OPINION: Naming an elections date – who is who and what is what
By GHK Lall It does not appear that there is anything on which the government and opposition can agree regarding ...
Tag: GECOM
More controversy over GECOM’s decision leading up to general elections
The seven-member Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) is embroiled in fresh controversy over the timeframe for holding general elections, with the ...
Lawyer asks Court of Appeal to step in and set election date timeframe
Inside the Court of Appeal's courtroom As the 90-day deadline for early elections triggered by a no-confidence motion is set ...
United States points to “genuinely free and fair elections”; Guyana reiterates “non-interference”
President David Granger and US Ambassador Sarah-Ann Lynch chatting after she presented her credentials to him. Newly-appointed United States (US) ...
GECOM Chairman, coalition commissioners criminally charged with violating Guyana’s constitution
Coalition-backed elections commissioners Desmond Trotman, Vincent Alexander and Charles Corbin. The Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Retired Justice ...
Political tension intensifies over elections as PPP elections commissioners walk out over President’s letters to GECOM
PPP-nominated election commissioners Sase Gunraj Bibi Shadick and Robeson Benn. Political tension between the Guyana government and the opposition People's ...
No election date, no meeting with Granger – Jagdeo
Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday ruled out giving into President David Granger's request to meet next Wednesday to discuss ...
Court cannot reinstate coalition if it wins no-confidence appeals but loses elections
Even if Guyana's the ruling coalition wins its no-confidence cases at the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), the People's Progressive ...
Civil Society Forum urges Jagdeo find compromise with Granger on general elections
The Office of the Leader of the Opposition, Upper Church Street, Queenstown, Georgetown. A broad-based Civil Society Forum on Thursday ...
Jagdeo wants international sanctions on gov’t if March 19 polling date is missed
Guyana's Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday said his People's Progressive Party (PPP) would return to the National Assembly only ...
Recent News
Demerara Waves Media Inc. is a Guyana-based digital news media company committed to delivering timely, credible, and relevant news coverage. We report on key national issues, including politics, business, crime, education, health, sports, and culture, serving readers in Guyana and abroad.