Elections

Ramkarran declares PPP as most corrupt administration in “post Independence Guyana” as he backs Government in Specialty Hospital row

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 […]

Benschop calls for Municipal Councils to be dissolved in wake of announcement of local elections date

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 […]

PPP pickets GECOM headquarters over concerns about local government elections

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 […]

PPP convinced GECOM not ready to host Local Government polls

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 […]

Local Government Elections set for March 18, 2016

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 […]

Government seeks to build stronger relationship with Public Service Union

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 […]

GECOM seeks US government’s help in civic and voter education for Local Government polls

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 […]

Rohee calls Government’s Code of Conduct “farcical”

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 […]