By News Source Guyana on May 9, 2015
Elections, News, Politics
Over 500,000 persons are on the voters list for Monday’s elections. It is believed that more than 60% of that figure represents young people between the ages of 18 and 35. The APNU+AFC is looking for solid support from that group. The coalition’s Region 10 Campaign Chairman and Candidate, Sharma Solomon believes the time is now […]
By News Source Guyana on May 9, 2015
Elections, News
The state-owned National Communications Network has decided against airing a live broadcast of Saturday night’s final rally of the governing People’s Progressive Party. The move by NCN comes as the state owned entity came under heavy criticism for its plans to carry the PPP rally live while refusing to air 30-minute and one-hour radio and […]
By News Source Guyana on May 9, 2015
Elections, News
Kurt Campbell reports… People’s Progressive Party National Candidate, Charles Ramson Jr. believes fighting corruption may not be as easy many persons believe it is, but he is prepared to do his part in tackling the problem once the PPP is re-elected into office. The first time candidate told News Source that as an individual in a […]
By News Source Guyana on May 8, 2015
Elections, News, Politics
Presidential Candidate of the APNU+AFC coalition, David Granger, at his last official press briefing before Guyanese head to the polls on Monday, pitched his party for the win. Granger said he is convinced that the coalition will pull in between 58% and 60% of the votes that will be cast. He noted that at the last […]
By News Source Guyana on May 8, 2015
Elections, News
The state-owned National Communications Network (NCN) is considering to broadcast five hours live of the final rally of the governing People’s Progressive Party on Saturday evening and the development is not going down well with the APNU+AFC coalition which says it faced rejection by NCN to air a 30 minute programme. NCN earlier this week […]
By News Source Guyana on May 8, 2015
Elections, News
The Chief and Deputy Chief of the CARICOM Elections Observer Mission are in Guyana and have already acknowledged the competitiveness of campaigns, although the CARICOM team is yet to officially begin its monitoring activities. The rest of the team is expected to arrive in Guyana by Friday evening ahead of Monday’s polls, but at a press […]
By News Source Guyana on May 8, 2015
Elections, News, Politics
Three days before Guyanese head to the polls, President Donald Ramotar has announced that he intends to reduce the taxes on vehicle imports once re-elected. The President made the surprise statement on Thursday evening through the Government Information Agency. In that statement he said “the new administration of the PPP/C will reduce the taxes to ensure […]
By News Source Guyana on May 7, 2015
Elections, News
With just a few days remaining before Guyanese head to the polls to elect a new government, Presidential Candidate of the APNU+AFC coalition David Granger continues to give assurances of remedy to many of the issues that are being raised by citizens. On Wednesday, Mr. Granger took his campaign to the University of Guyana Turkeyen campus […]
By News Source Guyana on May 7, 2015
Elections, News
The Media Monitoring Unit of the Guyana Elections Commission has rejected attempts by political parties and their leaders to “muzzle” the unit by attacking the contents of previous reports in which it condemned and pin pointed unacceptable campaign rhetoric and behaviors that were carried in the media. Former President Bharrat Jagdeo and his People’s Progressive […]
By News Source Guyana on May 7, 2015
Elections, News
The Commonwealth Observer team is in place and is calling for peaceful elections while looking forward to a high voter turn out next Monday. The Head of the Commonwealth Mission to Guyana, Ms. Kate Wilkinson told journalists at a Thursday afternoon press briefing that while the Commonwealth does not offer advice to political parties, it […]