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Commissioner on the Guyana Elections Commission Vincent Alexander said it would be “contrived” for one to claim that the house-to-house registration exercise is unverified. Mr. Alexander explained to reporters this afternoon that the very nature of the house-to-house registration exercise is to verify those who are being registered. He said the Opposition’s claim that the […]
Today’s meeting of the Guyana Elections Commission ended once again with no firm decision being made on the way forward for national elections, but with a possible March timeline for elections being presented. The proposal with a timeline for elections in March 2020 was put before the Commission by the GECOM Secretariat today. The Opposition […]
The Opposition People’s Progressive Party is once again demanding that the Guyana Elections Commission immediately begins preparations for elections. The party has reiterated its opposition to the merger of data from the just concluded house to house registration exercise and the existing national register of registrants. Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo has indicated that the party’s […]
Repair works are still ongoing at the Demerara Harbour Bridge following that Monday morning accident involving a barge and tug. The bridge remains open to light vehicular traffic. In an update today, the management of the bridge indicated that laden and unladen trucks are still being prevented from crossing the bridge, as the repair works […]
Commissioner of the Guyana Elections Commission, Sase Gunraj, described today’s statutory meeting of the Commission as another “wasted day with wasted discussions”. The Opposition nominated member of the Commission said based on the discussions that took place today, the Elections Commission is a far way from holding discussions on the actual holding of elections. “We […]
The Guyana Elections Commission has revealed that over 370,000 persons were registered during the house-to-house registration exercise which ended on Saturday. GECOM ‘s Public Relations Officer Yolanda Warde told News Source today that the number currently stands at 370, 740 and could inch upwards marginally as information is reconciled. As the Elections Commission prepares for […]
The Private Sector Commission has submitted a request to serve as an observer group for Guyana’s next general elections. A letter of request was handed over to the Elections Commission yesterday during a meeting between the Executives of the Private Sector Commission and the Chairman and Chief Elections Officer of the Guyana Elections Commission. In […]
General Secretary of the People’s National Congress, Amna Ally today said the Chairman of the Elections Commission made the right call with her decision to merge the data from the house to house registration with the existing National Register of Registrants. Speaking at the PNC’s weekly press conference, Ms. Ally shot down statements made by […]
Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo has issued a call on Guyanese to pay close attention to the electoral process as the house-to-house registration period comes to an end this Saturday. The Guyana Elections Commission has indicated that the data gathered from the house-to-house registration exercise will be merged with the existing National Register of Registrants. A […]
The Guyana Elections Commission has announced that as the house-to-house registration exercise wraps up this Saturday, its field staff conducting the process will be working for additional hours. In a statement this afternoon, the Elections Commission announced that for the remaining days of the exercise, the field staff will be working from 10am to 7pm […]
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