Politics

GECOM Chair assures PSC of Commission’s commitment to early elections and credible list

The Private Sector Commission has submitted a request to serve as an observer group for Guyana’s next general elections. A letter of request was handed over to the Elections Commission yesterday during a meeting between the Executives of the Private Sector Commission and the Chairman and Chief Elections Officer of the Guyana Elections Commission. In […]

Merger of H2H data with National Register will only further delay elections timeline -Jagdeo

The People’s Progressive Party maintains that the Guyana Elections Commission needs to move immediately to a claims and objections period and not merge the information from house-to-house registration to the current National Register of Registrants. At his weekly press conference today, Opposition Leader and PPP General Secretary, Bharrat Jagdeo, the merging process could further delay […]

PM Nagamootoo warns Guyanese to be wary of those spreading false information about electoral process

Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo has issued a call on Guyanese to pay close attention to the electoral process as the house-to-house registration period comes to an end this Saturday. The Guyana Elections Commission has indicated that the data gathered from the house-to-house registration exercise will be merged with the existing National Register of Registrants. A […]

Underground mining for gold begins at Aurora mining site

Guyana Goldfields has indicated that its move to begin underground exploration for gold at its Aurora mines site has turned out to be a success. Earlier this year, the company received clearance from the Environmental Protection Agency and other related agencies to begin the underground exploration. According to the company’s Senior Vice-President for Strategy and […]

First Lady to women: Do not accept any form of abuse

In wake of the ongoing problem of domestic violence in Guyana and the recent murders of two women at the hands of their husbands, First Lady Sandra Granger has found herself once again adding her voice to the concern of violence against women in Guyana. In an interview released by the Ministry of the Presidency, […]

House-to-House Registration ends on Aug. 31, New Data to be merged with existing NRR database

The Guyana Elections Commission today announced that the house-to-house registration exercise will come to an end this Saturday, August 31. The decision to end the house-to-house exercise was made by the Chairman of GECOM, Justice Claudette Singh and announced at the Commission’s statutory meeting today. GECOM has indicated that the data garnered from House-to-House Registration […]