By News Source Guyana on March 2, 2020
Elections, News, Politics
The Presidential Candidate for the People’s Progressive Party/Civic Irfaan Ali voted just after 8 o’clock this morning and described the process as a seamless one for him and his wife. Mr. Ali and his wife voted in his hometown of Leonora on the West Coast of Demerara and he said he is confident that when […]
By News Source Guyana on March 1, 2020
Elections, News, Politics
In a message before Guyana faces national and regional elections on Monday, the American Ambassador to Guyana is urging all registered voters to cast their ballot. Ambassador Sarah Ann Lynch in her one-paragraph message also said the political parties contesting the elections should respect the outcome. She said the US stands ready to work with […]
By News Source Guyana on March 1, 2020
Elections, News, Politics
The governing APNU+AFC Coalition packed Durban Park in Georgetown on Saturday night as it wrapped up its rallies across the nation ahead of Monday’s elections. From early afternoon, party supporters streamed into the park as the coalition unveiled its case to be re-elected. Before the large jubilant crowd, incumbent President and Presidential Candidate for the […]
By News Source Guyana on March 1, 2020
Elections, News, Politics
The Lusignan Market Square on the East Coast of Demerara was transformed into a sea of red and black as the People’s Progressive Party hosted its final rally for the 2020 campaign on Saturday evening. Before a large gathering of party supporters, the PPP Presidential Candidate Irfaan Ali laid out his final pitch to voters […]
By News Source Guyana on February 29, 2020
Elections, News, Politics
The Guyana Elections Commission has cut ties with a Presiding Officer for the Elections after it received information and evidence of her campaigning for the PPP Civic. The woman, Jenny Shaw, was slated to work as a Presiding Officer in the Enmore community on the East Coast of Demerara on Monday. However, once the Elections […]
By News Source Guyana on February 28, 2020
Crime, News, Politics
In a strange twist to yesterday’s shooting death of a Linden woman at Amelia’s Ward, investigators now suspect that her gang banging boyfriend, Teon “Spoil Child” Allen is responsible for her murder. Allen who turned up at the Mackenzie Hospital after the shooting with wounds of his own, remains a patient at the hospital but […]
By News Source Guyana on February 28, 2020
Elections, News, Politics
Two days before Guyanese head to the polls to elect a government, the political parties have signed a code of conduct of the Guyana Elections Commission. Two weeks ago, political representatives signed another code of conduct that was compiled by the Ethnic Relations Commission. The GECOM Code of Conduct focuses on rules, values and ethical […]
By News Source Guyana on February 28, 2020
News, Politics
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) appears comfortable with the preparations of the Guyana Elections Commission for Monday’s Elections and has also been assured of the readiness of the security forces. CARICOM has officially launched a 17-member Elections observer mission, which is being led by retired Justice of the Eastern Caribbean, Cynthia Connie-Martyr of St. Lucia. She […]
By News Source Guyana on February 27, 2020
News, Politics
General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party, Bharrat Jagdeo, has urged the Observer Missions in Guyana for the upcoming elections to meet with the Heads of the Guyana Police Force and the Guyana Defence Force to be given assurances about the security arrangements in place for Monday’s elections. At a press conference at the Opposition […]
By News Source Guyana on February 26, 2020
News, Politics
With neighbouring Brazil reporting its first case of the new coronavirus, Guyana continues to step up monitoring in the border regions and at the ports of entry. Today Minister of Public Health, Volda Lawrence said Guyana has all systems in place to deal with any case of the coronavirus, reminding that Guyana remains free from […]