Politics

Political parties make pitch to GDF, Police and Prison Service ahead of Disciplined Services vote

On the eve of members of the Disciplined Services casting their ballots in this year’s General Elections, the political parties contesting the elections have been making their direct pitches to the members of the Guyana Defence Force, the Guyana Police Force and the Guyana Prison Service, who will be voting on Friday. Members of the […]

WIN writes UN and CARICOM over closure of candidates’ accounts by commercial banks

Claiming political discrimination and financial persecution, the We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) party has written to both the Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN), Antonio Guterres and the Secretary General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Dr Carla Barnett, to not only highlight the “plight” faced by its candidates in the lead up to the September […]

$864.7 Million Tuschen Secondary School Commissioned as “second to none” learning facility

The Government of Guyana commissioned the new state-of-the-Art Tuschen Secondary School this afternoon on the East Bank Essequibo. Describing the school as ‘second to none’, the President said the new school can match any such facility in Latin America and the Caribbean. He said the school is not just another building, but it lays the […]

GECOM bans use of cellphones within polling stations; Warns of criminal charges for violations

In a right about turn less than two weeks before the elections, the Guyana Elections Commission has announced its decision to prohibit the use of cellphones within polling stations. The announcement came on Tuesday night, just one week after the Commission initially decided against banning cellphones from within polling stations. In the new decision banning […]

Walton-Desir slams GECOM over “worrying” size of voters’ list

Presidential Candidate of the Forward Guyana Movement (FGM), Amanza Walton- Desir, has again raised concern over the Official List of Electors (OLE), which has been made public by the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM). According to GECOM’s data, the Official List of Electors has a total of 757,690 electors,which is almost the same as the country’s […]

GECOM in receipt of almost 4000 applications for proxy votes; Parties complain of short deadline for applications

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has received a total of 3,972 applications for proxy voting, and according to the Deputy Chief Elections Officer (DCEO), Aneal Giddings, those applications are currently being processed. A voter is entitled to vote by proxy at the September 1 General and Regional Elections if he or she is unable to […]