Elections
Jamaica can print Guyanese ID cards but fingerprint cross-matching will not be timely
The Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ) has said it would be unable to cross-match the fingerprints of the more than...
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GECOM divided on merging voter registration data; Jamaican assistance sought on fingerprint verification
Pro-coalition elections commissioners Desmond Trotman, Vincent Alexander and Charles Corbin. Guyana's electoral commissioners representing the governing coalition and the opposition...
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House-to-house registration to end on August 31
The Chairperson of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Retired Justice Claudette Singh has ordered that the now more-than-one-month-old house-to-house registration...
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OPINION: A poll that Guyana could have done without
by GHK Lall I am perplexed about that poll making the media rounds. Was it really needed? What purpose served?...
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Most PPP supporters reject Irfaan Ali; Granger will face tougher battle against Nandlall, Anthony -opinion poll
Dr. Kirk Meighoo The People's Progressive Party Civic's presidential candidate, Irfaan Ali is being rejected by most party supporters who...
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GECOM in stalemate on house-to-house registration after High Court decision
The seven-member Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) on Friday ended with no clear direction on whether house-to-house registration should be scrapped...
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PPP presses for elections in October
PPP General Secretary Bharrat Jagdeo points to presidential candidate, Irfan Ali while admitting he was his pick. Opposition Leader, Bharrat...
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General elections likely in December -WPA
Desmond Trotman taking the oath of office as Elections Commissioner before President David Granger at State House on Friday, November...
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Gov’t achieved “certain big things” but no guarantee promises won’t be broken again -WPA
(left to right) WPA Executive members Kidackie Amsterdam, Ali Majeed, David Hinds and Tacuma Ogunseye. The Working People's Alliance (WPA)...
Read moreDetailsGECOM awaits written High Court decision; 230,000 registered so far
GECOM Chairman Claudette Singh flanked by (left to right) PPP-aligned election commissioners Robeson Benn, Bibi Shadick, and Sase Gunraj and...
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