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Incoming and new Councillors of the Georgetown Mayor and City Council are being advised to ensure that they are familiar with the local government laws if they sincerely intend to serve with dignity. Outgoing Deputy Mayor Patricia Chase-Green, who is also a candidate in the upcoming Local Government Elections, believes that those persons seeking election […]
The opposition People’s Progressive Party (PPP) is not happy with the return of the “Vote Like A Boss” voter campaign,which encourages electors to get out and vote on elections day. In a two-page statement, the PPP described the group as a “political non-entity” and charged that it “comes to life only at elections time, first […]
Three days before Guyanese head to the polls to elect councillors to the various Local Government organs around the country, the Leader of Team Benschop, political activist Mark Benschop, is confident that his group could pull off a landslide victory in the City of Georgetown. Team Benschop is only contesting in the Georgetown municipality. Appearing […]
The People’s Progressive Party on Monday said it is pleased with the response of its supporters with regards to its call for maximum mobilization for the Local Government Elections to be held on Friday. The opposition party has been on the ground over the last week, holding community meetings across the country ahead of the […]
The Guyana Elections Commission is urging citizens to walk with their national identification cards when they head to the polling stations to cast their ballots in the Local Government Elections which will take place this coming Friday. In a notice in today’s newspapers, the Elections Commission said “it has come to the attention of the […]
In wake of an announcement by Government that it sees no need right now why Local Government Elections Day should be a holiday, a number of the political parties and groups contesting the elections are calling on the David Granger led administration to reconsider that move. Campaign Manager for Team Benschop, Ronson Gray told News […]
The Government has announced that Local Government Elections Day, March 18, 2016 will not be a public holiday. Local Government elections are not on the same scale as national elections and Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman today said the government sees no need or reason for the day to be declared a public holiday. Persons […]
With under two weeks to go before the rest of Guyana head to the polls to vote in the Local Government Elections, the Embassy of the United States has issued a call for a redoubling of voter education efforts before the March 18, 2016 elections. The call by the US Embassy came on Tuesday evening, […]
Members of the Disciplined Forces began voting in Local Government Elections on Tuesday morning in what was widely described as a smooth process. The service men and women kick started the polls ahead of March 18 ‘E’ Day. News Source visited several police, army and prison locations around Georgetown where the turnout was small compared […]
The Guyana Elections Commission has announced that all systems are in place for the disciplined services voting for local government elections. The Disciplined Forces will cast their Ballots tomorrow March 8, 2016. In a statement, the Elections Commission said the Ballots were extracted, sorted and enveloped after arrival on March 1, 2016, in accordance to […]
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