By News Source Guyana on November 29, 2015
Elections, News, Politics
Former Speaker of the National Assembly, Senior Counsel Ralph Ramkarran, who also served as an executive of the People’s Progressive Party for a number of years, is of the view that the APNU+AFC government needs to do more to defend itself against attacks from opposition PPP. In his weekly “Conversation Tree” blog, Mr. Ramkarran joined […]
By News Source Guyana on November 27, 2015
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Political Activist and Leader of The Independent Party, Mark Benschop, believes that now that the Minister of Communities has announced a date for Local Government Elections, he should also dissolve all of the active councils across the country. In a statement, Mr. Benschop said that by dissolving the councils, there will be the elimination of any […]
By News Source Guyana on November 24, 2015
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Still maintaining that they were “cheated not defeated” at the May 11 national elections, dozens of members and supporters of the opposition People’s Progressive Party on Tuesday staged a midday protest outside the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM). The protest came as the party continued to mount pressure on the GECOM to respond to its call […]
By News Source Guyana on November 23, 2015
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The Opposition People’s Progressive Party (PPP) has a planned protest outside the Guyana Election Commission’s, High Street Office, set for Tuesday midday as it continues to raise concerns with the electoral process. The PPP’s move comes as Guyana gears for local government elections early next year. These elections were last held in 1994. PPP’s Executive Secretary […]
By News Source Guyana on November 21, 2015
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The United States Embassy in Georgetown has welcomed the announcement of a date for Local Government Elections by the APNU+AFC government. The last time local government elections took place in Guyana was in 1994. On Friday, Minister of Communities Ronald Bulkan announced March 18, 2016 as ‘E’ Day for Local Government polls. Responding to this […]
By News Source Guyana on November 20, 2015
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Local Government Elections will be held on March 18, 2016 as announced by Minister of Communities, Ronald Bulkan. Bulkan held a special press conference on Friday morning to announce the date for the long overdue elections. The last time Guyana hosted local government elections was back in 1994. The PPP administration never called the elections […]
By News Source Guyana on November 20, 2015
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The Government of Guyana intends to build a much stronger relationship with the Guyana Public Service Union, than the previous administration. Minister of State, Joseph Harmon, met on Thursday with senior members and representatives of the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU). Several matters matters were discussed at the meeting, including proposed wage increases for public […]
By News Source Guyana on November 18, 2015
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As Guyana moves to host local government elections for the first time in over 20 years, the Guyana Elections Commission is hoping that the U.S government through the local embassy could assist the Commission in several critical areas. During a meeting on Tuesday between US Ambassador Perry Holloway and the Chairman of GECOM, Dr. Steve […]
By News Source Guyana on November 12, 2015
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Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Chairman, Dr. Steve Surujbally on Thursday called on political parties to stop fuelling ethnic division as he disclosed that a request was made by one party for the Commission to specify the ethnicity of some 12,000 Guyanese who worked during the 2015 general elections. Dr. Surujbally explained he may be inclined […]
By News Source Guyana on November 9, 2015
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The opposition People’s Progressive Party (PPP) on Monday described as being “Farcical”, the government’s Code of Conduct for Ministers and Members of Parliament, as it pressed the government for full disclosure of the funding for President David Granger’s inauguration. The PPP said the draft code, which was released by government last week, contradicts the explanation offered […]