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GECOM feasibility study cites benefits, risks of digital biometric voter registration; equipment can cost US$20 million

The Chief Election Officer (CEO) of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Vishnu Persaud, has found that electronic fingerprint biometric registration and voting would be more secure and aims to address allegations of voter fraud and voter impersonation, but he has flagged several concerns including the US$20.7 million price tag for equipment and hiccups in several countries it has been used. ...

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Jardine-Waddell removed as Foreign Ministry Director-General; several ambassadors to be recalled

The Guyana government on Monday announced that Audrey Jardine-Waddell has been removed from the post of Director-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and that the post is scrapped and replaced by a Permanent Secretary. The new Permanent Secretary of the Foreign Ministry is Charlene Phoenix who has been appointed from 2nd December, 2019. Phoenix, who joined the Foreign Ministry ...

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