By News Source Guyana on January 28, 2025
Elections, News, Politics
The Guyana Elections Commission has sought to put to rest the question of the feasibility for the use of biometrics at the place of poll at this year’s General and Regional Elections. In a release this morning, GECOM explained that while its Chief Elections Officer, Vishnu Persaud’s feasibility study acknowledged the benefits of biometric fingerprint […]
By News Source Guyana on January 9, 2025
Elections, News, Politics
General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party, Vice President, Bharrat Jagdeo has promised that his party will run a clean election campaign to win the confidence of Guyanese. At his weekly press conference today, Mr. Jagdeo said he recently met with officials of the Private Sector Commission, who raised some concerns about the upcoming elections. […]
By News Source Guyana on January 3, 2025
Elections, News, Politics
Leader of the Alliance For Change, Nigel Hughes today declared his full support for any other person who may want to seek political office in Guyana, saying it will give people more options and broaden political participation across the country. At a press conference yesterday, Mr. Jagdeo was asked about an apparent signal by businessman, […]
By News Source Guyana on January 3, 2025
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The Opposition People’s National Congress Reform today urged the Guyana Elections Commission, (GECOM) to begin swiftly examining the implementation of fingerprint biometrics in time for the next General and Regional Elections, which are scheduled for this year. PNC Reform and Opposition Leader, Aubrey Norton, today told reporters that it has been two months since the […]
By News Source Guyana on December 11, 2024
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The leadership of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) and the Working People’s Alliance (WPA) have agreed to work towards the formation of a coalition to contest the 2025 General and Regional Elections. The two sides reached the agreement during a meeting today, which they have said represented the first in a series of meetings […]
By News Source Guyana on December 4, 2024
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The umbrella trade union body, the Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC), has joined the calls for a clean voters’ list ahead of next year’s elections and for enhanced biometrics to be used at polling stations. GTUC General Secretary, Lincoln Lewis at a press conference said the GTUC is monitoring the Elections Commission, and has taken […]
By News Source Guyana on October 29, 2024
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By Svetlana Marshall The Alliance For Change (AFC) has pledged to bring economic and social justice to the people of Guyana, as the party celebrates its 19th Anniversary. At a party flag raising ceremony at its Kitty Head Office this morning, Leader of the Alliance For Change (AFC), Nigel Hughes said the AFC will soon […]
By News Source Guyana on August 9, 2024
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Former Deputy Chief Elections Officer, Roxanne Myers has been awarded $2 Million by the High Court in compensatory damages for wrongful arrest and detention. She filed the matter more than three years ago. Myers was arrested on October 6, 2020, after she turned herself in at the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) Headquarters in the company […]
By News Source Guyana on August 7, 2024
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Four years after the highly controversial 2020 Elections which were dogged with claims of fraud, the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has assured that there are “safeguards in place to prevent multiple voting and other forms of skullduggery on Elections Day,” as the country prepares for national elections in 2025. In a direct response to calls […]
By News Source Guyana on August 5, 2024
Elections, News, Politics
The Alliance For Change (AFC) is demanding a “comprehensive” update from the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) on measures being implemented to improve the country’s electoral system. The 2020 elections spanned a period of five months from polling day to the final results being released, with the major parties claiming electoral fraud. At a recent press […]