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The Ministry of Legal Affairs has announced that Guyana is inching towards having its own Law School, administered and managed by the Council of Legal Education. In a statement last evening, the Attorney General’s Chambers announced that the Council has found favour with a recent proposal by the Government of Guyana to provide the lands […]
The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) today defended the process that led to the hiring of retired Voter Education Manager as the new Assistant Chief Elections Officer at the Commission. On Tuesday, the opposition nominated Commissioners voiced some concern about the hiring process, pointing out that the new ACEO only applied for the job during a […]
Former Voter Registration Manager at the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Beverly Critchlow was today appointed Assistant Chief Election Officer (ACEO). However, the decision did not gain the support of Opposition-nominated Election Commissioners. Commissioner Vincent Alexander described the recruitment process as “contrived.” The decision to appointment Ms. Critchlow to the Office of the Assistant Chief Election […]
The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has announced that it will extend the ongoing Claims and Objection exercise by seven days to afford eligible persons further opportunities to participate in the process. Persons who are desirous of making a claim to be included in the Official List of Electors (OLE) now have until next Wednesday to […]
Declaring that an Elections Commission Chair must be impartial, Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton today rubbished claims that his statements against the Chairman of GECOM are threats. The Leader of the Opposition said his calls for Justice Singh’s resignation is as a direct result of how she conducts the business of the Elections body especially when […]
The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) today announced that it will commence a Claims and Objections exercise from next Monday to produce an Official List of Electors (OLE) ahead of Local Government polls. The exercise will be conducted at all the GECOM permanent Registration Offices in the ten (10) Administrative Regions. During the Claims and Objections […]
The suspended APNU+AFC Members of Parliament will have to wait longer before a determination is made on whether or not their suspension from the National Assembly would be lifted by the High Court. The eight Opposition MPs – Tabitha Sarabo-Halley, Vinceroy Jordan, Annette Ferguson, Maureen Philadelphia, Ganesh Mahipaul, Sherod Duncan, Christopher Jones and Natasha Singh-Lewis […]
The Opposition APNU+AFC has condemned the escalation of the protests on the East Coast of Demerara, which it believes could distract from the real reason for the protest action. Hundreds of residents from the East Coast Demerara took to the streets this morning calling for Justice for Golden Grove youth Quindon Bacchus, who was shot […]
Fighting against the allegations made by a Chinese businessman that he accepts bribes to land government projects, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo today said his hands are clean and the Chinese businessman who he considered a friend abused their friendship by making the claims. At a press conference at the Office of the President this afternoon, […]
A decision by the Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) retired Justice Claudette Singh not to review the 2020 elections has gained the support of Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo who described the Opposition’s move to have the review as ‘nonsense’. Back in February, Opposition-nominated GECOM Commissioners Vincent Alexander, Charles Corbin, and Desmond Trotman proposed […]
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