Elections

Small Miners President, Batavia Toshao and former Bartica Mayor urge Region Seven to switch course

The President of the Small Miners Association, David Daniels, is encouraging his fellow miners and residents of the Region Seven mining communities to support the re-election of the PPP Civic Government. At a rally on Saturday in Bartica, Mr. Daniels said transformation has been taking place across the mining communities, and he believes that transformation […]

President promises more tax incentives to encourage investment and business development across Region Seven

Outlining his party’s plan for the rich gold mining town of Bartica and the rest of Region Seven, President Irfaan Ali on Saturday said his party, the People’s Progressive Party, remains the only true party to represent all the people of Guyana. At a rally in the town of Bartica, the President championed his Government’s […]

AFC accuses Govt. of attempting to buy Police votes with mass promotions

Chairman of the Alliance For Change (AFC), David Patterson, has accused the incumbent People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) Government of attempting to “buy” the votes of the members of the Disciplined Services through mass promotions ahead of the September 1 Elections. Last week, President Irfaan Ali announced the unexpected promotion of 2,000 junior ranks of the […]

EU Observer team dispatches long-term observers across the country

The European Union’s Election Observation Mission (EOM) today deployed 14 long-term observers across the country. The EU team is observing all aspects of the electoral process, including the election administration, legal framework, conduct of the campaign, involvement of civil society, and media coverage, which includes digital and social media platforms. The primary intention of the […]

US played no part in local banks decision to cut ties with WIN Candidates -Ambassador Theriot

By Svetlana Marshall US Ambassador to Guyana, Nicole Theriot, today said the decision by local banks to cut ties with candidates of the We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) party, which is led by US sanctioned Guyanese Businessman, Azruddin Mohamed was “entirely independent” and has no association with the US Government. Speaking to reporters on the […]

GECOM votes against lodging of voters phones, but warns of charges for taking photos of ballot

One day after warning against obstructing the secrecy of the vote, the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), today voted against having the phones of voters lodged before they cast their ballots. The decision was made this afternoon at a meeting of the seven-member Commission. The Chairman of the Commission, retired Justice Claudette Singh, backed the position […]

WIN and PPP representatives clash at Code of Conduct signing

Moments after signing the Ethnic Relations Commission’s Code of Conduct for the upcoming elections, We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) Representative, Hana Mohamed, accused the governing People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) of violating the very Code. But firing back, PPP Executive Secretary, Zulfikar Mustapha, said the PPP will not be bullied. The WIN representative said while the […]

Four contesting parties sign ERC’s Code of Conduct for Elections

The People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) and the Alliance For Change (AFC) are among the four political parties that have signed onto the Ethnic Relations Commission’s (ERC) Code of Conduct for Political Parties contesting the upcoming elections. By signing the Code of Conduct, the parties have committed to safeguarding peace, order and respect for the democratic […]

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