Elections
United Nations calls for “dignified acceptance” of election results
United Nations Resident Coordinator, Mikiko Tanaka United Nations (UN) Resident Coordinator in Guyana, Mikiko Tanaka has called on Guyana's political...
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March 2 Election Day a holiday
The Guyana government has ordered that next Monday — March 2, 2020 — the date for general elections will be...
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Gary Best to be charged with causing death by dangerous driving
Gary Best (clad in black) at his vehicle at the accident scene. Former Chief-of-Staff of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF),...
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43 soldiers, police at Eteringbang did not vote last week
The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has confirmed that 43 members of the Joint Services located at Eteringbang near the Guyana-Venezuela...
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Update: GECOM decides to increase number of polling places after meeting PPP
PPP General Secretary, Bharrat Jagdeo and his delegation meeting with the seven-member Guyana Elections Commission, Chief Elections Officer Keith Lowenfield...
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Caricom mounts 14-member election observer mission to Guyana
At the invitation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a 14-member Caribbean Community (Caricom) observer mission has begun arriving in...
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OPINION: Private polling places: there should be none
by GHK Lall Are we mad? How long has this been allowed to exist? And how come nobody saw it...
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Commonwealth observers to watch counting, election results management
Owen Arthur Coming on the heels of the United States Carter Centre calling on the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to...
Read moreDetailsOPINION: How I plan to vote and why
by GHK Lall As I prepare to exercise the franchise in the fast approaching elections, I share with fellow Guyanese...
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82 percent of Disciplined Services members voted in general elections
The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) says 81.8 percent of eligible members of the Disciplined Services cast their ballots in early...
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