Election fraud trial to continue in February 2026

The trial into irregularities during the March 2020 General and Regional Elections is set to continue in February 2026.

New dates for the continuation of the case have been set for the weeks of February 16–20 and February 24–27, 2026. The dates were given during last week’s Friday proceeding at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

The trial is being conducted under case management guidelines. This structured approach aims to streamline the process and ensure all parties are adequately prepared for each stage.

Last week, the trial continued before Acting Chief Magistrate Faith McGusty, though most of the proceedings were void dere.

New evidence was presented, including testimony from Inspector Junior Blair of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Headquarters, who detailed the extraction of videos from the phones of party agents Bibi Aneishaw Mohamed of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) and Sasenarine Singh during the elections.

Nine individuals are currently before the court, charged with conspiring to manipulate the election results in favour of APNU+AFC in an attempt to deny victory to the PPP.

Those charged include former government minister Volda Lawrence, former Chief Elections Officer Keith Lowenfield, former Region Four Returning Officer Clairmont Mingo, and former Deputy Chief Elections Officer Roxanne Myers, among others.

The controversy surrounding the March 2020 elections delayed the official results for five months, until PPP candidate Irfaan Ali was sworn in as President on 2 August 2020.