Elections

Professor Harold Lutchman to head APNU+AFC List of Candidates

Former Vice Chancellor of the University of Guyana and well respected academic, Professor Harold Lutchman will head the APNU+AFC Coalition’s list of candidates which will be presented to the Guyana Elections Commission on Nomination Day, Tuesday 6th April, 2015. Lutchman agreed to head the list following several meetings with leaders of the coalition movement. Sources […]

Roopnarine declares PPP blocking national unity in Guyana; calls on youths to stand up and vote

The message of national unity and reconciliation was taken to Region Two on Saturday as the APNU+AFC coalition hosted its unity rally in the town of  Anna Regina where residents were urged to join in the efforts to unseat the incumbent People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) from its 23 years rule. APNU Member Dr. Rupert Roopnarine regarded the efforts to forge […]

Rastafari organisations want marijuana promise from political parties

Kurt Campbell reports… Some sections of the local Rastafarian community are threatening to withhold support from political parties in the upcoming May 11 regional and general elections if individual platforms and policies do not speak favorably to the decriminalization of marijuana in Guyana. During a press conference on Thursday, Leaders of at least three Rastafarian organisations […]

Vanessa Kissoon and other women charged for heckling PPP meeting

Former Member of Parliament for A Partnership for National Unity, Vanessa Kissoon and four other Linden women were on Tuesday charged for provoking a breach of the peace after they heckled and protested at a public meeting of the People’s Progressive Party in the bauxite mining town of Linden. The incident reportedly took place last […]

PPP wants separate voters list for members of Disciplined Services

The governing People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) wants the Guyana Elections Commission  to exclude the names of members of the disciplined services from the Official List of Electors (OLE) to be used on May 11 and place those names on a separate voters list.  According to Party General Secretary Clement Rohee, the inclusion of the names […]

Jagdeo to hit campaign trail for Ramotar at New York fundraiser

Former President Bharrat Jagdeo will hit the campaign trail in New York for President Donald Ramotar. Mr. Jagdeo is scheduled to travel to New York for a campaign fundraising event in Queens. The meeting will take place on April 11, 2015 at the Hillside Banquet Hall. According to reports, the event has been organised by supporters […]