Image of ballot on social media raises concern about procedures; parties report relatively smooth polling
The picture of a purported ballot that was cast on Friday by a member of the Disciplined Services. At least ...
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PPP shrugs off Forward Guyana Movement’s High Court ballot exclusion case
General Secretary of the People's Progressive Party (PPP) Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday dismissed the strength of a High Court case ...
Forward Guyana seeks High Court order for elections delay until contesting parties are on ballots
Less than two weeks before Guyanese are scheduled to vote in general and regional elections, the Forward Guyana Movement (FGM), ...
GECOM bans cellphone use in polling stations
The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) on Tuesday announced that it has banned cell phone use in polling stations for the ...
Carter Center calls for publication tabulation procedures
The United States (U.S.) headquartered Carter Center on Tuesday called on the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to publish the procedures ...
GECOM Secretariat refuses to provide info, chairman absent from press briefing
Chief Election Officer Vishnu Persaud and Deputy Chief Election Officer Aneal Giddings. Top officials of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) ...
Disciplined Services Friday advance polling ready set
Chief Election Officer Vishnu Persaud and Deputy Chief Election Officer Aneal Giddings. The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) on Monday said ...
GECOM admits “illegal” registration done, ID card destroyed, police called in
The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) on Thursday admitted that there was a now cured "discrepancy" in the voters list because ...
GECOM green lights six parties to contest elections
The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) on Friday said it approved Lists of Candidates for six political parties to contest in ...
GECOM approves WIN, FGM
The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has approved the We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) and Forward Guyana Movement (FGM) to contest ...
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