Elections

President and Opposition Leader’s Reps to meet today

Representatives of President David Granger and Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo are scheduled to meet this afternoon to begin “hammering” out the process for the official submission of nominees for the position of GECOM Chairman. Public Health Minister Volda Lawrence, Public Security Minister Khemraj Ramjattan and Director General of the Ministry of the Presidency Joe Harmon […]

Opposition Leader open to President “informally suggesting” names for GECOM Chair

Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo has indicated that he is “not averse” to President David Granger suggesting names of possible nominees for the post of Chairman of the Elections Commission. The Opposition Leader’s position was contained in a letter that was sent by PPP Executive Member Gail Teixeira to the Director General at the Ministry of […]

Gail Teixeira and David Hinds clash over elections preparations and voters’ list

Executive Member for the People’s Progressive Party and former Member of Parliament, Gail Teixeira believes the President needs to let good faith prevail and set a date for elections within 90 days. Appearing on the online talk show, Globespan 24×7, Ms. Teixeira explained that the December 21 No Confidence motion against the government effectively put […]

Teixeira writes Police and ERC over statements by Prime Minister and Finance Minister at Bartica Meeting

The Opposition People’s Progressive Party has written to the Police Commissioner and the Chairman of the Ethnic Relations Commission over statements made by the Prime Minister and the Minister of Finance at a public meeting in Bartica. In the letters, PPP Executive Gail Teixeira said the government’s position of “no registration, no election”, should be […]

Patterson needs to be replaced and Parliament must be resolved -Datadin

Attorney Sanjeev Datadin, who represented the interests of former Member of Parliament Charrandass Persaud in the no-confidence cases, believes the ruling by the Caribbean Court of Justice makes way for a new Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission to be appointed and for the President to dissolve the Parliament. Speaking to reporters moments after the […]