Elections

Judge rules that President and Opposition Leader should commence process for top judicial appointments

While noting that President Irfaan Ali, is not in breach of the Constitution by delaying the appointment of a substantive Chancellor and Chief Justice, Justice Damone Younge declared that the continuous delay has become “untenable” and “unacceptable.” The Judge ordered today that the President and Leader of the Opposition should immediately commence the process to […]

Over US$1.4 Billion in Guyana’s Natural Resource Fund

The Natural Resource Fund (NRF) has a balance of more than US$1.4 billion, the Ministry of Finance, has disclosed. The disclosure came hours after the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance Gail Teixeira, tabled the notification of receipts of all petroleum revenues paid into the Natural Resource Fund during the period January 1 to March […]

APNU and PPP accuse each other of forging signatures on LGE nomination forms

Days after submitting their lists of candidates for the upcoming Local Government Elections, the ruling People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) and the main opposition – A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) – are accusing each other of forging signatures of candidates and backers on each other’s lists. At a press conference this morning, Leader of the […]

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 […]

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 […]

GECOM issues call for local observers for LGE 2023

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has issued a call for local groups and organizations desirous of observing the upcoming Local Government Elections to apply for accreditation no later than May, 12. The presence of Local Observers is intended to enhance transparency, credibility and impartiality in the conduct of the Local Government Elections which are set […]