Not intention of GECOM to disenfranchise anyone – GECOM Chair
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Not intention of GECOM to disenfranchise anyone – GECOM Chair

In light of mounting concerns over GECOM’s intention to remove some 25,000 persons from the voters’ list who have not uplifted their national identification (ID) cards for over…

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Irfaan Ali wants Jagdeo as his Vice President
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Irfaan Ali wants Jagdeo as his Vice President

During an exclusive interview yesterday on Kaieteur Radio, with host of ‘The Political Show’, Senior Reporter, Leonard Gildarie, the 39-year-old Ali, who was selected to run for President…

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GECOM Chair says… 20,000-plus unverified registrants will be allowed to vote
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GECOM Chair says… 20,000-plus unverified registrants will be allowed to vote

Persons who have not collected their identification cards from the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) need not worry about being left out of the March 2, 2020 General and…

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PPP likely to support GECOM compromise on listing registrants who haven’t uplifted ID cards
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PPP likely to support GECOM compromise on listing registrants who haven’t uplifted ID cards

General Secretary of the opposition People’s Progressive Party (PPP), Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday hinted that his party is likely to support the Guyana Elections Commission’s (GECOM) creation of…

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15 parties likely to contest March 2020 elections
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15 parties likely to contest March 2020 elections

Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Yolanda Ward, has disclosed that some 15 political parties are likely to contest the upcoming General and Regional…

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Shuman says will not join other parties for 2020 elections
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Shuman says will not join other parties for 2020 elections

Leader of the Liberty and Justice Party (LJP) Lenox Shuman on Thursday said the party plans to remain independent heading into the upcoming general elections. The revelation came…

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Talks with Shuman party have not moved forward, says Granger
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Talks with Shuman party have not moved forward, says Granger

“Preliminary exploratory” talks with Lenox Shuman, the Presidential Candidate for the Liberty and Justice Party (LJP) and the A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) seems to be at…

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GPL privatisation among Change Guyana plans to ease blackouts
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GPL privatisation among Change Guyana plans to ease blackouts

The Change Guyana party yesterday detailed plans to reform the Guyana Power and Light Company (GPL), which includes privatising the utility company and transitioning it from fossil fuel…

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Parliament will remain open to approve spending
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Parliament will remain open to approve spending

President David Granger says he has no immediate plan to dissolve Parliament because the House will have to approve additional spending in the absence of a 2020 National…

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ANUG, two other parties say won’t support PPP/C or PNCR at general elections
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ANUG, two other parties say won’t support PPP/C or PNCR at general elections

Three new parties on the scene: ANUG, FED-UP and TNM have pledged not to support either of the two main parties: PPP/C and PNCR in the upcoming general…

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