield presented his report, which discarded over 115,000 votes and handed victory to the Coalition APNU+AFC instead of the PPP, as the recount clearly showed
