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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 […]
At least one Candidate in the upcoming Local Government Elections is not convinced that the participation of the larger political parties pose a disadvantage to the smaller contesting groups and individuals. The APNU+AFC’s Sherod Duncan who is running for the council seat in Constituency #14 trashed the argument of some of the other candidates during […]
Six of the Candidates seeking to represent citizens of the capital on the Georgetown City Council at the upcoming Local Government Elections, shared some of their plans and ideas as they faced off for the first Georgetown Debate at the Theatre Guild on Saturday evening. The event was organised by Attorney Nigel Hughes and his […]
The American, British and Canadian diplomats in Guyana and the Private Sector Commission (PSC) have come together in a united move to urge Guyanese to ensure they place a high premium on the upcoming local government elections, billed for March 18, 2016. At a joint press conference on Friday, officials of the PSC and the Western […]
Leader of the Team Benschop group and Georgetown Constituency #4 Candidate, Mark Benschop is not happy with the public relations efforts by the Elections Commission to properly inform and educate the public about the local government process. Local Government Elections will be held on March 18, 2016. The last time Guyana hosted local government polls […]
The opposition People’s Progressive Party on Monday said it is optimistic about the upcoming local government elections but in the same breath the party is expressing fears that the electoral process could become a victim of fraud. At his weekly press conference, PPP General Secretary Clement Rohee said the Party remains positive about scoring big […]
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