GECOM awaiting approval of foreign observers before giving green light
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GECOM awaiting approval of foreign observers before giving green light

As preparations continue for the hosting of next year’s March 2 General and Regional Elections, the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) is awaiting the accreditation of foreign observers before…

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Finance Minister has assured GECOM of general elections funding – Lowenfield
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Finance Minister has assured GECOM of general elections funding – Lowenfield

Chief Election Officer (CEO) Keith Lowenfield yesterday said that while as of December 31st, 2019, the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) will no longer possess the funds it needs…

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GECOM on track for E-Day
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GECOM on track for E-Day

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) is on track for elections on March 2, 2019 as plans such as the procurement of election materials and the preparation of polling…

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GECOM welcomes elections observers
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GECOM welcomes elections observers

While some members of the opposition have accused the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) of refusing to accept offers from organisations to observe the upcoming elections, Chair of the…

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‘Let’s see if you’re alive’
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‘Let’s see if you’re alive’

Should a total of 19,502 citizens who have not collected their Identification (ID) Cards from the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) over a period of years turn up to…

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Objections period will separate real from ghost
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Objections period will separate real from ghost

General Secretary of the Peoples National Congress Reform, Amna Ally, has backed the move by the Guyana Elections Commission to remove the names of persons, who failed to…

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WPA again calls for release of report into killing of Rodney
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WPA again calls for release of report into killing of Rodney

Governing coalition partner the WPA today again called on the government to release the report on the commission of inquiry into the killing of its leader, historian Dr…

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PPP says large number of APNU+AFC voter list objections “unsubstantiated”
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PPP says large number of APNU+AFC voter list objections “unsubstantiated”

The opposition People’s Progressive Party (PPP) on Friday expressed concern that the incumbent A Partnership for National Unity+ Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) has objected to 3,000 names on…

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GDP will grow but not much will go into treasury – Opposition Leader
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GDP will grow but not much will go into treasury – Opposition Leader

Despite Guyana’s economy projecting to grow by a whopping 86 per cent in 2020 as a result of its budding oil and gas sector, there would not be…

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Verify but do not remove 25,000 registrants – Jagdeo
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Verify but do not remove 25,000 registrants – Jagdeo

Uncollected ID cards Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo said that the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) is not against the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) verifying the existence of the 25,000+…

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