PPP “not-cooperating” with house-to-house registration; Plans to seek an injunction to stop it

Opposition Leader and General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party, Bharrat Jagdeo has announced that his party will not be co-operating with the house-to-house registration exercise which started on Saturday. Mr. Jagdeo claims that the exercise is “illegal” and is in contravention of the ruling of the Caribbean Court of Justice. During a media statement […]

GECOM announces start of house-to-house registration from Saturday, July 20

The Guyana Elections Commission today confirmed that it will commence House-to-House Registration as planned from tomorrow, 20th July 2019. The Commission has also indicated that while the house-to-house registration is underway, other preparations for elections will be taking place. In a statement this afternoon, the Commission said the countrywide exercise is in keeping with a […]

PNC Reform accuses PPP of being fearful of clean voter’s list

As the government and the opposition continue to argue about whether there should be house-to-house registration before the next elections, the People’s National Congress which is the largest party in the coalition government believes the Opposition is afraid of a clean list. The PNC hosted its weekly press conference this morning at Congress Place and […]

PPP protests against House-to-House Registration

As the Guyana Elections Commission prepares to begin house to house registration across the country tomorrow, the Opposition People’s Progressive Party staged a large picketing exercise this morning outside the GECOM headquarters calling for GECOM to halt house to house registration. The PPP believes that the Elections Commission should instead be getting itself ready for […]

Jagdeo bashes CARICOM over “silence” on CCJ’s ruling on No-confidence motion

Guyana’s Opposition Leader and former President, Bharrat Jagdeo, is upset that the regional body, CARICOM, has not been saying much publicly on the recent validation of the no-confidence motion against the Guyana Government by the Caribbean Court of Justice. Mr. Jagdeo used his Thursday afternoon press conference to express his “disappointment” in CARICOM offering only […]