LGE-2023: Independent Candidates hope for breakthrough in race for City Council

Leader of the recently formed Independent Citizens for Progress (ICP), Bobby Vieira believes that once elected to the municipality of Georgetown, his group will be able to advance much needed change for the country’s capital city, Georgetown. Vieria stated that while Guyana has been independent for more than fifty years, Georgetown has seen little to […]

Jagdeo welcomes PPP newcomers as party eyes clean sweep at LGE

With a large band of supporters during the nomination day proceedings today, the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) is hoping to make a clean sweep across the 80 Local Authorities Areas come June 12 when the Local Government Elections are held. Moments before the PPP submitted its List of Candidates for the Municipality of Georgetown, General […]

LGE-2023: Patricia Chase-Green and Malcolm Ferrier among PPP Georgetown Candidates for Local Elections

Former Mayor of Georgetown and APNU Councillor Patricia Chase-Green has gone red for the upcoming local government elections. Chase-Green who was last elected to the Georgetown City Council under the APNU banner in 2018 has emerged as one of the new faces for the governing People’s Progressive Party in the upcoming elections. The former Mayor […]

Off-duty Presidential Guard dies in East Bank Demerara crash

An off-duty Police Corporal who was attached to the Presidential Guard Unit, lost his life early this morning after losing control of the Toyota Land Cruiser vehicle that he was driving at the time. A Police statement said 24-year-old Kevin Narine was driving at a fast rate along the East Bank Demerara public road at […]

Government to bypass IDPADA-G and give monthly subventions directly to African groups

The Government, through the Attorney General’s Chambers, announced this afternoon that it will bypass the International Decade for People of African Descent Assembly – Guyana (IDPADA-G) and provide the allocated monthly subventions for this year directly to various African organisations in Guyana. In a statement this afternoon, the AG’s office said while part of the […]

GECOM says its ready for LGE Nomination Day on Monday

The Guyana Elections Commission today announced that all systems are in place for the smooth conduct of Nomination Day on Monday, for the local government elections. In a statement, it was explained that individuals and parties hoping to contest upcoming local elections, would be required to submit their list of candidates to the Returning Officer […]