By News Source Guyana on March 30, 2015
Elections
Introduced to the sounds of Bob Marley’s One Love, APNU+AFC ‘s Prime Ministerial Candidate Moses Nagamootoo took the stage on Sunday night before thousands of supporters in his home village of Whim on the Corentyne. Nagamootoo remembered growing up as the son of a fish vendor and being asked by his mom to deliver fish […]
By News Source Guyana on March 30, 2015
Elections
Kurt Campbell reports The APNU+AFC Coalition on Sunday unveiled several policies and offered assurances that it would put in place if it wins the next elections. The party took its Unity Rally to the Corentyne Village of Whim and brought out thousands of Berbicians and other citizens. Both David Granger and Moses Nagamootoo, the coalition’s Presidential […]
By News Source Guyana on March 29, 2015
Elections, Politics
President Donald Ramotar told thousands of supporters gathered in Kitty that the next PPP government under his watch will continue to make investments in the security sector. Ramotar who is seeking re-election after he was forced to call early elections following his prorogation of the parliament, told the Kitty Rally that he intends to pay […]
By News Source Guyana on March 29, 2015
Elections
The Prime Ministerial Candidate of the People’s Progressive Party Civic, Elisabeth Harper has made it clear that she wants to see a whole lot more done in Guyana to support the fight against domestic violence. Ms. Harper made her maiden rally speech on Sunday afternoon at the first rally for the PPP Civic in Kitty. […]
By News Source Guyana on March 29, 2015
Elections
Guyanese youths were on Friday encouraged to ensure they are adequately represented at every level of decision making within the next government. The charge was made as the opposition coalition APNU+AFC took its – “Respect My Vote” youth rally and unity message to Tucville, Georgetown. The meeting which was organized by the Guyana Youth and Student Movement […]
By News Source Guyana on March 28, 2015
Elections
The Private Sector Commission has written to President Donald Ramotar seeking his intervention to ensure equitable access to the state broadcast media for all of the political parties contesting the upcoming elections. The Opposition parties have complained that their commercials were being rejected by the National Communications Network although NCN has signed on to the […]
By News Source Guyana on March 27, 2015
Elections
The APNU+AFC coalition on Friday rebuked former President Bharrat Jagdeo, who has been very vocal in recent weeks on the local political scene and the coalition wants him to “stay out of the race” in the lead up to the May 11 polls. Co – Chair of the coalition’s campaign Raphael Trotman said the impression is that Jagdeo and his […]
By News Source Guyana on March 26, 2015
Elections
The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) recently met with resident diplomats from the United States, Great Britain and Canada, all of whom have expressed satisfaction with the preparations being made by the Commission for the May 11 elections. According to a release from the elections body, the meeting which occurred Friday last provided GECOM with the […]
By News Source Guyana on March 26, 2015
Caribbean & International, Elections
The Organization of American States (OAS) and the Commonwealth will field independent assessment missions to Guyana in the coming days to carry out an electoral assessment as the country gears itself for regional and general elections on May 11. The assessments follow two identical ones that were conducted just over two weeks ago by the […]
By News Source Guyana on March 24, 2015
Elections
The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) on Monday brushed aside accusations of being “sinister” and “undemocratic” and reinforced it’s disinterest to publicly vet workers for the May 11 elections. The governing People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP /C) said it was perturbed at the Commission’s unwillingness to subject all polling day staff to a public vetting process and […]