By News Source Guyana on May 12, 2015
Elections, News, Politics
The APNU+AFC coalition has announced that based on its tabulation of 2,025 statements of polls out of the total 2,299 countrywide, it is convinced it is heading to victory. The coalition said it has calculated 85% of the statements of polls and its lead has creeped up to more than 20,000 votes. According to the coalition, […]
By News Source Guyana on May 12, 2015
Elections, News, Politics
17 hours after the close of polls on Monday, the Guyana Elections Commission has declared that enough Statements of Poll have not been processed to predict any tendency in the election. GECOM’s Chairman Dr. Steve Surujbally said himself and other Commissions, including Vincent Alexander and Sase Gunraj, have so far gone through more than 1500 […]
By News Source Guyana on May 12, 2015
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Former President Bharrat Jagdeo is not impressed with the manner in which the Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission has been dealing with complaints of alleged irregularities in Monday’s elections, as expressed by the governing People’s Progressive Party. At a 2:30am press conference on Tuesday, Jagdeo said Surujbally appears ready to talk about “how good […]
By News Source Guyana on May 12, 2015
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The two main political parties, the APNU+AFC and the PPP Civic are this morning calling on Guyanese to remain calm and resist provocations. The calls came in wake of hours of unrest in the Sophia community in South Georgetown late on Elections night. A number of cars and a stable belonging to a resident of […]
By News Source Guyana on May 11, 2015
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Just after casting his ballot in the 2015 national elections, President Donald Ramotar declared that “the loser should accept defeat”, but he is sure that will not be him. The President, his wife and children cast their votes at the St. John’s College on Waterloo Street and he expressed confidence of capturing the majority when the […]
By News Source Guyana on May 11, 2015
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Presidential Candidate of the APNU+AFC coalition, David Granger and his wife Sandra were among the first group of voters at the Enterprise Primary Schoo on Elections Day, May 11. Mr. Granger told reporters just after casting his ballot that he is “very confident that the APNU+AFC coalition will win and restore democracy and good governance […]
By News Source Guyana on May 10, 2015
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Speaking before what could be considered the largest crowd to have ever graced the Square of the Revolution, the Presidential and Prime Ministerial Candidates of the APNU+AFC coalition wrapped up their official campaigning on Saturday night with a call for vigilance and unity as Guyanese head to the polls on Monday. Over 15,000 supporters gathered […]
By News Source Guyana on May 10, 2015
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The People’s Progressive Party Civic chose the market tarmac at Lusignan on the East Coast of Demerara to officially wrap up its 2015 campaign ahead on Monday’s elections. Hundreds of supporters flocked the tarmac and spilled onto the roadway as leaders of the governing party urged them to head to the polls on Monday and […]
By News Source Guyana on May 9, 2015
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Late Guyana Presidents Forbes Burnham and Cheddi Jagan stood together decades ago as they fought for Guyana’s independence. Although, they went their separate ways politically, they have both been remembered for their contributions to Guyana and their efforts to ensure a united Guyana. On Saturday night, the daughter of Forbes Burnham and the son of […]
By News Source Guyana on May 9, 2015
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Over 500,000 persons are on the voters list for Monday’s elections. It is believed that more than 60% of that figure represents young people between the ages of 18 and 35. The APNU+AFC is looking for solid support from that group. The coalition’s Region 10 Campaign Chairman and Candidate, Sharma Solomon believes the time is now […]