By News Source Guyana on September 3, 2025
News, Politics
While praising the voting day process at Monday’s elections, the Commonwealth Observer Group noted several concerns about the overall electoral process in Guyana, and has offered a menu of recommendations. In presenting the Group’s interim statement this morning, the Head of the Observer Mission, former Foreign Minister of Tonga, Mrs Fekitamoeloa Katoa ‘Utoikamanu, said the Commonwealth […]
By News Source Guyana on September 3, 2025
Elections, News, Politics
The size of the voters’ list was among primary issues raised heading into Monday’s election, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Election Observation Mission (CEOM) said, as it recommended that extensive work and even re-registration be done to clean the list ahead of future elections. The CARICOM Observer team has been in Guyana since August 26 observing […]
By News Source Guyana on September 2, 2025
Elections, News, Politics
The Guyana Bar Association, which served as one of the local observer groups in yesterday’s Elections, has reported that the voting process was generally smooth and peaceful across the country. In a statement, the Association said it dispatched a team of its members countrywide to observe the voting process, from the preparation, opening of polls, […]
By News Source Guyana on September 2, 2025
Elections, News, Politics
As the Guyana Elections Commission continues its tabulation of the votes from across the country, the General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo this evening said based on his party’s own tabulation of the statements of poll, it has not only won the elections, but will be heading into the Parliament […]
By News Source Guyana on September 2, 2025
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The CARICOM Election Observer Mission issued its preliminary report today and said the elections were conducted peacefully, despite pre-election concerns by some political parties. The Chief of Mission, Josephine Tamai, who is the Chief Elections Officer of Belize, told reporters that the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) must be allowed to conclude the electoral process. “We […]
By News Source Guyana on September 2, 2025
Elections, News, Politics
Despite figures showing a crushing loss in its stronghold of Region 10 and defeats in other regions, Presidential Candidate for the APNU, Aubrey Norton is holding on to hope and still believes that his party still has a pathway to victory in the elections. Early numbers have shown that the party has lost some serious […]
By News Source Guyana on September 2, 2025
Elections, News, Politics
The We Invest in Nationhood party is on a high even as results from yesterday’s elections continue to come in from across the country. While it appears as though the new political party has performed better than expected in many areas, the governing People’s Progressive Party remains confident of victory when all of the results […]
By News Source Guyana on September 2, 2025
Elections, News, Politics
The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) on Monday night apologized to persons living with disabilities, particularly those who had tremendous difficulty accessing their polling stations, but the Commission said overall voting was conducted “smoothly” and “peacefully” throughout the country, with limited reports of incidents. At a number of polling places, polling stations, located in the upper […]
By News Source Guyana on September 1, 2025
Elections, News, Politics
The Guyana Elections Commission on Monday night sought to address concerns about Bangladeshi nationals voting in Guyana’s General and Regional Elections. Opposition parties today called on GECOM to come clean over reports of a number of Bangladeshi nationals who were seen being bussed to polling stations to vote. In some of the Identification Cards posted […]
By News Source Guyana on September 1, 2025
Elections, News, Politics
Polls closed at exactly 6pm across the country this evening, bringing the curtains down on the voting in this year’s elections. At some polling stations, persons were seen hurrying into the compound before close of polls. In many areas across the country, there were reports of a lower than expected turn out. While early in […]
