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The People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC) Saturday night disclosed that it has asked international observers to focus on several potentially troublesome polling stations, fearful of a repeat of alleged ballot-stuffing in opposition strongholds in Monday’s general elections. Former President, Bharrat Jagdeo said the polling stations are in several places including Lichfield, Hopetown, Belladrum , New Amsterdam Multilateral School and South ...

Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Dr. Steve Surujbally on Saturday said official results of next Monday’s general and regional elections might be declared by next Tuesday or Wednesday. “If everything goes well…I am saying that Tuesday at very best Wednesday morning but more important you persons in the media that only GECOM has a legitimate right to make ...

A woman and her son were early Saturday morning shot and injured by armed bandits Police said about 2:45 AM Saturday May 09, 2015, three men, one of whom was armed with a handgun, broke into a home at Cadet Lane, South Ruimveldt, where they confronted Mai Venezuela, 39 years, and her son Devon Venezuela, 19 years.  The victims put up ...

National Independent Party (NIP) Presidential Candidate Saphier Hussain says his party will work to grant the University of Guyana (UG) administrative and financial autonomy if it is voted into the National Assembly in the May 11th elections. Speaking to UG students in the George Walcott Lecture Thursday afternoon during a series of engagements between political parties and students, Hussain said ...

Soldiers, trained in internal security, are being deployed across the country to support the police before, during and after elections in ensuring stability, the Guyana Defence Force said Friday night. “Currently, our troops are being deployed to various parts of the country to deal with any circumstance that require our involvement and support for the provision and maintenance of peaceful ...

A large number of guns and ammunition were seized Friday afternoon at a city wharf by customs officers during the clearance of a barrel that was sent from the United States (US),  Commissioner General of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) Kurshid Sattaur said. Police later said in a statement that at about 1130 AM Friday May 08, 2015, during the clearing ...

The Guyana Police Fore says it is unaware of any plan to “illegally” detain persons thus preventing them from voting on Election Day. The Force’s communication department on May 8 said that it has been professional throughout the election period and remain that way as Election Day draws closer. The agency warned however that citizens should remain lawful and prevent ...

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter arrived at Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timheri, Friday afternoon, in advance of the May 11 general and regional elections, the Carter Centre said in a brief statement. Carter is co-leading the Carter Center’s 100th election observation mission, which features a team of more than 50 observers and is co-led by Dames Audrey Glover of the United Kingdom and Billie Miller ...

by Zena Henry A Partnership for National Unity+ Alliance for Change (APNU+AFC) Coalition seems un-ecstatic over recent claims that Guyana may have struck oil. The announcement came a day before the Coalition registered its delight that should the country strike the mineral, a responsible and corrupt- free government would be in place to the put the resource to the correct ...

by Zena Henry The coalition of A Partnership for National Unity+ Alliance for Change (APNU+AFC) is banking on an additional 10 percent vote that they think will afford them victory in the next two days when General and regional elections are held, but warned that its supporters would not take lightly to a fraudulent election. The Coalition’s executive member Rupert ...