Elections
Fmr US President Jimmy Carter, who spearheaded Guyana’s electoral reforms, in hospice care
President Desmond Hoyte welcomed President and Mrs. Carter during a visit to Guyana in October 1990. (Photo: The Carter Center/K....
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Local Govt Elections are June 12
Mr Nigel Dharamlall Guyanese in the 70 neighbourhoods and 10 towns will go to the polls on June 12 to...
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Tactical Services Unit became “rogue element” at Region Four Returning Office; Attorney Hughes cautioned repeatedly about line of questioning
Attorney-at-Law Nigel Hughes, with his client Roxanne Myers, seated next to him at the 2020 Elections Commission of Inquiry. Former...
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Guyana again inches closer towards Local Government Elections
The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) on Tuesday signaled that the country was once again moving closer towards the holding of...
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Alexander, Singh clash over “secondment” of GECOM official as LGE “Operations Coordinator”
Aneal Giddings Opposition Guyana Elections Commissioner Vincent Alexander and the GECOM Chairman Retired Justice Claudette Singh were Friday in a...
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Biometric system at polling stations will be unconstitutional- GECOM Chairman
Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Retired Justice Claudette Singh on Friday ruled out the use of electronic fingerprinting...
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Nominations Day cancelled
The seven-member Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) on Thursday effectively decided to push back the holding of Local Government Elections (LGE),...
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Mingo did not use Statements of Poll, despite GECOM’s decision- GECOM Chairman
GECOM Chairman Retired Justice Claudette Singh on the stand at the 2020 Election Commission of Inquiry. Chairman of the Guyana...
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AFC parliamentarians won’t be sent packing after split from APNU- Forde
Attorney-at-Law Roysdale Forde The nine Alliance For Change (AFC) parliamentarians would not lose their seats after that party officially walks...
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Chief Election Officer presses for correction of of LGE voters lists
Chief Election Officer Vishnu Persaud. The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) on Tuesday decided to push back discussions on correcting the...
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