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\t On Friday, internet and international calls were cut off across the West African nation in anticipation of the election results, according to locals and international observers in the capital, Conakry.

\t This was the third time that Conde matched-up against Diallo. Before the election, observers raised concerns that an electoral dispute could reignite ethnic tensions between Guinea's largest ethnic groups.

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Smilelove, providers of clear plastic aligners to consumers across the country, recently told customers that their aligners not only would not be shipped, but that they would not be issuing refunds.

In a recent message posted to Smilelove’s blog last month, the company informed consumers that prices were increasing, employees were being let go and that both marketing and customer service efforts would increase to better address the lack of sales Smilelove is experiencing due to COVID-19.

“Smilelove is claiming they aren’t servicing current customers who have paid because they do not have the money,” said Marjorie Stephens, President and CEO of BBB Serving Northern Indiana.

BBB reports that while once responsive, Smilelove has since stopped answering complaints sent in by consumers to BBB.

In addition, BBB reports that Smilelove’s number of complaints has increased from an average of less than 50 per month to 113 in the past week from customers in 49 states.

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[RFI] At least three people have been killed and several others wounded on the streets of Guinea's capital Conakry after main opposition leader Cellou Dalein Diallo declared himself the winner of Sunday's presidential election.

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The Electoral Commission (EC) has outlined measures to curb spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) as it laces its boots for the compilation of a new voters register.

Though it is yet to give an exact date for the exercise, the EC has given indication of compiling a new register once it gets the green light from health experts.

The EC had scheduled April 18 for compilation of the new voters register ahead of the December general elections but had to put it on hold due to the outbreak of COVID-19 in the country.

The move to discard the old voter register, the EC contends, is in favour of the new Biometric Voter Management System (BVMS) which would among other things have a facial recognition ability.

The NDC has however vehemently resisted attempts by the EC to register citizens for a new register amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

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The Jamaica Progressive Party (JPP), one of the four political parties given the go-ahead to contest the general election, is taking issue with being excluded from planned talks between the governing Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) and the opposition...

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VIDEO

Confirmed cases = 18,630

\t

\t\tActive cases = 4,467

\t\tRecoveries = 14,046

\t\tNumber of deaths = 117

\t

Ghana Health Service stats valid as of July 1, 2020

June 25: 15,473 cases; mask arrests, apex court ruling

\tCase load as of today hit a total of 15,473 cases with 11,431 recoveries and 950 deaths, according to stats released Friday evening by the Ghana Health Service.

Confirmed cases = 15,473

\t\tActive cases = 3,947

\t\tRecoveries = 11,431

\t\tNumber of deaths = 95

\t

John Hopkins Uni stats valid as of June 12, 2020

VIDEO

June 22: 14,154 cases; how recoveries jumped

\tGhana recorded a boom in recoveries over the weekend as over 6,000 patients were added to the tally which now stands at 10,473 according to authorities.

Confirmed cases = 14,154

\t\tActive cases = 3,596

\t\tRecoveries = 10,473

\t\tNumber of deaths = 85

\t

John Hopkins Uni stats valid as of June 21, 2020

June 15: 13,203 cases; law enacted to penalize mask flouters

\tCase load hit a total of 13,203 cases with 4,548 recoveries and 70 deaths, according to stats released Friday evening by the Ghana Health Service.

Total confirmed cases = 12,193

Total recoveries = 4,326

Total deaths = 58

Active cases = 7,809

\tFigures valid as of close of day June 16, 2020

June 15: 11,964 cases; schools reopen, masks obligatory etc.

Confirmed cases = 11,964

\t\tNumber of deaths = 54

\t\tRecoveries = 4,258

\t\tActive cases = 7,652

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\tJohn Hopkins Uni stats valid as of June 14, 2020

June 13: 11,118 cases, NDC advocates mass testing

\tGhana’s case load as of this morning stood at 11,118 cases with the disclosure of 262 new cases.

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Other countries scheduled to hold elections are Egypt, Guinea, Seychelles and Tanzania.

For countries that do hold elections, there may be special voting arrangements that can allow polls to go ahead but reduce the risk of spreading the virus.

In South Korea's elections in mid-April, the electoral commission encouraged people to vote before election day at any of the 3,500 polling stations throughout the country.

This not only decongested polling stations on election day but contributed to the highest turnout in the country for nearly 30 years.

This means that countries planning to hold elections in 2020 or early-2021 need to start discussing these arrangements - across party lines and among multiple relevant agencies - as soon as possible.

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Dear Editor,

It is elementary legal learning the dictum espoused in the case Re Pinochet that ‘justice should be seen to be done as well as actually being done’.

The article Election petitions are an opportunity to settle the matter definitively appeared first on Stabroek News.

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Stacy M. Brown | NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent On Monday, December 14, the nation’s Electoral College officially stamped Joe Biden and Kamala Harris as President-Elect and Vice-President Elect. A total of 538 electors from every state and Washington, DC, took part in the critical portion of the U.S. electoral process, voting to affirm the […]

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Polling station closed across Burundi on Wednesday in a largely incident free process in keenly watched general elections.

Burundians stood in long lines outside polling stations, which opened shortly after six am, most centers had hand washing points for people arriving to vote and election officials had some protective equipments in some instances.

Meanwhile, main opposition candidate, Agathon Rwasa, has protested what he says is fraud in Wednesday’s general election.

He said his party’s election observers were chased away from some polling stations.

In the presidential vote, 5.1 million registered voters are to choose between Nkurunziza’s handpicked heir and frontrunner, 52-year-old general Evariste Ndayishimiye, main opposition competitor Agathon Rwasa, and five other candidates.

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