Elections
GECOM in showdown over Vishnu Persaud for Chief Election Officer
Vishnu Persaud The seven-member Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) on Tuesday appeared split down the middle over whether former Deputy Chief...
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Govt, opposition weigh in on proposed life sentence, hefty fines for election offences
The opposition Alliance For Change (AFC) and A New and United Guyana (ANUG) disagree with the GY$10 million fines and...
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Government justifies split of Region Four into electoral districts
Attorney General, Anil Nandlall Attorney General Anil Nandlall has sought to justify the splitting of Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica) into four...
Read moreDetailsChief Elections Officer faces life imprisonment, hefty fines; special provisions for Region Four declaration of results in draft amended election law
The Chief Elections Officer of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) could be fined GY$10 million and jailed for 10 years...
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Draft amendments to election laws to be circulated next week- Ali
President Irfaan Ali minutes on Friday announced that draft amendments to the election laws will be circulated for public consultations...
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UWI lecturers question independence of Guyana Court of Appeal on political, election cases
Law Lecturer, Ronnie Yearwood and Senior Political Science Lecturer, Cynthia Barrow-Giles (Barbados Today picture) Two University of the West Indies...
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President lashes out at countries imposing vaccine preference on foreigners
President Irfaan Ali addressing the United Nations General Assembly. President Irfaan Ali on Thursday heaped criticism on key Western Nations...
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GECOM votes on Thursday for removal of Lowenfield, others; Opposition Election Commissioners warn of more court action over process
Region/ District Four Returning Officer, Clairmont Mingo (left) and Chief Elections Officer, Keith Lowenfield at the High Court on Wednesday,...
Read moreDetailsGECOM’s Lowenfield withdraws High Court case for dismissal; way cleared for contract termination
Region/ District Four Returning Officer, Clairmont Mingo (left) and Chief Elections Officer, Keith Lowenfield at the High Court on Wednesday,...
Read moreDetailsLowenfield, Mingo, Myers face more electoral fraud charges
Region/ District Four Returning Officer, Clairmont Mingo (left) and Chief Elections Officer, Keith Lowenfield at the High Court on Wednesday,...
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