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The state-owned National Communications Network (NCN) is considering to broadcast five hours live of the final rally of the governing People’s Progressive Party on Saturday evening and the development is not going down well with the APNU+AFC coalition which says it faced rejection by NCN to air a 30 minute programme. NCN earlier this week […]
The Chief and Deputy Chief of the CARICOM Elections Observer Mission are in Guyana and have already acknowledged the competitiveness of campaigns, although the CARICOM team is yet to officially begin its monitoring activities. The rest of the team is expected to arrive in Guyana by Friday evening ahead of Monday’s polls, but at a press […]
Three days before Guyanese head to the polls, President Donald Ramotar has announced that he intends to reduce the taxes on vehicle imports once re-elected. The President made the surprise statement on Thursday evening through the Government Information Agency. In that statement he said “the new administration of the PPP/C will reduce the taxes to ensure […]
With just a few days remaining before Guyanese head to the polls to elect a new government, Presidential Candidate of the APNU+AFC coalition David Granger continues to give assurances of remedy to many of the issues that are being raised by citizens. On Wednesday, Mr. Granger took his campaign to the University of Guyana Turkeyen campus […]
The Media Monitoring Unit of the Guyana Elections Commission has rejected attempts by political parties and their leaders to “muzzle” the unit by attacking the contents of previous reports in which it condemned and pin pointed unacceptable campaign rhetoric and behaviors that were carried in the media. Former President Bharrat Jagdeo and his People’s Progressive […]
The Commonwealth Observer team is in place and is calling for peaceful elections while looking forward to a high voter turn out next Monday. The Head of the Commonwealth Mission to Guyana, Ms. Kate Wilkinson told journalists at a Thursday afternoon press briefing that while the Commonwealth does not offer advice to political parties, it […]
With just days to go before Guyanese head to the polls on May 11, the two children of late Guyana presidents and founders of the People’s Progressive Party, Dr. Cheddi and Janet Jagan are going separate ways with their political support. The son, Dr. Cheddi Jagan Jr. who owns a dental practice and lives in […]
The Government of Guyana on Wednesday indicated that it had inadvertently handed out a number of solar panels to residents of Port Kaituma in Region One. The government has been making moves to get the panels back, but residents have objected and believe the move is politically motivated. In a statement, the Chief Executive officer […]
The recently formed, Independent Party (IP) which is led by social and political activist Mark Benschop has stopped short in its ambition to be the next government but has its eye on being the force that will fight against corruption and injustice after the May 11 elections. With five days remaining before an expected 500,000 eligible voters head […]
The Carter Center has declared that the upcoming elections are another important test for Guyanese and believes that at the end of what is anticipated to be a very competitive election, Guyanese may be reluctant to accept the results. This reluctance, the Center says, will largely depend on the quality of the electoral process but […]
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