By News Source Guyana on September 4, 2025
News, Politics
With a low voter turnout, the declared district results of the elections have revealed that there were 4,126 rejected ballots. A rejected ballot could be one with no marking, one with an uncertain marking, one that could identify the elector, and one in need of an official mark. Based on the results that have been […]
By News Source Guyana on September 4, 2025
News, Politics
The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry served as one of several local observers of the 2025 elections and found the election day process to be free, fair and transparent. Speaking to reporters this morning outside the offices of the Guyana Elections Commission in Kingston, President of the Chamber of Commerce, Kathy Smith, said Guyanese […]
By News Source Guyana on September 4, 2025
Caribbean & International, News, Politics
Regional carrier, Caribbean Airlines has announced the suspension of its service to Venezuela for the rest of the month of September. However, the airline has not provided any other information about whether the suspension will be lifted when September ends. In a social media post, the airline also did not provide any reason for the […]
By News Source Guyana on September 3, 2025
Elections, Politics
The Carter Center today said reforms are needed to create a more leveled playing field in Guyana’s elections and to increase voters’ trust in the electoral process. In delivering The Carter Center’s preliminary report today, the Center’s Chairman, Jason Carter, said while Guyana remains a “vibrant democracy” and conducted its Elections in a peaceful and […]
By News Source Guyana on September 3, 2025
News, Politics
By Svetlana Marshall Monday’s elections were competitive and peaceful, but an undue advantage by the governing party, legal gaps and insufficient campaign rules, created an uneven playing field, the European Union (EU) Election Observation Mission (EOM) has found. The Election Observation Mission delivered its preliminary report on Monday’s General and Regional Elections at the Pegasus […]
By News Source Guyana on September 3, 2025
Elections, News, Politics
Returning Officers from across the country have made their official declarations of the election results in their regions, and those declarations point to the incumbent People’s Progressive Party winning the elections and remaining in Government. The Elections Commission is still to make the final declaration, but the declared results from the 10 districts have been […]
By News Source Guyana on September 3, 2025
Elections, News, Politics
The US Embassy was among observer groups that monitored Monday’s elections and the process that has followed with the counting and tabulating of the results. US Ambassador to Guyana, Nicole Theriot, who headed the embassy’s observer team said Guyana is proving that it is a matured democracy and she is proud of the election day […]
By News Source Guyana on September 3, 2025
Elections, News, Politics
With the We Invest in Nationhood party set to make its entry into the National Assembly following Monday’s elections and its Leader remaining sanctioned by the US Government, US Ambassador to Guyana, Nicole Theriot, today said the US Government would find ways to work around sanctioned elected officials, although it would not engage with an […]
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 […]