Elections

Shuman, Bandhu and Leung back in Presidential race

The three Presidential Candidates who came under scrutiny over their dual citizenship and were almost removed from contesting the elections, will now be able to remain on their respective party lists and contest the elections. The Public Relations Officer at GECOM, Yolanda Ward told News Source this afternoon that the Elections Commission has made a […]

Guyana’s oil revenues could reach US$30 Billion annually in 10 years -Rystad Energy

One day after the Global Witness organisation released a report on Guyana’s oil industry, claiming that the country could possibly lose up to US$55 billion because of a “bad” contract with Exxon, the International Energy research group, Rystad Energy is looking at the actual benefits that Guyana will get, based on its own studies and […]

EU Observer Mission begins Elections Work

The Elections Observer Mission from the European Union has started its work with the first group of observers arriving in Guyana. The EU Observer Mission is here at the invitation of President David Granger. The teams from the mission will be dispatched to the various regions across Guyana in the run-up to and during the […]

LJP says Shuman asked to provide information on citizenship to GECOM

The Liberty and Justice Party (LJP) has branded as “fake news,” recent statements from GECOM Commissioners that its presidential candidate, Lenox Shuman has been barred from running in the upcoming general and regional elections because of his dual citizenship status.  Shuman is a Guyanese-Canadian who has since confirmed that he has filed to relinquish his […]

GECOM blasts those seeking to disenfranchise electors who participated in H2H process

In a strongly-worded statement this afternoon, The Guyana Elections Commission said it is perturbed by recent attempts to discredit its work. GECOM said it is cognizant of the efforts by some whose “sole intention is to disenfranchise thousands of eligible electors who participated in the house-to-house registration exercise. This will not happen”. The Opposition Leader […]

EU Elections Observer Mission to arrive Friday

The European Union has accepted an invitation by President David Granger for an Election Observer Mission to be sent to Guyana to observe the upcoming elections. The core team of eight elections analysts is expected to arrive on Friday and will be joined by other observers from the EU in February. They will remain in […]