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Daily Archives: Thursday, 20 October 2022, 21:36

AFC to boycott local govt elections over bloated voters list; APNU remains tight-lipped

Last Updated on Thursday, 20 October 2022, 21:41 by Denis Chabrol The Alliance For Change (AFC) on Thursday night said it would be boycotting the March 2023 Local Government Elections (LGE) over concerns about a padded voters list, but the People’s National Congress Reform-led A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) stayed clear of saying what it would do. “If we ...

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BREAKING: March 13, 2023 is Local Government Elections

Last Updated on Thursday, 20 October 2022, 17:19 by Denis Chabrol Minister of Local Government Nigel Dharamlall on Thursday named March 13 as the day Guyanese would go to the polls to elect councillors for 10 towns and 70 neighborhood councils The following statement was issued: The Government of Guyana is committed to the upholding of democracy and believes that ...

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GPSU, in GY$3 million lawsuit, asks High Court to compel govt to engage in collective bargaining

Last Updated on Thursday, 20 October 2022, 17:06 by Denis Chabrol The Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) is asking the High Court to compel the government to engage in meaningful collective bargaining, a process the union said has not been properly held for a number of years. “We would like the court to recognise that the government has an obligation ...

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APNU+AFC rejects govt consultation on electoral laws but 157 organisations set to participate

Last Updated on Thursday, 20 October 2022, 15:24 by Denis Chabrol As the Guyana government prepares to hold a national stakeholder consultation on Guyana’s draft electoral laws, the opposition A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) on Thursday again rubbished the move saying it would not address the real problems such a clean voters list, accurate results and high ...

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Unauthorised release of election petition decision negatively impacted CCJ, says Regional Court

Last Updated on Thursday, 20 October 2022, 11:07 by Denis Chabrol Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. The Caribbean Court of Justice, like some other apex courts, has a practice of sending advance copies of its judgments to all the lawyers representing the parties to a case. Typically, these advance copies are provided to each counsel within 24 hours of ...

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