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Tag Archives: 2025 general and regional elections

Forensic auditors will probe alleged corruption if PPP loses- AFC’s Nigel Hughes

Leader of the Alliance For Change (AFC), Nigel Hughes on Sunday said if the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC) loses next year’s general and regional elections, his party would push for independent forensic auditors to investigate suspected corruption and charge suspects if necessary. He told an AFC ‘bottom house’ meeting at Liverpool, East Berbice, Corentyne, in response to a question ...

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PPP worried about potential electoral impact of opposition’s corruption accusations

The governing People’s Progressive Party (PPP) is concerned that it could lose support at next year’s general and regional elections as a result of the opposition’s repeated accusations of corruption, and so has opted to push back aggressively, party General Secretary Bharrat Jagdeo said Thursday. “We have to point out the differences and what steps we took to address corruption ...

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Corrupt police officers will be removed – Norton

Opposition Leader, Aubrey Norton says if his People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR)-led coalition wins the 2025 general and regional elections a number of senior police officers would be removed. “We have got to clean the police force of those senior corrupt officers who have no interest in law enforcement but are interested in getting wealthy,” he said on KAMSTV. He ...

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PNCR promises big salary increases to gov’t employees

The main opposition People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) promises a 35% increase in salaries on a sliding scale for all government employees plus an increase in the income tax threshold to GY$150,000 if it wins the 2025 general and regional elections. “The PNCR/APNU is guaranteeing all public service workers that they will receive a 35% increase in wages and salaries ...

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Cash, other initiatives in Amerindian communities will backfire on gov’t in elections – PNCR’s Norton

Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), Aubrey Norton on Tuesday said he did not believe that cash and other disbursements to Indigenous Amerindian communities would dent the opposition’s chances of securing their votes in next year’s general and regional elections. “In fact, I believe that the PPP’s support will increase our votes,” he said when asked by Demerara ...

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PNCR promises youths money-for-training, “significant” cost of living grant

The People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) on Friday promised that 50,000 youths would receive GY$50,000 monthly while they are being trained to create employment if that party is elected to office in next year’s general and regional elections. “We intend, in government, to execute our 50/50 youth programme, in which we will give 50,000 youths $50,000 a month while training ...

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Motion for PNCR Leader to be presidential candidate; number of delegates skyrockets

Delegates to the People’s National Congress Reform’s (PNCR) highest decision-making meeting this weekend have soared to 2,000 and they will consider several motions including one for that party’s leader to be the presidential candidate for next year’s general and regional elections, party sources said. Congress Administrator, Sherwin Benjamin told a news briefing about the 22nd Biennial Delegates Congress slated for ...

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PPP warns against politicians who are “reinventing themselves”

As Guyana slowly approaches next year’s general and regional elections, the governing People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC) has in recent days issued a warning to party supporters not to fall prey to recycled politicians who were part of an attempt to derail the country’s democratic process. In clear campaigning by the incumbent party, PPP Executive Secretary, Zulfikar Mustapha on Monday ...

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