Budget for local government elections but not for biometric system
The GY$1.558 trillion national budget for 2026 contains funds for the holding of Local Government Elections (LGE) this year, but ...
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Eligible voters now 738,484; no opposition objections given- GECOM official
The number of eligible voters now at 738,484 continues to fuel opposition calls for the introduction of digital fingerprinting for ...
New electoral laws only possible if GECOM asks gov’t; AFC to ask international community to pressure gov’t for strict safeguards
The People's Progressive Party's (PPP) on Thursday effectively ruled out bowing to opposition pressure for constitutional amendments to ensure there ...
Biometric system “not feasible” for 2025 elections, cannot be used exclusively for voting- GECOM Chairman
GECOM's Legal Officer Attorney-at-Law Kurt Da Silva and Chairman, Retired Justice Claudette Singh Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), ...
AFC, Private Sector Commission at odds over confidence in GECOM for elections
AFC Leader Nigel Hughes and his delegation with PSC Chairman, Komal Singh and his executive at their meeting on January ...
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