Politics

Jagdeo tells GECOM March elections timeline is unacceptable

Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo and a team from his party met with the full Guyana Elections Commission this afternoon and indicated that the March 2020 timeline for elections is not acceptable. Speaking to reporters just after the more than one-hour meeting, Mr. Jagdeo said the March 2020 timeline should not even be debated since he […]

PPP calls again on GECOM to start elections preparations immediately

 The Opposition People’s Progressive Party is once again demanding that the Guyana Elections Commission immediately begins preparations for elections. The party has reiterated its opposition to the merger of data from the just concluded house to house registration exercise and the existing national register of registrants.  Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo has indicated that the party’s […]

GPL facing power generation deficit; Blackouts likely

The Guyana Power and Light Company is advising customers in Demerara and Berbice that they could experience periods of service disruptions as the company faces a deficit of 23 megawatts of power in its system. In a statement, GPL explained that due to a defective transformer at its Onverwagt, Berbice substation, it is unable to […]

Unladen and fully laden trucks still prevented from crossing Harbour Bridge at this time

Repair works are still ongoing at the Demerara Harbour Bridge following that Monday morning accident involving a barge and tug. The bridge remains open to light vehicular traffic. In an update today, the management of the bridge indicated that laden and unladen trucks are still being prevented from crossing the bridge, as the repair works […]

Gunraj complains “GECOM no way close to decisions on holding elections”

Commissioner of the Guyana Elections Commission, Sase Gunraj, described today’s statutory meeting of the Commission as another “wasted day with wasted discussions”. The Opposition nominated member of the Commission said based on the discussions that took place today, the Elections Commission is a far way from holding discussions on the actual holding of elections. “We […]